Psychic Detective
Each month, ex-cop and psychic Nicky Alan teams up with her spirit guides to investigate an unsolved myster y. She became a real-life princess, but for Grace Kelly there was no happy ever after
A beautiful woman recklessly steers her sleek, open-top car as it hurtles around deadly hairpin bends. With her blonde hair blowing in the wind, she is laughing, seemingly unconcerned about the dangers of the road that snakes through the hills of Provence. Her handsome passenger, however, is less confident that they won’t plunge over a precipice to their deaths at any second.
The woman was the Oscar-winning actress, Grace Kelly, and she was filming a car chase for the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock movie To Catch a Thief. Her travelling companion and co-star was the suave Cary Grant.
Viewed today, the now-famous scene is a chilling omen. In 1982, Grace Kelly died after crashing her car on the same treacherous roads in the South of France.
At the time, the world went into shock. For many, the glamorous 52-year-old’s life represented the ultimate fairy tale. In 1956, she had left Hollywood behind to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco.
The all-American girl became a real-life princess.
It seemed unbelievable that her story should end in such horror. What happened to happy ever after? And there were those who wondered if her untimely death really was an accident. As in so many fairy tales, were there darker forces at work?
What is for sure is that there were many unanswered questions surrounding Grace Kelly’s death.
Questions that will probably never be answered.
Monday 13 September 1982 was warm as Grace got behind the wheel of her dark green Rover at her holiday home in Roc Agel to drive to the palace in Monaco. While it was only 12 miles away, it would take around 40 minutes due to the winding roads.
With Grace was her youngest daughter, Stephanie. The 17-year-old was due to start college in Paris on the Wednesday, and Grace was going to accompany her on the train to the French capital. However, Grace was a nervous driver. After being involved in a traffic accident in the 1970s, she reportedly announced she would never drive again. It was for this reason that she employed a chauffeur. So why did she decide to drive on that late summer’s day?
Her chauffeur tried to persuade her to let him drive. But Grace was insistent. There was no room for three people as the back seat was filled with luggage and draped with dresses.
The pair set off for the principality on the hazardous D37 road. As the car approached the notorious ‘Devil’s Curse’ bend, a truck driver coming in the opposite direction reported seeing the vehicle swerving erratically at an alarming speed.
Fearing the driver of the green saloon was asleep at the wheel, he sounded his horn. But it was n
