Grace Kelly: How Monaco stole Hitchcock’s screen jewel

Euro Media Forum, in collaboration with Bottegin Palazzo Xara, presents ‘Grace Kelly- How Monaco stole Hitchcock’s screen jewel’ - an event beiung held at Palazzo Xara in Rabat on Wednesday 11 June at 8p.m.

Grace Kelly, an uncontested film and style icon, still mesmerizes audiences till this day. In just seven years, from 1950 through 1956, Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in 11 movies.

From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to her performance as the thrillseeking Frances Stevens in Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, a role that would take her to Monaco and change her life forever. Grace established herself as one of Hollywood’s most talented actresses and iconic beauties.

Guest speaker Susan Waitt will lead the audience into a greater appreciation for this magnificent actress who was idolized by Hitchcock, courted by Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, William Holden and others, who then abandoned her glittering career at the tender age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco - for-

ever leaving behind her place in Hollywood royalty to become a real-life Princess for our time - our Princess Grace!

The audience is invited to participate and put forward to the guest speaker their questions, curiosities and observations. To spice up the evening there will also be a Grace Kelly film quiz, with the opportunity to win great prizes. So quiz participants must keep their eyes open for the clues!

This event is being done in collaboration with Bottegin Palazzo Xara - Rabat, Giotto restaurant and Eden Cinemas. Price is €10 per person including wine and platter. Limited seating is available.