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THE BIG FOUR - The Kelly siblings during holidays in Ocean City, N.J., circa 1947. From left to right: Elizabeth Ann "Lizanne", Grace Patricia, Margaret Katharine "Peggy" and John B. Kelly "Kell".

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Grace Kelly with her elder daughter, Peggy, in the 1950s.

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Princess Grace with her sister Peggy and her children - Princess Stephanie and Prince Albert - at a funfair in Monaco, in November 1969.

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John and Margaret Kelly with their eldest children, Margaret "Peggy" and John B. Jr "Kell", in Philadelphia, circa 1930.

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Princess Grace's mother and sister - Peggy Davis and Mrs. John B. Kelly accompanied by a small group of friend ladies from Philadelphia, including Pauline McCloskey  "Aunt Flossy"- leaving Excelsior Hotel in Naples, Italy on April 27, 1956.

After Princess Grace and Prince Rainier's wedding, Mrs John B Kelly and her elder daughter, Margaret "Peggy" Davis, took the opportunity to make a trip to Italy.

Credits to Archivio Fotografico Carbone (Napoli).

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LETTER FROM PRINCESS GRACE OF MONACO TO HER ELDER SISTER MARGARET "PEGGY" KELLY CONLAN (AKA "BABA") - SIGNED ON JULY 12, 1980.

"Don't believe the press when they try to make a thing with little Rossellini—Poor Caroline has had a couple of unhappy months. Phillip [sic] is a jerk, but we all knew that except Caroline—now she knows it—I kept telling him that C was not ready for marriage, but it turned out that Philippe was not ready & has behaved badly & stupidly—Caroline is young & has been hurt—

He is off on business & she is taking the month to do some intensive study with an Oxford Don in creative writing—She has a talent for it & would like to pursue it—He has always discouraged it & accuses her of trying to be an intellectual—no one knows where she is except us & I will try to keep it secret as the press fortunately have not found her. Philippe would like to have people think she is having another romance to build up sympathy for himself. Robertino lives here & they have all been friends for a number of years. He has always had a slight crush on Caroline but he is not alone there—But she is not seeing him—

Steph is off at camp until Aug. 20—Hope she behaves—She is pleased to be a Leadership Class and really loves camp—She's got Onekability.

Albie is here & sweet as can be—always on the telephone—The most sought after man in town! I have a new hound under foot—Fred—the son of our Springer Spaniel from a mother of unknown origin—cute & funny—Summer weather is slow in arriving & the sea is still very Swedish & English—

We will have some relative calm until the 16th when our concerts begin. I am exhausted after a busy & hectic May & June—it has been too much & trying to do up Marchais [the family estate near Paris] at the same time has aged me beyond my years—that chateau that I need like a hole-in-the-head will be the end of me.

My exhibit was a success and I sold 39 out of 43 pics—Am afraid always that I will be arrested for taking money under false pretenses but my foundation has done well out of it. I will be over around the 25th of August & will be happy to look after Mama for a week if Mary wants to take off.”

Love from all,

Grace.

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Margaret Kelly Davis Conlan, elder sister of Princess Grace in 1983, she was 56 years old in this picture.

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I just spotted Princess Grace’s elder sister, Peggy, wearing Grace’s iconic white dress at her 40th birthday party Scorpio ball in 1969!!