A royal wedding
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17. A royal wedding
Although we now know the ballet was a masterpiece in the making, Tchaikovsky was actually an inexperienced ballet composer, having only written ‘Swan Lake’ before 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Pictured: Rischgitz/Getty Images