“it was what made me happy, to stay at home with my children. it wasn’t a sacrifice because i felt i wanted to stay home.” happy mother’s day with audrey hepburn and her two loved sons, sean hepburn ferrer and luca dotti. wishing comfort to those who need it today 🖤

audrey hepburn pregnant with her first son, sean hepburn ferrer, in 1960

audrey hepburn in ‘war and peace‘ (1956)

audrey hepburn photographed by dennis stock during the filming of ‘sabrina’ in long island, 1953

sabrina (1954)

audrey hepburn photographed by howell conant inside the tiffany & co. store on fifth avenue in new york, 1960

audrey hepburn photographed by bert stern for the vogue editorial “the givenchy idea” (1963)

“i remember her smile, i remember her sweetness and strength and innocence and wisdom — all that in one beautiful, perfect package.” sean hepburn ferrer about his mother, audrey hepburn

“motherhood was the thing audrey cared most about, much more than her film career — more than even her husbands, to be honest, and she said so herself.” barry paris about audrey hepburn on her 1996 biography #happymothersday 💐💗

audrey hepburn and mel ferrer with their new born son, sean hepburn ferrer, shortly after his birth in switzerland, july 17, 1960

remembering the brilliant albert finney on his birthday, may 9 here audrey hepburn and her co-star were being photographed by bob willoughby during the filming of two for the road (1966)

audrey hepburn, circa 1954

audrey hepburn and mel ferrer at a press conference for ‘war and peace’ (1955)

audrey hepburn as sabrina fairchild in givenchy photographed by bud fraker for de publicity of ‘sabrina’ (1953)

audrey hepburn and giancarlo giammetti, co-founder of valentino, 1991

audrey hepburn photographed by horst p horst, 1949

audrey hepburn photographed by dennis stock during the filming of ‘sabrina’ in long island, 1953

audrey hepburn, circa 1988