A royal wedding
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16. A royal wedding
The whole final Act of the ballet is given over to (another) royal party – this time to celebrate the Prince and Princess’s wedding. A whole cast of fairy tale characters appear including Puss in Boots, the Blue Bird, Little Red Riding Hood and even the Big Bad Wolf. Pictured: Josua Hoffalt as the Prince and Ludmila Pagliero as Princess Aurora. Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images
