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.

Onstage in Monaco, Jean Cocteau carefully adjusts the elaborate costume of Jacqueline Chambord, likely during a rehearsal for the wedding festivities of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly in 1956. Dressed in a voluminous gown adorned with star-shaped appliques and pearls, and wearing a large feathered headdress, Chambord was preparing to read "Compliment," a poem Cocteau had written especially for the royal couple.

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