The Christmas season in London had enveloped the city in Victorian splendor. Along Regent Street and Covent Garden, garlands of fresh fir boughs, red velvet bows, and thousands of warm golden lanterns hung across the façades of historic stone buildings. Street musicians played brass carols in Leicester Square, and the scent of roasted chestnuts and spiced mulled wine drifted through the frosty evening air. At the Royal Opera House, Vivienne’s…
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