The Belle Of Paris

While plans are underway for another big and fantastic ball, one heiress is more focused on affairs of the heart and reuniting forbidden lovers. All the fun activity isn’t merely local, next up the beaches in France.

In Biarritz, France, Barbara Hutton wants to help reunite the forbidden lovers – Prince Alexis Mdivani and Silvia. The famed beauty Silvia is minor royal whose family too has lost their fortune to the Great Depression and now must consider a more financially beneficial marriage.

Other people and subjects include: September 1930, Silvia de Rivas Castilleja de Guzman, Felipe Castilleja de Guzman, Spanish King Alfonso XIII, American dollar princesses, Anna Gould, Boniface “Boni” de Castellane, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord, uncovering the past & the mysterious Silvia, misspellings & naming conventions, Elsa Maxwell expose, and rise of love scams and romance fraud during the pandemic.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
My two webinars of the Waldorf-Astoria hotels in time for the 90th Anniversary of the Waldorf-Astoria New York. Please come join me on Monday September 27th for the original 1893-1929 hotel and Thursday September 30th for the current 1931-present at 5:30pm EST / 2:30pm PST. All webinars are $10, live with 1 week access afterwards. We will also get an updated peek at the ongoing renovations. For more information or registration please check out www.nyadventureclub.com or in the Events section at www.asthemoneyburns.com.

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Did You Mean It? By Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: Love Is The Sweetest Thing by Al Bowlly, Albums Perfect Nostalgia, It’s Got Be Love, & Al Bowlly – Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Section 3 Music: It’s the Talk of the Town by Ambrose, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands