Word: khemarin
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...Khemarin Palace, formerly the home of Cambodian sovereigns and now a residence for state guests, was put at her 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...
Nothing but the Queen Mother's own Khemarin Palace would do to house the De Gaulles, he decided, and set to work redecorating it. Furniture was imported from France and upholstered in shimmering Cambodian silk. So that "everything would be perfect," boasted the Prince, he had even replanted the gardens and flown in a maitre d'hótel and a chambermaid from Paris' Hotel Crillon...
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