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In 1956, Hollywood royalty joined European royalty when Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco. She actress chose Academy Award-winning designer Helen Rose to design her ivory lace gown. She had previously worked with the actress on the films and .

The dress has continued to be a source of inspiration for royal brides, with parallels being drawn with the Duchess of Cambridge's gown, while Princess Eugenie cited the former Hitchcock blonde's style as an inspiration for her second wedding dress by Zac Posen. In the 1970s, Monaco got their second glamorous royal wedding of the century, that of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier's daughter, Princess Caroline. Chanelling the fashions of the time, Caroline wore an on-trend bohemian style dress with balloon sleeves and high neckline, eschewing a tiara for a flower crown in the vein of Princess Leia of fame.



Princess Stephanie's wedding dress was also very much of it's time, as the royal bride opted for a mini-dress with ruffle design for her 1995 wedding to Daniel Ducruet. Costing a reported £50 million, former South African Olympian Charlene wed Prince Albert II of Monaco in front of 3,500 lucky guests wearing Armani Privé. After getting married in Monaco in 2013, the couple decided to renew their vows six months later at a candlelit Gstaad ceremony, where the bride wore a custom-made Valentino ivory gown with fur detail.

Eternally stylish European aristocrat Beatrice Borromeo wore several dresses for her nuptials to Pierre .

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