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Mouvet and Walton completed a number of other dances and Mary indicated disappointment that a tango was not demonstrated as she had never seen one before. The couple then performed an impromptu seven-minute dance for the queen. In deference to the audience, Walton chose not to wear the usual tango
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had been conducted in Italy without the permission of his parents and was illegal under
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and supper was served in a marquee on the south terrace. The marquee, which overlooked the lake, was decorated with coloured draperies and gold mouldings. During the ball a tango was danced.
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