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Nobel banquet 2025 ends with dance in Golden Hall
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After a four-hour dinner in the Blue Hall, guests at the 2025 Nobel banquet have moved to the Golden Hall for dancing. The royal family mingles with the laureates but does not dance. The evening featured impressive food, speeches, and some etiquette breaches.
Clemens Graf von Hoyos, head of the German Knigge Society, has praised Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his good manners. In an interview with the Rheinische Post, he emphasized Merz's firm grasp of formal etiquette. He also spoke positively about the chancellor's ties featuring animal prints.