GRACE and the PRINCE
ESCAPE
‘At home in Monaco, Rainier—
like any man=is at his office
all day, and Grace more and
‘more is assuming her neces-
sary offcial duties. They are
with their baby in the morn-
ing, and they see her at
‘noon, bathe her and put her
to sleep in the evenings, But
| there is s0 seldom a whole
day in the nursery, and sweet
little Caroline is just at that
age when she's learning so
many new things to de-
light Mommy and Daddy. In
Switzerland, though, they
would have time for that. ...
And eagerly they planned
their escape from the palace.
They took a chauffeur—but only to take care of the ear when the Grimaldis
tweren't in it! On the road to Switzerland the chauffeur sat in the back seat
while Rainier drove and Grace held the map and looked for the road signs
At 4:30 in the afternoon, they arrived. And then began the most precious
‘moments of all, the times Caroline laughed in their arms and took her first
steps and her first tumbles on the grass of the farm high in the mountains,-FROM THE PALACE
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can yearn for a last honey-
‘moon. That's why Rainier
and Grace announced suddenly
that they were going
‘somewhere in Switzerland’
for a few weeks. They weren't
too specifle about where, for
this was no official visit, This
was-their last honeymoon,
continuedThe farmhouse had wood paneling and
cotton curtains and rag rugs on the
floor. It was no place for a ball gown
or a full-dress uniform. Grace climbed
into maternity slacks and Rainier
threw away his shaving brushes, and
their only contact with the outside
world was the overseas edition of The
Herald Tribune—and the market where
Grace, her hair in pincurls, shopped.
On their first trip into town they asked where they
could find a Catholic Chureh. Grace wore the black lace |
scarf she wore for her audience with the Pope—whick |
she now treasures as her most precious possession.
In a simple farmhouse
high in the Swiss Alps
the Grimaldi family
find their most
precious moments
‘Above: Then, too soon, it was the night before Grace and
her husband went home. Grace put on a skirt, and Rainier
knotted a tie below his proud new beard. They drove down to
the village for dinner. With no one to stare, they ate, danced
+ « dazodled over their coffee, for tomorrow they would be
home and Rainier’s beard would come off—in the interests of
proprietyand Grace's slacks would go back into the closet.
Bul the memories would stay, held together by love. -
END