As Princess Alexandra, a royal who must choose between duty and love, Kelly played a role that seemed to foreshadow her own future.
The Swan (1956), opposite Alec Guinness and Louis Jourdan, is a gentle romantic drama set in a European court. Kelly plays Alexandra’s grace and quiet longing with great charm, and the film’s elegance suits her perfectly.
It was Kelly’s penultimate film, and a fitting prelude to her real-life royal marriage later that year.
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