The Queen’s Annual Diplomatic Gala at Lancaster House in London was the undisputed pinnacle of the British high-society social season. Beneath the towering, gilded rococo ceilings of the Long Gallery, chandeliers of Waterford crystal cast a dazzling, golden brilliance over four hundred of the world's most powerful ambassadors, prime ministers, royal dukes, and European sovereign princes. The air was thick with the scent of expensive French perfumes, vintage Pol Roger…
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