The Princes Ball Mardi Gras Masquerade Gala
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HRH Crown Princess Catherine of Serbia and HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia cut the cake. Photo by: Rob Rich
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Cipriani 42nd
Street was
filled with
an air of
mystery,
magic and
intrigue on
Friday
night,
February
5th.
New York's
most
fabulous
faces were
obscured by
costumes and
masks as
they entered
The
Princes Ball
Mardi Gras
Masquerade
Gala.
The party
was hosted
by the
three,
handsome
bachelor
princes,
TRH Prince
Peter,
Prince
Philip
and
Prince
Alexander of
Serbia.
TRH Crown
Prince
Alexander
and Crown
Princess
Katherine of
Serbia
looked on
proudly as
their boys
greeted
guests in
their
tuxedos and
Lucha
Libre
masks. The
night was a
whirlwind as
guests
razzle
dazzled to
the sounds
of
RIO
provided by
Anna
Maria
Tornaghi
and her
Brazilian
connection.
Capoeira
acrobats and
Brazilian
dancers
inspired the
crowd to
move and
shake.
International
sensation
DONNA D'CRUZ
provided hot
beats for
part of the
evening and
had guests
including
her husband,
Tom
Silverman,
going crazy
on the dance
floor.
Dayana
Mendoza,
Miss
Universe,
2008, had
turned heads
in her
scarlet gown
by
up-and-coming
Lebanese
designer,
Jad Ghandour.
Together
with
supermodel
Heidi
Albertsen,
the two
beauties
were a force
to reckon
with. A
5-tier cake,
specially
designed for
the party by
TLC's
Cake Boss,
Buddy
Valastro,
served as
the center
piece of the
evening. The
rainbow-colored
cake was cut
by the royal
family and
served with
a champagne
toast.
Proceeds of
the gala
benefited
The Lifeline
Humanitarian
Organization,
founded by
patron Her
Royal
Highness
Crown
Princess
Katherine of Serbia in 1993. Lifeline continues to
provide the
most
desperately
needed
humanitarian
aid for Serbia's medical
facilities,
handicapped
children and
orphans. Serbia has the largest refugee population
in
Europe. The country
is also
overwhelmed
by both the
highest
incidence of
breast
cancer in
Europe
and the
highest
infant
mortality
rate.
Lifeline is
responsible
for
providing
incubators
to neonatal
intensive
care units
throughout
the country.
Other
notable
attendees
included
Prince
Dimitri of
Yugoslavia,
Fabiola
Beracasa,
Dr. Ruth
Westheimer,
Rod and
Judy Gilbert,
Kipton
Cronkite,
Catherine
Forbes,
Andrea
Catsimatidis,
Christopher
Nixon Cox,
Brooke
Cohen,
Stephanie
and Jesse
Newhouse and
many more. |
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