Wedding of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly: Jean Cocteau on stage with Jacqueline Chambord, who read the poem "Compliment" which Cocteau wrote for the event (probably rehearsal). Monaco 1956.

Filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau gestures as he gives direction to actress Jacqueline Chambord, likely during a rehearsal for the wedding festivities of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly. Dressed in a voluminous theatrical costume with a towering feathered headdress, Chambord listens intently before reading “Compliment,” a poem Cocteau wrote especially for the occasion. Monaco, 1956.

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