This year it was in the library at Le Cirque. I think this is the third or fourth time I've been a guest. And each time, there is a lecture by Princess Michael of Kent . The princess' subject is always the history of royals. Princess Michael is as a speaker and a spinner of tales.
Royal history is always compelling.
There are always tragedies that belie the apparent triumphs of political power, architecture and material acquisition. The princess serves up the characters as if she were telling us about the neighbors down the hall. Well, not quite, but along those lines. This year's subject was Catherine de Medici . Alas, poor Catherine.