Hello I'm Kirstie Young and this is a download from the Desert Island Discs archive.

This edition may be slightly different from what was actually broadcast, but it is the only version we have.

It comes from the British Library's radio collection. The recording didn't contain

the guest's eight music choices, so we've rebuilt the original show by using discs from

the BBC Gramophone library. For rights reasons, we've had to shorten the music.

Full details can be found on the Castaways page

on the Desert Island Discs website.

The program was originally broadcast in 1981,

and the presenter was Roy Plumley. This week our castaway is her serene highness Princess Grace of Monaco.

How well could you adjust yourself to loneliness, continued loneliness?

I think it would be very difficult. I love being alone in the

midst of the crowd, but I don't know if complete solitude would, you know, that I could cope for very long. I doubt it.

Do you think that Desert Island situation would start up any kind of

irrational fear or phobia? Well I don't know. I'm sure it would. I have phobias already, so I'm sure I could...

I'd collect a few more.

How important in your life is music?

Well, I love music and of course we're very spoiled in Monaco with the wonderful orchestra and we have lots of music.

Were you taught music as a child? Yes I was I studied piano and

of course abandoned it before I was able to be my mother's great hope. You don't play anymore? I don't know. Not even for your own pleasure? No, no I wish I I

wish I had continued but alas like so many I abandoned. Do you sing? Not anymore. I used to. Yes I know. But you don't anymore?

No. Oh, what a bit. Oh, for myself. When I drive, if I'm alone driving in a car, I sing.

Now, eight records to last for we don't know how long on that island.

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