Touched by glamour  April 6, 2005 - 5:15PM  Prince Rainier of
Monaco, who died today, led a life marked by Hollywood glamour
with his marriage to Grace Kelly, but he also transformed his
wealthy Mediterranean principality into a major financial and
entertainment hub.  One of the world's longest-reigning
monarchs, his life reads almost like a soap opera, due in part
to his 1956 wedding to the Hollywood star.  Kelly died in a car
crash in 1982, but the celebrity status she imported and the
changes wrought on this portion of French Riviera coastline have
made the mini-state synonymous with easy-going wealth.  The
81-year-old prince had been rushed into the resuscitation ward
of Monaco's cardio-thoracic centre on March 27 after his health
abruptly and dramatically deteriorated.  Rainier had been in the
clinic since March 7 for treatment for a recurrent respiratory
problem. The prince also suffered severe heart problems, and was
last hospitalised for an infection in October.  Succeeding his
grandfather prince Loui