She Was Now Under the Reign of the Prince
The wedding was seen by over 30 million people on live television and was described as “the first modern event to generate media overkill.” At first, Kelly planned to keep acting, but after a matter of days, she agreed to retire. The Los Angeles Times reported that the royal couple had decided that the princess would end her acting career.
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According to The List, it’s widely believed that Rainier made his wife stop acting since Kelly had no plans of retiring when they got engaged. Once, she was asked by a reporter if she would continue to act after marriage, to which Kelly responded: “Well, that decision will be made by the prince.”