A lonely heiress finds herself on a cruise around the world.  After a year of heartbreaks, will she ever find her happily ever after?

December 1931, Barbara Hutton travels on the Empress of Britain on a 4 month world cruise hoping she will find love in the end.  She reminisces over the last year and a treasure hunt at Jean Patou’s home with Prince Alexis Mdivani, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, and Elsa Maxwell. Meanwhile divorce proceedings in Latvia are attempted by Edward McLean against Evalyn Walsh McLean and Princess Ava Alice Murial Astor Obolensky against Prince Serge Obolensky.

Other people and subjects include: Jean Patou, Prince of Wales, Viscountess Thelma Morgan Furness, Phil Plant, Latvia divorce, Washington Post, Hope Diamond, Prince Girolamo “Jerome” Rospigliosi, Marian Snowden, world cruise, treasure hunt, reconstructing events, discovering new information and correcting timelines, listener habits, Danish grandmother & heiress, Belle Baruch, Sailing Baruch, Jr., Bernard Baruch

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The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book by Discovery Lair.  There are 50 hand drawn illustrations mostly inspired from the 1890s and features several outfits and activities ranging from debutantes, operas, outdoors, and play.  Available on Amazon in the Books section, the link will be available in the transcript and the News | Events section at asthemoneyburns.com. 

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics

Section 2 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s

Section 3 Music: If This Is Only The Beginning by Billy Ternent, Album Elegance

End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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