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...disposal, and the ruler's son-in-law, Prince Monirak, was assigned as her aide. A gala dinner in Chamcar Mon Palace on the Mekong River was followed by a performance of the royal ballet. With white frangipani blossoms in her hair, Princess Bopha Devi, Sihanouk's stunningly beautiful daughter and star of the ballet, led ten dancers in a re-enactment of Cambodian legends, and the Prince, enchanted by his guest, bubbled with jeu d'esprit. Jackie, in a lime green gown edged with silver to match her shoes, bantered with him in French and seemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americans Abroad: Frangipani & Bafflegab | 11/10/1967 | See Source »

...parliamentary election, the Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur ran up the biggest majority vote of any candidate-192,909 votes out of 246,516 cast. In the latest parliamentary elections last February, 28 princes won sizable parliamentary victories, only nine of them Congress Party members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: The Battle Royal | 7/28/1967 | See Source »

...time when Bogor Palace was a fun place. Indonesian President Sukarno would sweep in triumphantly from a hot-lipped harangue in downtown Djakarta, pull the black Moslem cap of leadership from his balding head, toss aside his girdle, and relax in sandals and slacks with his lovely Japanese wife Devi. The legion of servants, the carefree dinners, the delight of being on top -all of it made Bogor a pleasure dome beyond compare. Not any longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia: The Light That Fails | 12/3/1965 | See Source »

...recently divorced wife, and she had broken into his house. "She started pulling the girl's hair out," drawled Brando. "I let her do it. I thought it would be good for her to get it out of her systern." Now Brando wanted to get their son, Christian Devi, 6, out of Anna's hands and was fighting her in a Los Angeles court for custody of the boy. Under crossexamination, Marlon readily admitted that both Anna and his second wife, Mexican Actress Movita, were pregnant when he married them, and that he also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 26, 1965 | 2/26/1965 | See Source »

When le Chef greeted Princess Bopha Devi, 21, star of the visiting Royal Cambodian Ballet at the Paris Opera, with "You have a very beautiful costume, Mademoiselle," the daughter of Prince Norodom Sihanouk tittered prettily. Proud Papa, however, smiled, "My daughter has two children!" "Mademoiselle" was not le mot juste, but De Gaulle was right about the costume, which weighed 35 Ibs., mostly in gold and precious jewels, with a 6th century headdress valued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 10, 1964 | 7/10/1964 | See Source »

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