Inside the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox’s Grace Kelly exhibit (royalty included!)

By Randi Bergman | November 4th, 2011 | 10:00 am

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco in Toronto

Photography by George Pimentel/WireImage

While Toronto might not have had a stop on the royal visit earlier this summer, we were certainly treated to a princely presence at Wednesday night’s opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox’s ode to the original Hollywood royal, Grace Kelly. Their serene highnesses (and that’s a real salutation) Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco were in town to unveil the exhibit. While Albert addressed the crowd, speaking of things like his late mother’s “constant quest for perfection,” Charlene, in a knee-length ruffled black cocktail dress looked on in the shadows as she, well, tends to do. After a bit of bubbly and breathing royal air, we headed down for a peek of the exhibit, a mix of Kelly’s outfits, accessories, scrapbooks, posters, as well as a the pièce de résistance, a replica of her legendary (and Kate Middleton–referenced) wedding gown. Perhaps the most special though, affectionate correspondence from a one Alfred Hitchcock in which he inquires as to whether insects had infested Kelly’s hair. “Lysol, please.”

Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess is open today through January 22, 2012 at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St. W., 416-599-8433).

: Photography by George Pimentel/WireImage

: Photography by Rex Images (left). Photography by Gaëtan Luci/Princely Palace Monaco (right)

: Photography by Photofest

: Photograhy by Sebastian Rosenberg, ParisBerlin fotogroup

: Photography George Pimentel/WireImage

: Photography by Photofest (left). Photography by Gaëtan Luci/Princely Palace Monaco (right)

: Photography by Gaëtan Luci/Princely Palace Monaco

: Photography by Princely Palace Monaco

: Photography by Photofest

: Photography by Gaëtan Luci/Princely Palace Monaco

: Photography George Pimentel/WireImage

: Photography by Rex Images

: Photography George Pimentel/WireImage

: Photography by Gaëtan Luci/Princely Palace Monaco (left). Photography by Photofest (right)

: Photography by Grimaldi Forum Monaco G. Barclay

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