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Once Upon a Royal Ball in Monaco

I was carried away by the mirage of twinkling lights shimmering from the boat alley, unveiling itself before me like a phantom stage. Then, all at once, a burst of deep, unrestrained laughter swept me into another dream, one where an opulent aristocracy reigned and glittering balls served as the perfect theatre for high society's grand performance. A countess, crowned by a towering white wig, delighted in her evening, her laughter mingling with that of her companions. Their powdered coiffures seemed to blur into the cascade of chandeliers above, while the stubborn candles flickered defiantly, as though striving to resist the piercing brilliance of the boats' lights glistening outside. Two worlds glided into one another, Monaco's modern shimmer and the ghost of another century, leaving ample space for imagination, for a leap through time itself.Inside the Salle des Palmiers at Le Sporting in Monaco, the great entrance ceased to be mere doors, they had become portals. Step across their threshold, and one entered not a ballroom, but another dimension, an era where opulence was currency, decadence the custom, and extravagant attire the unspoken law of high society. And there I was, caught between centuries. One instant, the modern hum of engines and the