Since 1948, the Met Gala has brought together subjects from the realm of fashion and
show business
.
To participate, guests must be dubbed by an absolute monarch figure, embodied since 1995 by Anna Wintour, the charismatic editor-in-chief of the American edition of
Vogue
.
The result is the most noble of red carpets, which aims to crown the kings and queens of style.
In short, the Met Gala has everything of a royal system.
And yet, the aristocrats of old Europe are rare there.
In seven decades of existence, the social gathering has only welcomed a handful of members of the nobility, whose presence never goes unnoticed.
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queens of style
Lee Radziwill, American socialite and sister of Jackie Kennedy, has long been a regular and a pioneer.
From the 1970s, the one who married the Polish prince Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill in second marriage shows up on the red carpet, dressed in particular by Valentino Garavani.
Marie-Chantal Miller, Royal Princess of Greece also distinguished herself with an outfit signed by the couturier.
But it was not until 1996 that a major figure went there.
It will be Lady Di.
Recently divorced, she signs an appearance in a slip dress and Lady Dior bag that will mark the history of the gala.
Over the years, the list grows: in 2007, Queen Rania of Jordan made an appearance there, then in 2016, it will be Princess Elisabeth von Thurn then dressed as Mary Katrantzou;
in 2017, Princess Beatrice of York royal in Alberta Ferretti... And since 2016, it has been Charlotte Casiraghi's turn to regularly respond to the call for the fashion rendezvous which is traditionally held on the evening of the first Monday of may.
Will the Chanel ambassador be part of the next edition which will pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, to whom she was close?
Answer this May 1st.
