For the first time in the history of the Debutante Ball, these gentlemen are invited to attend the photography session preceding the ceremony.
Until now, the traditional shot, most often taken at the bottom of the stairs of the palace where she stands, was reserved for well-born young ladies, the famous beginners.
But the 2022 edition, located this Saturday November 26 at the Shangri-La, will shine its spotlight on the riders.
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They have taken the lead!
, shares Ophélie Renouard, who relaunched this Parisian charity event in 1994, inspired by an English tradition of the 18th century.
Since Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh, nicknamed Pacho, opened the ball with Ava Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon's daughter in 2017 (an honor previously reserved for a father and daughter, editor's note), the riders have come out of the shadows.
Be careful, these young people are not nicknamed beginners.
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We are keen on the term of the Debutantes Ball.
Besides, our riders enjoy themselves in the background, a…
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