CNN Interview: America’s second ‘princess’: Why Meghan Markle is a modern Grace Kelly

Carolyn Harris
May 1, 2018
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Updated: Jun 12, 2024

Grace Kelly in the wedding dress she wore to the religious wedding ceremony on April 19, 1956

I discussed the parallels between Grace Kelly, who married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1956, and Meghan Markle, with Judith Vonberg at CNN. Like Grace Kelly, Meghan Markle is leaving an established career as an actress and entering into a world of established palace traditions. As Americans embarking on married lives in Europe, Grace Kelly and Meghan Markle also faced cultural differences.

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