Prince Constantin of Orléans perpetuates the tradition of French cavalier princes at the Ball

Prince Constantin of Orléans becomes a regular at the Debutante Ball. This year, the young man took on the role of date for Peyton Spaht, an American who wore a magnificent Dolce & Gabbana dress for the occasion.

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Prince Constantin of Orléans once again participates in the Debutante Ball

Prince Constantin of Orléans was one of seven young men called to help this year's 17 debutantes make their entry into high society. Ophélie Renouard and her teams organized their traditional Debutante Ball this Saturday, November 30, 2024. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the resumption of this legendary ball, new well-born girls were chosen to dance at Shangri-La Paris.

The 17 debutants at the Shangri-La: Ella Yam in Giambattista Valli, Sienna Gallienne in Dior, Olivia Meijer in Luisa Beccaria, Sofia Yadigaroglu in Iris van Herpen, Countess Alienor Loppin de Montmort in Emmanuel Ungaro, Madelyn Netto in Georges Homvaki, Marilia Vamvaki and Nathan, Cornelia Manou in Celia Kritharioti, Peyton Spaht in Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda, Apple Martin in Valentino, Mina Muniz Tschape in Gaultier Paris, Princess Eugenia de Bourbon in Carolina Herrera, Rysa Panday in Elie Saab, Sophie Kodjoe in Oscar de la Renta, Apollonie Halard in Schiaparelli, Isabel Quirot de Poligny and Stéphane Rolland, Oona finch in Chanel, Lucia Sofia Ponti in Giorgio Armani, and Angel Zhang in Alexis Mabille (Photo: Le Bal / Moreau / Borde / Bestimage)

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The choice of riders is also very important. Often noble young men with dancing talents are requisitioned to lend their arms to these young ladies. This year, the young American Peyton Spaht had the privilege of participating in the Debutante Ball on the arm of Prince Constantin of Orléans, 21 years old. Prince Constantin is the son of Prince Charles-Louis d'Orléans, Duke of , cousin of the Count of Paris, current head of the royal family of .

The knights of the Ball of Beginners 2024: Archduke Karoly Konstantin of Habsburg-Lorraine, Count Ascanio di Carpegna Brivio, Beltrán Remiro Imaz, Gabriel de Kergorlay, Toussaint Pierre-Vargas, Count Rodolphe de Hemricourt de Grunne, Antoon Manos Meijer, Zhining Zhao, William Dejoux, Maarish Hinduja, Count Nicolas Guy Quirot de Poligny, Count Alberico di Carpegna Brivio, Prince Constantin d'Orléans, Prince Alexis Obolensky, Konstantinos Manos, Harris Husain, Daniel Zhang and Count Leo Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck (Photo : Le Bal / Moreau / Borde / Bestimage)
Prince Constantin of Orléans, son of Prince Charles-Louis and cousin of the Count of Paris, participates for the second time in the Debutante Ball (Photo: Le Bal / Moreau / Borde / Bestimage)

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An American young lady has the right to the arm of a French prince to make her debut in high society

Prince Charles-Louis, descendant of King Louis-Philippe I, supports this great social and charitable event. Her eldest daughter, Princess Louise was one of the debutantes in 2019. In 2022, it was the turn of her second daughter, Princess Hélène to be among the debutantes. Princess Hélène had participated in the Ball on the arm of her own brother, Prince Philippe, eldest of this family of five. As for Prince Constantine, he had been the cavalier of Archduchess Ildiko of Habsburg-Lorraine, daughter of the Hungarian ambassador to France and niece of the head of the imperial family of Austria.

To make her debut at Sangri-La Paris, American debutante Peyton Spaht danced on the arm of Prince Constantin d'Orléans (Photo: Le Bal / Moreau / Borde / Bestimage)

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This year, Prince Constantine waltzed with Peyton Spaht. This San Francisco native is the daughter of Holden Spaht, a partner at the famous private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Her family is involved in several charities, a point which was also decisive in Peyton's participation in this evening. The Debutante Ball is a charity evening. The funds raised will go to the Necker-Enfants Malades hospital and its Association for Research in Cardiology from Fetus to Adults (ARCFA).

The Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda dress whose petticoat features paintings by Italian painters (Photo: Le Bal / Moreau / Borde / Bestimage)

The Debutante Ball is an opportunity for young ladies to wear haute couture dresses and fine jewelry for the first time in such a context. Peyton Spaht set her sights on a baroque dress by Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, whose fabric patterns of its bouffant petticoat with train evoke paintings by Italian painters.

Hotel: Shangri-La Paris
Joaillier : V MUSE Jewelry
Hairdresser: Maison Carita
Champagne : Laurent-Perrier

The charities of the Ball:
The Necker-Sick Children hospital
ARCFA – Association for Research in Cardiology from Fetal to Adult

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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]

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