▁bre wed ▁coffee ▁in ▁her ▁gaz eb o ▁and ▁offered ▁mart in is ▁to ▁journal ists ▁and ▁photograph ers ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁incident . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁trial ▁of ▁William ▁Kennedy ▁Smith , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁family , ▁drew ▁international ▁media ▁attention . ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁comm itting ▁ra pe ▁at ▁La ▁Guer ida , ▁but ▁a ▁trial ▁at ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁County ▁Court ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁acqu itt al ▁on ▁December   1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Another ▁notable ▁mayor , ▁Paul ▁I ly in sky , ▁son ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁D mit ri ▁Pav lov ich ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁he ir ess ▁Aud rey ▁Em ery , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁in ▁February   1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁population ▁pe aked ▁at ▁ 1 0 , 4 6 8   people ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0   c ensus , ▁with ▁a ▁decl ine ▁to ▁ 8 , 3 4 8   people ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 3   percent . ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁celebrated ▁its ▁cent enn ial ▁on ▁April   1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 , 2 0 0   people ▁attended ▁a ▁para de , ▁with ▁the ▁para de ▁route ▁beginning ▁at ▁the ▁Flag ler ▁Museum ▁( White hall ). ▁Special ▁guests ▁included ▁then - C ong ress