What Is Mardi Gras?
8. Good Enough for Royalty
Mardi Gras is a lot of fun and pretty much anybody can get involved. News of the festivities also travels far and wide, and people will often travel long distances in order to reach their closest Mardi Gras. Some people will travel very far indeed, including those at the highest levels of society.
In 1872, the Grand Duke Alexis Romanov Alexandrovich made the journey from Russia all the way to Louisiana, just because he wanted to take part in the fun. The Duke was the heir apparent to the throne but even for royalty, the journey would have been a long one, but that was not enough to stop him.
