Letter signed by Princess Grace of Monaco (1959)

Grace of Monaco, princess philanthropist, creator and president of the Red Cross, thanks a generous donor after the annual gala.

Letter typed and signed by Princess Grace of Monaco, alias Grace Kelly or Grace Grimaldi, to Raul Bertin. In French. One page. 20.8 cm x 28 cm. City of Monaco, August 25, 1959. Excellent condition. Single piece.

(...) after all your efforts to ensure the full success of the annual Red Cross gala, you wanted to make a very generous donation to our organization. I was very sensitive to this liberality (...).

Grace of Monaco
President of the Red Cross of Monaco

Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) first became known as a great American actress, winner of the Oscar for best actress in 1955 and very influential in Hollywood. After this exceptional career, she became the Princess of Monaco, with her marriage to Rainier III in 1956. Great actress, fashion icon, one of the most beautiful princesses in history, Grace of Monaco was also a dedicated philanthropist, with humanitarian works, being her focus after the end of her acting career, which was impeded by her marriage to the Prince.

In that 1959 letter, just three years after her media-heavy wedding, the princess thanks an important organizer and generous donor to the Red Cross gala, an event she created and which has become, to this day, one of the most charitable social events most prestigious in the Principality of Monaco. Here we appreciate the Red Cross lettering, the delicate text and the princess's elegant signature.