Apple Martin’s date chats with other women at ‘nepo baby’ ball after she rolls her eyes at him
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple made her debut into society on the arm of the dapper Count Leo Henckel von Donnersmarck at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris on Saturday – but she wasn’t the only girl he spoke to that evening.
In a new video, Count Leo, from the Austro-Hungarian noble family Henckel von Donnersmarck, was spotted chatting with two other ladies as they danced together at the party.
The clip, which was posted on TikTok by HSH Prince Alexandre d’Arenberg, showed curly-haired Leo, fully dressed in a suit, sipping a drink next to his friend and looking at the two girls.
He then slowly started approaching the two ladies, but it turned out that one of them was his sister. Lara Cosima von Donnersmarckwho wore a bejeweled dress and matching silver crown.
Dancing with her was Skye Wong, who recently graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge, and was a debutante at the ball last year.
In the new video, Leo could be seen getting close to Wong and smiling at her.
His sister, Lara, laughed at her as he appeared to be courting Wong.
Wong, whose parents are Andy and Patti, are the “millionaire offspring of Hong Kong’s big banks,” as Andy’s grandfather founded the Bank of East Asia, according to The independent.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple made her debut into society on Saturday on the arm of brave Count Leo Henckel von Donnersmarck at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris
Leo was seen chatting with his sister, Lara, and guest Skye Wong, who was a debutante at last year’s ball
Leo, pictured here with date Apple, is the son of film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Christiane Asschenfeldt, the first international executive director of Creative Commons
For this year’s ball, Wong was dressed in a champagne-colored silky dress with ruffles and a matching choker.
Last year, Wong attended the party in a long, bright red dress with detailing on the shoulder, designed by Vivienne Westwood.
She was invited as a guest this year and it is unclear exactly how long Wong and the Donnersmarck family have known each other.
Leo is the son of film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Christiane Asschenfeldt, the first international executive director of Creative Commons.
He is the descendant of a large and noble Austro-German family who were central figures of the Second Industrial Revolution and spearheaded technological innovations such as mild steel mills, three-height rolling mills and soda pulping in Germany.
He made his entrance next to Apple as the two danced together on the dance floor that evening.
Traditionally, the debutants are paired with a ‘cavalier’, often young men with a similar background, to make their grand entrance at the ball.
The Vanderbilt University student looked sensational in a sky blue Valentino Haute Couture dress, which featured ruffles and a large black bow at the waist.
For this year’s ball, Wong (left) was dressed in a champagne-colored silky dress with ruffles and a matching choker
She was invited as a guest this year and it is unclear exactly how long Wong and the Donnersmarck family have known each other.
The Vanderbilt University student looked sensational in a sky blue Valentino Haute Couture dress, with ruffled layers and a large black bow at the waist
Traditionally, the debutants are paired with a ‘cavalier’, often young men with a similar background, to make their grand entrance at the ball.
The dress, designed by Valentino’s Alessandro Michele, took 750 hours of hard work.
In addition to hitting the dance floor with her date, Apple also danced with her father, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who divorced mother Paltrow in 2016.
The two shared an adorable slow dance together.
Chris, looking sharp in a black tuxedo, took his daughter’s hand and led her back and forth, at one point looking her straight in the eyes.
During the adorable dance, Chris laughed and smiled, and even took his daughter for a quick spin as they showed off their moves.
They even hugged at the end when she gave her dad a sweet pat on the back.
Apple also appeared to smile at the adorable daddy-daughter moment.