Grace Kelly is wed to Prince Rainier in civil ceremony 60 years ago today (Apr 18 1956)

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Video: 'Grace Kelly Royal Wedding (1956)'

(Wednesday, April 18, 1956) — American actress Grace Kelly, 26, married Prince Rainier of Monaco, 32, today in a 16-minute civil ceremony in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco.

A church wedding took place the next day.