1963 Press Photo International hostess Elsa Maxwell mingled with royalty

Elsa Maxwell, who died of a heart ailment in New York today at the age of 80, took her place beside royalty. The internally known hostess to society is shown, from top, with actress Rita Hayworth, then Princess Aly Khan, in Paris in 1949, with Princess Grace of Monaco in Monaco in 1962 and with the Duchess of Windsor in Paris in 1961.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.