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The 28th
Annual Royal Savoy Ball: On Saturday
night in December, some 300 guests
gathered at an historic private club in
New York City for a resplendent evening
of dancing and charity.
Under the patronage and
presence of His Royal Highness Prince
Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, who
holds the titles of Duke of Savoy,
Prince of Piedmont, and Prince of
Venice. HRH Prince Dmitri of
Yugoslavia chaired the celebratory
evening which was held to honor
Robert and Francesca Agostinelli and
benefitted the American Italian
Cancer Foundation (AICF). The
foundation
provides free cancer
screening for underserved communities, a
free mobile Mammogram Bus, advances
early detection, supports medical
research, and offers hope
where it is most needed.
In a statement concerning
the 28th annual Royal
Savoy Ball, Prince Emanuele
Filiberto di Savoia noted that “What
distinguishes the Dynastic Orders of the
House of Savoy is that they are not only
institutions of honor — they are, above
all, a family. A family that supports
one another, grows together, and keeps
alive the flame of tradition and renewal
— a flame that must continue to guide
future generations.” His cousin Prince
Dimitri of Yugoslavia Ball Chairman
added: “The Royal Savoy Ball was an
evening full of inspiration, celebration
and philanthropy in support of the Savoy
Foundation's mission - Chivalry for
Children's Causes - and a welcome
event for new knights and dames entering
the Savoy Orders through the American
Delegation of Savoy Orders. Our mission
is to promote the well-being of
children, to provide hospitaller aid and
to advance the thousand-year history of
the Savoy Orders through support of
scholarships and educational
initiatives.”
In the words of IACF
Board member and honoree Francesca
Agostinelli, “To
all of you who are here to celebrate
with us, to support this meaningful
cause, and to share in this
unforgettable evening: Thank you. Your
presence, your generosity, and your
spirit of solidarity mean more than I
can express. I am deeply grateful,
deeply humbled, and deeply inspired.”
Robert Agostinelli
added that “The
American Italian Cancer Foundation is
simply an extension our philosophical
approach to life: each and every one of
us are duty bound to follow in the noble
steps of the House of Savoy line and
share the values at the very core of the
human condition.”
Throughout the night,
music by Alex Donner and his
orchestra added the perfect notes of
harmony and exuberance. Guests danced
until past midnight. Royalty danced
alongside of knights, dames, and
charity-minded notables attired in their
finest.
Distinguished guests
included
His Royal
Highness Prince Emanuele Filiberto di
Savoia,
HRH Prince Dmitri of
Yugoslavia,
Robert
and Francesca Agostinelli,
Adriana Abascal,
H.S.H. Princess
Dorothée-Anastasja d’Arenberg,
Duke and Duchess
of Medinaceli,
S.A. Princess Caroline
Murat,
H.E. Don Marco de Guadamillas y
Cortés, Prince Dushan of
Yugoslavia, Princess Valerie of
Yugoslavia,
Prince Giacomo Massimo,
Her Imperial Highness Princess Saba
Kebede, Prince Ermias
Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie,
Marcello Tallarigo, Baron di Zagarize e
Sersale,
Sergio Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Leandro
and
Paloma Infantino,
H.H. Dr. Prince Mario Max Schaumburg
Lippe,
Alejandra Cicognani, Samir Nikocevic,
Shannon Getty,
Michael La Civita, Marie Sophie Brugsch
and Ginevra Bulgari.
AFSO Board
Members were CEO Cav. Gr. Cr. Dott.
John Laurent J. Gelati,
Frank J. Desiderio, Frank Craparo,
Anthony Viscogliosi, Thomas Pecora, Dama
Gr. Cr. Vivian Cardia
and
Daniel J. McClory.
Sponsors
Uff. Katsutoshi Tanaka
and Hon. William Martini,
Dama Gr. Cr. Vivian Cardia
and Comm. Thomas and Janice
Pecora, Cav. Gr. Cr. Avv. Frank and
Barbara Desiderio, Cav. Gr. Cr. Dott.
Daniel J. McClory, Dama Gr. Cr.
Florentina McClory, Cav. Gr. Cr. Dott.
John Laurent J. Gelati, Cav. Samuele
Tinaglia, Cav. Dott. Frank Craparo,
Richard and Donna Soloway, Helene David-Weill,
Stewart F. Lane
and Bonnie Comley,
Margaret Langenberg and
Cecile David-Weill.
Ball Chairman HRH
Prince Dmitri of Yugoslavia,
Vice Chair Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Dinner
Committee Chairs Sharon Bush, Janice
Pecora and Mary Snow and
Event
Chair Carole
Bellidora Westfall.
Other notables are
Barbara Tober, Jacqueline Weld
Drake, Jean Shafiroff,
Maria
and Ken Fishel,
Sharon Bush, Tracy Amon, Bianca de la
Garza, Linda Fargo, Barbara Winston,
Maribel Lieberman, Vanessa Noel,
Cristina Aibino, Keiko Aoki, Tina
Beriro, Martha Bograd, Clifford
Brokaw, Giancarlo Bruno, Chele and
Richard
Farley, Alex Choueiri, Beltran
Corneille,
Miss New York USA Christiana
DiNardo, Søren Felden, Greta Fisdell,
Dr. Ana Franceschi,
Olga
Franco, Lee Fryd, Kanna Fujita, Michèle
Gerber Klein, Penny Grant, MD, Tristan
Gretzky, Dr. Sharde Harvey, Sylvia
Hemingway, Stephen Hofmeister, MD,
Fox Media’s Jennifer
Johnson,
Kari Jonassen, Roy Kean, Mario
Kranjac, KM, Chris Lando, Cav. Gr. Cr.
Rev. Michael Langford-Stokes, Steven
Langman, Sarah Lopatin, MD, Jack
and Hyela Makoujy,
Dr. Lorenzo and Andea Mannelli, Behzad
and Nazanin Mansouri, Christopher
Mason, Amy McGraw,
Dr. Carly McIlvaine York,
Timothy Messman, Ruth Miller, Mar and
William Morosse, Cassilda Motte, Mai
Murakami, Christine Mortimer Biddle,
Ann Paskor, Sterling Kromas, Ellie Razmjoo,
Patricia Cossutta, Puly Rincon, Marc
Rosen, Arnie and Paola Bacchini
Rosenshein, Susan Gutfreund, Robert
Ruffolo, Ann Van Ness, Catherine
Sabino, Nicola Serragiotto, Steven
Shalowitz, Eniko Mara and Stephen
Somkuti, MD, Brian Stewart, Kimberly
Tambascia, Uff. Katsutoshi Tanaka, Cav.
Samuele Tinaglia, Sr., Jovan Todorovich,
Antoine Turzi, Ilona Velez, Jimena
Villalinga, Diego Villalonga Abascal,
Marilyn Wagner, Christopher Walling, Areta
Warren, Michael Yasenack, Susan
Ziegler, Marie Sophie Brugsch, Alejandra
Cicognani
and
Samir
Nikocevic.
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