Grace Kelly is oftentimes portrayed as a tragic figure.
She was crowned Princess of Monaco and left movies behind.
And this was said to break her.
Leading up to her tragic death in 1982, Grace was more than just a princess.
She was also a performer, an artist, and a mother.
However, that didn’t mean that the “High Society” actor ever lost her taste for drama.
Soon, Grace was being invited to perform at poetry festivals across the world.
Per Robinson’s biography, Carroll would later recall, “Grace could speak some German.
She learned it from her mother.
Grace recited them in German at the end of the program.”
Apparently, this decision to include the local language in Grace’s performance was an excellent call.
Carroll went on to add that the princess “absolutely brought down the house.”
She also tried her hand at visual arts more specifically, pressing and preserving flowers.
Despite these hefty price tags especially for the time Grace’s show completely sold out.
She needed an artistic outlet, and so it was a passion that she was really good at.
It’s still around."
In a certain way, Grace’s book revealed a sense of peacefulness.
No wonder the Victorian ladies spent hours making pressed flower albums and pictures.
As with gardening, time just slips by" (via Town & Country).
Ultimately, Grace’s book was a massive hit.
As the project was done in the spirit of good fun, the princess invited her friends to participate.
At one point, Prince Rainier even appeared in the film as an extra.
Of course, not everything about “Rearranged” remains so lighthearted.
If anything, the film also has a mysterious side.
And apparently, this was not for a lack of commercial interest.
Paris had rekindled her need for the cultural bounties of a world-class city."
Interestingly, however, there may have been another reason the princess jetted off to Paris.
However, it seems the truth was a little bit more complicated than that.
Of course, rumor has it that Grace and Prince Rainier were somewhat mismatched.
Grace knew she could always count on Rainier."
The princess herself reportedly verified this idea in a conversation with Antoinette Brucatto.
Most people felt that Stephanie’s mother was overdoing it."
Overdoing it or not, though, Grace struggled to deal with the younger princess' antics.
At one point, she apparently told her friend, Charlotte Winston, “Stephanie is driving me crazy …
The kid has me walking on eggshells, second-guessing everything I say or do.”
The princess then added that the two were locked in a “battle of wills.”
The trouble started on June 29, 1978, when Caroline tied the knot with Philippe Junot.
Naturally, Grace opposed the match.
You’re supposed to just make the best of it."
Interestingly, Grace and Diana met in 1981 after the former Hollywood star gave a poetry reading in London.
Apparently, Diana had come to understand that the black gown she was wearing was completely inappropriate.
And, she was having a difficult time dealing with the paparazzis' reaction to her attire.
She foresaw a life totally devoid of privacy.
She was frightened."
Grace reportedly reacted by hugging the younger woman and sardonically telling her, “Don’t worry, dear.
You see, it’ll only get worse.”
Interestingly, though, there was one subscription that Grace appeared to love above the rest The New Yorker.
As Robinson put it, “Most of all, she was especially fond of New Yorker cartoons.”
According to the biographer, the princess would go through the magazine and cut out her favorites.
