This year marks the 65th anniversary of the historic visit to Ireland by Prince Rainier III and his Irish-American wife Princess Grace, and the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco is hosting a special event focussing on Grace Kelly’s Irishness, the State Visit in 1961 and more. 

The event will be held on Thursday 30th April at 7pm and explore Princess Grace’s deep attachment to Ireland through the perspective of three gentlemen – retired diplomats Peter K. Murphy and Pierre Joannon, who both knew Princess Grace personally – and a young historian from Dublin, William Harrison Jr., whose recent postgraduate research examined Princess Grace’s 1961 visit to Ireland and its legacy. 

The three-way conversation will explore the Irish ascendancy of Princess Grace, from her origins in county Mayo and the continuation of the Irish-American saga in Philadelphia, to coming full circle back to Ireland via Monaco.

Tickets for the event are priced at €10 and include refreshments. They can be purchased by clicking: HERE.

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