One of Q's writer's group just watched it for the first time, and described it as the 'template' for Notting Hill, which initially seemed an interesting idea, but really they're quite different. Peck's newspaperman is quite ruthless really, and exploits the innocence of the princess; Curtis's inspiration came from the idea of turning up to his friends for dinner with someone really famous in tow. (Ironically that's probably happened in real life by now.) The scenes at the end with all the journalists grouped together is the closest they get.
It was Hepburn's first starring role - she stole the hearts of the world, and the Oscar.
According to IMDB, Franz Planer fell ill, which is why Henri Alékan came on. That's not the story given here. Georges Auric's score is lovely.
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