It is on the Bateaux Mouches of the Pont de l’Alma, on the Seine River in Paris, that the first Hughes Capet evening took place in 1994. A cocktail bringing together 150 guests was offered by Mr. Bruel, director of the Bateaux Mouches, during which HRH the Comtesse de Paris announced the first winner of the coveted award, who was none other than the Minister of Education of the French Republic, François Bayrou. A private dinner brought together for a cruise on the Seine HRH the Comtesse de Paris and Jacques-Henri Auclair, surrounded by HHRRHH Princes Sixte-Henri and Rémy de Bourbon-Parme, the Count of Bourbon-Busset, Princess Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre, André Castelot, Georges Bordonove, HH Prince Alain Murat and other personalities.