Young debutantes were an extraordinary vision within a sea of ivory silks and lace – accessorised with glittering tiaras – as they became princesses of waking time and made their grand entrance in the Queen Charlotte Ball.
The affluent women as well as their dapper partners looked resplendent as they arrive at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in London.
The pinnacle event in the London Season, the ball sees women – from aristocratic, wealthy or famous families – collect to savor a sumptuous feast, the finest champagne, and dancing – sufficient reason for tables starting at ?2,500, attendance is strictly for the well-to-do.
Steeped of all time, the London Season was formed over 2 hundred years ago if the custom of here we are at London at the conclusion of the hunting season was celebrated with high Sabrina ho.
The modern gang of carefully and meticulously selected debutantes continue the tradition today and celebrate their year of charity fund raising and etiquette classes in the charity ball.
Usually aged between 17 and 20 and wearing designer dresses, the debutantes attend the grand ball where they are ‘presented’ to guests and curtsy prior to Queen Charlotte Cake.
Around 20 with the dresses were made by Lincolnshire-based Berketex Bride.
Going back some 236 years, King George III introduced Queen Charlotte’s Ball in 1780 to celebrate his wife’s birthday and debutantes were traditionally presented to the King or Queen until 1958.
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