Peace

A party at the palace! Three days of festivities for HRH Crown Prince Alexander, his 70th birthday. 

I was so excited I immediately wanted to share it with my friends.

When I first arrived in New York City as a teenager I attended parties, invitations bespattered with dubious titles in fancy script. These parties were public and you could bring whomever you wanted, the more the merrier. The ‘success’ of these parties were the ratio of guests to press. The goal being getting your photo taken and your name mentioned on Page 6.

I once brazenly crashed the birthday party of a famous rockstar and because it happened also be my birthday that night instead of throwing me out they included me and pretended the birthday was also for me.

For my cousin’s birthday I immediately invited my favorite friends. I wanted to share the fun.

When the time came to submit my guest list it was mortared. It was explained to me this was a private birthday party.

After downing sickening quantities of humble pie and disinviting people I love and care about and hurting feelings I never intended to hurt I went alone to the parties.

Except I wasn’t alone. Because in the last months I’ve met cousins, the sons of the Crown Prince. I’ve met his nephews who are also my cousins and we have all discovered that we are of the same tribe.

Not only I am not alone I am suddenly part of a family. This may sound banal to you, but I’ve been adrift a long time, which may explain why I am so bonded to my friends.

This was an incredible experience for me. Not just because the setting was unimaginably beautiful, the real thing is seamless refined perfection but more important and something I didn’t even know to wish for I was surrounded by loving family. They welcomed me in and I wanted to be there.

I seem to be the last to have learned this but life is about love. Family is love. Love is home. I’ll be staying.

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4 thoughts on “Peace

  1. ARTICLE:
    I once brazenly crashed the birthday party of a famous rockstar and because it happened also be my birthday that night instead of throwing me out they included me and pretended the birthday was also for me.

    ME:
    I like this

  2. My God – You look about 12 ! And absolutely stunning with it. Yes Yes Yes – Life IS all about LOVE and you have certainly found that here kiddo – together with a decent amount of money- just to help spread the joy a little !

    I’m so pleased that you chose to share this wonderful and enlightening experience with the rest of us.

    Lovely !!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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