The Moment Before the Car Went Flying
According to an excerpt from the book Rainier and Grace: An Intimate Portrait, the prince and princess had train tickets to Paris, where their 17-year-old Stephanie was going to start college. Their chauffeur brought Kelly’s 11-year-old Rover and offered to drive them once they were in France.
Prince Rainer, Princess Caroline. Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images
But Kelly insisted that she would take the wheel. Two miles outside of La Turbie, she sent the car flying. Her other daughter, Princess Caroline, recalled what Stephanie told her happened in the car. Stephanie told her sister, “Mommy kept saying, I can’t stop. The brakes don’t work. I can’t stop.”