He then compared the gathering of "love, faith and joy" to Mardi Gras — shortly after rioters breached the building and Ashli Babbitt was shot.

"We all knew it could happen at some point. Maybe at Mardi Gras. Maybe the Superbowl," Mr Albert said.

Princess Tiana, now a restaurateur, is throwing a Mardi Gras party, and we need to get there at once.

Set in New Orleans, it references slave plantations, segregation, Hurricane Katrina and police brutality, while simultaneously celebrating southern culture - from Mardi Gras and step-dancing to black cowboys and marching bands.

Their romance has inspired a Mardi Gras float, been referenced in Australia's education syllabus, and even featured in the Netflix series Atypical.