Shelley with Prince Charles, Nancy Reagan
and Cary Grant (foreground) at a White House dinner in 1981
Shelley attended a White House dinner in honor of the soon-to-be-married Prince of Wales, Prince Charles of Great Britain, in May of 1981. With a guest list of only 30, the dinner did away with strict protocol and had the prince arrive before the guests - which included Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Alfred and Betsy Bloomingdale, Diana Vreeland and William F. Buckley among others. Shelley was escorted by her Charlie perfume commercial co-star Bobby Short, who also provided the entertainment for the evening in the yellow Oval Room. As the prince was soon to marry Lady Diana Spencer, there were no young women among the guests except for Shelley.
Shelley at the White House with Cary Grant, Prince Charles,
Nancy Reagan, President Ronald Reagan and Bobby Short, May 1981
