The ball was to be a lavish affair, as befitting a proclamation of such import – the public announcement of the Empress's intended matrimony and the presentation of the future Consort. Invitations were like gold-dust, handed out to the select elite, those among the Lords and the dignitaries who had received them preening at their own influence and eminence, the attending Royal Houses discreetly satisfied, gratified in their stately poise and pride, already approving on principle this most advantageous and significant event.

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