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...have him find the girl of his dreams-not merely for Rainier's happiness, but for their own as well. If Prince Rainier dies without issue, Monaco, under the terms of a 1918 treaty with France, will automatically become a French protectorate. The prospect is horrifying to every Monégasque, for it will inevitably bring French taxes and military conscription to a land of no taxes and no army, except for the picturesque 68-man Palace Guard. Every Monégasque wants to see his Prince safely married, and a princeling or two around the principality...
Until Rainier finds his bride, every loyal Monégasque wishes he were not quite so dashing. He is an accomplished yachtsman, horseman and fisherman, and is fond of wrestling with the lion in the royal zoo. He loves to skin dive, once descended 100 ft. off the coast of Corsica. In the 1953 Tour de France, Rainier wrapped his Panhard around a tree, escaped with a cut knee. Whenever he steps into one of his flashy racing cars, all Monaco breathes a prayer for his safety...
...duty and the gentle urging of Father Tucker prevailed. Rainier and the actress parted, and Gisèle leaped into the arms of Gary Cooper at the Cannes film festival. Rainier has found no steady girl friend since, though a brief encounter with Grace Kelly momentarily raised Monégasque hopes...
Christmas Cantata (Mon. 10:30 p.m., NBC). World premiere of Arthur Honegger's new work, with the Los Angeles Symphonic Chorus...
Telephone Hour (Mon. 9 p.m., NBC). Soprano Renata Tebaldi...