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Princess Grace of Monaco brought her American heritage to her new country when she married its ruling prince in 1956.
Although her children are prince and princesses of Monaco, they are also descendants of a large and prominent American family.
This article, written in the form of a letter from Princess Grace to her children, explores her American heritage and its effect on Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stephanie.
Her mother was PrincessMary Adelaide of Cambridge, the third child and the younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel.
In 1891, PrincessMary was engaged to Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, the eldest son of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.