Major events of the year 1957. Large crowd gathers outside the Prince’s Palace of Monaco (98015 Monaco) to celebrate the baptism of Princess Caroline, daughter of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Princess Grace (formerly known as Grace Kelly). Prince Rainier and Princess Grace appear in the Palace balcony as Princess Grace holds Caroline in her arms. People cheer and release balloons on the occasion.
Princess Grace Patricia Kelly gives birth to a daughter, Princess Caroline of Monaco, in Monaco. Views of Monaco and Monte Carlo. Celebrations in Monaco after the birth of the daughter of the princess. The crowd cheers. Past events show the wedding of the Princess with Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Soldiers fire guns to announce the event.
Princess Caroline is presented by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace for the first time to citizens in Monaco. People gather outside the Prince’s Palace of Monaco (98015 Monaco). Princess Grace carries the infant, Princess Caroline, in her arms. Prince Rainier speaks on the microphone beside his wife and infant daughter. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier raise a toast in honor of Princess Caroline. Balloons fly in the sky outside the Prince’s Palace.
Opening scene shows Prince Rainier leading Princess Grace, of Monaco, who carries their baby daughter, Princess Caroline Louise, through a gathering of people as they enter the Saint Nicholas Cathedral (4 Rue Colonel Bellando de Castro, 98000 Monaco) for the baby's christening ceremony. A glimpse of the baptismal party including four bishops and 15 priests, as Bishop of Monaco, Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe, christens her, Caroline Louise Marguerite. Closeup of the baby Princess held in the arms of her Godmother, Margaret Ann Davis, from Philadelphia, Princess Grace's niece. Her Godfather, another cousin, Hungarian Prince Georges Festetics, from Vienna, is seen in military uniform. The royal christening party leaves the cathedral.