Word: princess
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sumptuous state dining room, all rich red damask, velvet, marble, mahogany and gold, an eight-course feast (including salmon, chicken, carrots and string beans) was served on gold plates by footmen in scarlet tails and white waistcoats, assisted by pages. Jimmy Carter dined between the Queen and her sister, Princess Margaret. Early Sunday morning Carter attended services at a nearly empty Westminster Abbey...
Lord Snowdon would prefer to be known as a photographer rather than as the man who had such a tough go of it with Princess Margaret. Over the years, Rudolf Nureyev has been one of his most fascinating subjects, so when Gentlemen's Quarterly asked him to photograph Nureyev on the set of Valentino, Snowdon enthusiastically complied. Recalls Nureyev: "For three days of filming he followed us, from the makeup session at 6 a.m. until the end of the shooting. He virtually sank into the background with the technicians and cameramen." More to Snowdon's liking, it seems...
...remember the fairy tale: the beautiful American movie star marries a European prince and devotes her life to motherhood, good works and society balls. That's why NBC is calling the life story of Princess Grace Once Upon a Time Is Now. The 90-minute special airing May 22 is a melange of old movie clips, photographs, and interviews with Grace, 47, Prince Rainier, Alfred Hitchcock (who directed three of her films) and William Holden and James Stewart, two of her costars. Hostess and narrator of the show is Lee Grant. "Princess Grace is not a cardboard personality," insists...
...Engaged. Princess Alia, 21, oldest daughter of Jordan's King Hussein; and Nasser Wasfi Mirza, 32, a member of the royal Cabinet and son of a former government minister. Alia, after whom the Jordanian national airline was named, is an English literature student at the University of Jordan...
...mind. Sensing this, Director Tom O'Horgan (Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar) has rolled out the ribbons and ordered up some eye-catching costumes from Designer Randy Barcelo. The first entrance of the natives has a typically splendiferous O'Horgan touch. The sun rises to reveal Princess Mtalba sitting high atop a pyramidlike structure. Then the queen is discovered in a formal pose just below her. Then the entire population of the village emerges from under the queen's matriarchal robes. It is also a nice touch to portray the native people (but not the leaders) with dancers...