what year did grace die
Rainier died from the heart, kidney and lung problems that caused his hospitalization, the palace said. Rainier's 1956 marriage to Kelly - a year after he met the then-25-year-old at the Cannes Film Festival - captivated the world. Princess Grace died in a car accident in 1982. Albert, their only son, becomes Monaco's de facto ruler until a formal investiture ceremony expected after a mourning period.