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October 12, 2012updated 16 Oct 2012 2:43pm

5. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Grace Kelly’s wedding (The Daily Mail, 1956)

By Richard Wilson

Former Daily Mail correspondent Jeffrey Blyth believes he scooped 1,380 journalists to get the inside exclusive on the wedding of the decade.

In the run-up to the event journalists were getting increasingly restless at lack of access to the couple.

Blyth approached the royal chamberlain to act as peacemaker and ended up with an exclusive chat with the prince, which appeared under the heading: “My Wedding: By Rainier.”

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