Princess Grace (formerly Hollywood film star Grace Kelly) and Prince Rainier celebrate birth of their first child Princess Caroline. Monaco.
MS Prince Rainier inside Grimaldi Palace. MS members of the family arriving. Various shots of Prince Rainier sat with members of family including Grace's mother Margaret, Rainier's father Prince Pierre de Polignac and Princess Antoinette, Rainier's sister. MS Marcel Portanier, Chairman of the Monaco Council, reading certificate solemnly to audience.
MS certificate being signed by Prince Rainier and members of the family, the Reverend Francis Tucker is also there. CU signatures. Various shots Princess Grace and her baby in cradle at side of her bed. LS Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly looking at baby. Various shots Grace Kelly in bed holding Caroline.
Cataloguer's note: The pictures of Princess Grace and Princess Caroline are very blurred.
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