Continuing in our Palm Beach Chronicles, this week we pick up the thread of Henry M. Flagler, big time deal in the town, and the tragic history of his three wives: Mary Harkness, Ida Alice Shourds, and Mary Lily Kenan.

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We continue our investigation into Palm Beach this week with a journey into Henry M. Flagler and his hotels, The Royal Poinciana and The Breakers, that put this exclusive Florida community on the map, and investigate the urban legend of Palm Beach removing the laborers who built these magnificent buildings.

Last, we take a peek into the exclusive club scene with the details on The Everglades, The Bath and Tennis, and The Palm Beach Country Club. 

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In our continuing investigation into Dominick Dunne's coverage of the real Palm Beach, we journey into the life and love of Celia Lipton Farris. Famous at 15, married to the man who invents milk cartons, and a legendary society hostess, Celia's life and spiderwebs might surprise you!

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Oh my – we are working our way through some of the stories Dominick Dunne got a piece of in his investigations into this sunny fantasy land for the very wealthy.

In this episode, we sleuth around the stories of Susan H. Whitmore, the Listerine heiress, and Mollie Wilmot, who became famous in 1984 when a 200-foot-long tanker ran into her Palm Beach seawall.

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Continuing our investigation today, we move along to the gentlemen that Dominick Dunne touches upon in his April 1986 Vanity Fair 1986 investigation. There is a lot of unpack in this one! Douglas Fairbanks Jr. becomes a real celebrity around the island in his home, The Vicarage - not to be outdone by Paul Ilyensky, with his many connections into the high society scene. We conclude with a dive into Arndt Krupp sailing us through this leg of our journey with our man Nick, attempting to discover the real Palm Beach. 

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In our continuing discovery of Dominick Dunne's 1986 quest for the Real Palm Beach, we take a journey back into 1985, when Armand Hammer hosts The Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, for a charity ball at The Breakers on their way home from a very successful visit at the Reagan White House. You know it - it was the one that Princess Diana danced with John Travolta - but there is so much more to the story when the royal couple arrives in Palm Beach. Scandal ensues.

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In this episode, we investigate the most exclusive party in Palm Beach, The Coconuts. It is a New Years Eve ritual, enjoyed by a very privileged few. For a town mostly run by the ladies, this is the one night the men take over the gala in thanks to the Grand Dames. Something must be amazing out the event – it celebrated its 100th anniversary December 31, 2022. 

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It is a whole new season, investigators! This month we travel to one of the most exclusive, and wealthy, communities in the high society scene - Palm Beach, Florida. Dominick Dunne goes on a quest early in his Vanity Fair career that will continue through the years. This season posits the question: What is the Real Palm Beach?

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Further Reading

Fatal Charms: And Other Tales of Today, by Dominick Dunne (Amazon link)

The Women of Palm Beach, by Dominick Dunne, April 1986, Vanity Fair

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We conclude January with the conclusion of Kick Kennedy's story and her Kennedy family too, from 1940 onward. World War II is only one of the catastrophes playing out within this decade for the family. 

Included is all of Kick's arc, and well as her siblings, Joe Jr. and Rosemary too. What a legacy these three souls have - then and now. 

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Further Reading

Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter, by Barbara Leaming (Amazon link)

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Oh my, darlings - this week, we investigate the first part of Kick Kennedy's life, all very much attached to her parents and siblings. Kick is a joy, and so much connected throughout all the things we have covered in the months of our investigation. This episode includes Kick and the Kennedy family through 1940, right up to World War II, where so much will change for this American dynasty. 

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Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter, by Barbara Leaming (Amazon)

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