How Did Grace Kelly Die?
On September 13, 1982, Kelly and her teenage daughter, Princess Stephanie, were driving in Kelly’s 1971 Rover P6 3500 when she suffered a stroke. She then lost control of the car and drove off the cliff of the winding road, soaring down the 120-foot mountainside.
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Her daughter, who was in the passenger seat, tried to gain control of the car but failed. They were taken to the Monaco Hospital (renamed the Princess Grace Hospital Centre), where Kelly was found to have injuries to the brain and thorax and a fractured femur. She died the next night when Rainier decided to turn off her life support. She was 52.