A royal welcome

When Grace Kelly came to Dublin, she always requested the same room in The Shelbourne Hotel. Today it is known as the Princess Grace suite, writes Vickie Maye.

IT’S not every day a little girl gets to sleep in a real princess’s bed. The room, with its sweeping views of St Stephen’s Green, is a shrine to a Hollywood icon who married a prince. Paintings, photos and beautiful coffeetable books adorn the walls and shelves.

My seven-year-old was enchanted by the real-life fairytale — and the beautiful woman at the centre of it all: Princess Grace.