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The American Friends of the Hermitage Museum had a special Board of Director’s trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, to celebrate the tricen- tennial of the city and to attend the first imperi- al banquet given at the Hermitage since the time of the Tsars. The evening honored HRH Prince Charles, beginning with a champagne and caviar reception in the courtyard, a performance by the Marunsky in the “Catherine the Great” theater, dinner in the Winter Palace and desert in the “Hanging Gardens,” a restoration project at the museum. D r. Mikhal Piotro v s k y, Director of the Hremitage treated Prince Charles and his guests to a special “chiming” of the Peacock Clock, a renowned tre a s u re. Guests included Board Members Betty Dolinsky, Remmel Dickinson, Stuart Gibson, Peter Schaefer and Kathleen Elizabeth Springhorn with her friends Helen Marx, Cathy Clay and John Neal. American Friends of the Hermitage Museum Remmel T. Dickinson, Kathlen Elizabeth Springhorn, Catherine Clayand, John Neal, Peter Schaefer, Bettye Dolinsky, Stuart Gibson and Helen W. Marx River Neva Cruisewith Hermitage “winter palace & “Catherine the Great” theatre in the ”Chiming of the Peacock Clock” Bettye Dolinsky,center and Peter Schaefer,left backgound. Julie Sylvester and Peter Schaefer with Prince Charles and Hermitage Director, Dr. Mikhail Piotrovsky Private tour of Prince’s quarters of the Champagne and Caviar Reception before ban- First dinner at The Hermitage since the Tsars seated formal banquet for 100 Marble Palace. Cathy Clay and John quet-Hermitage Courtyard. Kathy Springhorn guests. Remmel Dickinson and Kathy Springhorn Neal and Elena Getmanskaya Black Tie International • 13.

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