In a scene from 1956's "High Society," Grace Kelly wears a white halter swimsuit and pushes a model sailboat into a swimming pool, her head cocked to the side, eyes shining.

Princess Charlene of Monaco was channeling the late Grace Kelly at the 2025 Monte Carlo TV Festival closing ceremony. ... They met in 2000 when she was swimming for South Africa and was competing ...

Grace Kelly’s rare beauty and stunning self-possession propelled her into the Hollywood pantheon, onto the Best-Dressed List, and ultimately to Monaco’s royal palace.