The annual *Grand Prix d’Honneur Gala* at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo was the undisputed social zenith of the global motorsport calendar. Perched on the edge of the Casino Square, overlooking the illuminated harbor where two hundred superyachts lay anchored like floating palaces of gold and sapphire, the hotel’s palatial Salle Garnier was a cathedral of Belle Époque splendor. Monumental crystal chandeliers suspended from vaulted gold-leaf ceilings cast…
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