Boys in ceremonial uniform at the civil wedding ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, 18th April 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8336 - The Hour Of Marriage - pub. 28th April 1956.

Spectators in Monaco on the day of the civil marriage ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 18th April 1956.

Press photographers and cameramen on a temporary platform in Monaco on the day of the civil marriage ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Two women in traditional clothing with a cameraman in Monaco on the day of the civil marriage ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

American actress Grace Kelly (1929 –- 1982) and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923 –- 2005, left) about to receive the gift of a white dove on the day of their civil wedding ceremony at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, 18th April 1956. In the foreground (right) is a large bale of letters of congratulation.