Home
News
Sport
Radio
TV
Weather
Languages
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Low graphics
|
Accessibility help
One-Minute World News
News services
Your news when you want it
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Health
Science & Environment
Technology
Entertainment
Also in the news
-----------------
Video and Audio
-----------------
Programmes
Have Your Say
In Pictures
Country Profiles
Special Reports
RELATED BBC SITES
SPORT
WEATHER
ON THIS DAY
EDITORS' BLOG
Last Updated:
Wednesday, 6 April, 2005, 06:35 GMT 07:35 UK
E-mail this to a friend
Life in pictures: Prince Rainier III
1 of 7
Prince Rainier was one of the world's longest serving monarchs, acceding to Monaco's throne in 1949.
2 of 7
He put the principality on the map with his glamorous marriage to Hollywood film star Grace Kelly in 1956.
3 of 7
The couple tied the knot during a lavish ceremony in Monaco's St Nicholas Cathedral.
4 of 7
The prince's seemingly fairy-tale lifestyle ended when his wife died in a car accident in Monaco in 1982.
5 of 7
His dignity did much to preserve the image of Monaco despite his daughters becoming the obsession of the paparazzi.
6 of 7
Considered a wild child, Princess Stephanie had three children - some out of wedlock - and then married an acrobat.
7 of 7
Rainier changed the law so that, if his son Albert remained childless, Caroline and Stephanie could follow their brother.
E-mail this to a friend
TOP IN PICTURES STORIES
The early days of spaceflight
Day in pictures: 5 April 2011
Battle for Misrata
News Front Page
|
Africa
|
Americas
|
Asia-Pacific
|
Europe
|
Middle East
|
South Asia
UK
|
Business
|
Entertainment
|
Science/Nature
|
Technology
|
Health
Have Your Say
|
In Pictures
|
Week at a Glance
|
Country Profiles
|
In Depth
|
Programmes