A STATELY SOIRÉE

A PERFECTLY SET TABLE, GUESTS DRESSED FABULOUSLY & KING-SIZE FOOD WAS ONLY THE TIP OF THIS ROYAL FEAST. HELLO! WAS INVITED!

- AISHWARYA DRAVID

Luxurious chandeliers, a silver thali dinner complete with Instagram-worthy floral arrangements, and candelabrum to set the mood. If you’ve ever wondered what a royal dinner party looks like, this is it. But, then again, this wasn’t like any other stately gathering. The guests here are young, impeccably dressed, and have incredible company. For HELLO!’s a special style issue, we wanted to push the gilded envelope just a little bit further and let our hair down with the country’s coolest young royals.

Hosts and brother and sister Sidhant and Shreya Bali (he owns the décor label Maison de Artisan, and their family owns the gorgeous restaurant 1135 AD in Amer Fort) threw the perfect dinner party for their royal friends. Sure, the food was delicious and then some, the outfits were grand, and the whole thing transcended you to a richer era, but there was laughter in the air, warmth in the room, and a knowing sense of belonging. Partly because of the easy and disarming rapport they all shared and partly because the guests of the hour are quite familiar with such social situations.