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Annual summer competitions and events are in full swing, and a once unfashionable heiress is now as notably stylish as a queen.

June 1932 brings lots of bad news that bleeds into July 1932 with Lindbergh kidnapping and hoax trials and the collapse of the Insull energy empire.Thus distraction and fascination is back on the wealthy as they enjoy their summer activities. Doris Duke makes fashionable statements at Royal Ascot and a dinner party.

Other people and subjects include: Nanaline Duke, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Daisy Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, James “Henry” Van Alen, Princess Mary McCormic Mdivani, Prince Serge Mdivani, Princess Mae Murray Mdivani, Prince David Mdivani, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey”, Vincent Astor, Helen Astor, Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick, Enzo Fiermonte, Cornelius “Neil” Vanderbilt IV, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Alice Vanderbilt, Countess Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney – Gertrude Vanderbilt, Virginia “Birdie” Graham Fair Vanderbilt, Caroline Astor, Mrs. M. Orme Wilson – Carrie Astor, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, William K. Vanderbilt, Harold Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt, Gloria Vanderbilt, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, Viscountess Thelma Morgan Furness, Queen Mary of England, Prince of Wales – Prince David – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Josephine Hartford Makarov, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Charles Lindbergh, Gaston Means, Violet Sharpe, John Hughes Curtis, Lindbergh kidnapping, fraud, hoaxes, Earl of Poulet, Bridget Poulet, Sam Insull, Insull energy empire collapse, John D. Rockefeller, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Mrs. “Syrie” Somerset Maugham, Liza Maugham, Constance Bennet, Garrow Greer, Dr. Wallace Murphy, all-white décor trend, Astor yacht Nourmahal, Chicago Civic Opera, Chicago, Newport, London, Royal Ascot, Buckingham Palace, royal garden party, 1932 Olympics, repetition device for reconnecting & familiarizing the past, synchronicity, rabbit holes, ties that bind, HBO’s The Gilded Age tv series, accolades change to criticisms, wealth and fame magnification of attention, schadenfreude, malicious envy, self-righteous indignation Titanic, Titan submersible, immigrant boat disaster, Hamish Harding’s son, Cardi B, Blink-182 concert, public humiliation and flogging, fishbowl microscope, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, social media posts, social blunders, scandal

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Extra Notes / Call to Action:

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Thursday, July 13th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to an end.

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-650766218277/

Thursday, July 20th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-650766308547/

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 1 Music: With Thee I Swing by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s

Section 2 Music:Ain’t She Sweet by Piccadilly Revels Band, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20s

Section 3 Music:Plain Mary Jane by Mrs. Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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