The Tatler heroes gathered at the Bolshoi restaurant, decorated in spring style with willow, daffodils, and ranunculus invited to meet Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, who had specially arrived from Europe for a formal tea party. Socialites approached the declared “weekend chic” dress code seriously - Victoria Borisevich and Maria Vernik chose dresses with floral prints and posed against a corresponding floral background. Olga Thompson's daughters put on dresses in shades of pale pink, and Nadezhda Obolentseva, Yana Rudkovskaya, Olga Samodumova and Lyubov Inzhinevskaya, without saying a word, took out dresses in beige tones from the wardrobe.
The prince's plans had included a celebratory speech, which was canceled for a very simple reason: His Imperial Highness the Sovereign Heir-Tsesarevich spoke personally with all those present and wished everyone well and well-being. The socialites took the same tack - they congratulated each other on the Orthodox holiday, tasted treats from which the table almost burst, and discussed the upcoming holidays. Some people discussed the previous festivities: for example, Luka Zarkov accepted congratulations from Ekaterina Odintsova - for winning the Tatler Teen's "Most Stylish Teenager" rating.
The friendly tea-drinking dragged on for four hours. By 20:00 42 bottles of champagne were drunk and all the black caviar was eaten — the most persistent guests were Alexander Terekhov with Lyubov Inzhinevskaya and Svetlana Bondarchuk with Sergey Kharchenko - they were the last to leave the restaurant.
