Guests paid up to £100,000 to be at the party. Boozy super-rich bankers, hedge-fund managers and property developers were among the crowd and they surged forward at every opportunity to get a glimpse of Kate.A guest said: “It was the most extravagant, ostentatious, over-the-top bash you can ever imagine with bankers splashing their cash like there’s no tomorrow. It was not the sort of occasion you would normally associate with royalty. But Kate and Wills took it in their stride like true professionals.”
The duchess wore a £3,835 rose pink sequinned Jenny Packham dress for the party, where tickets cost a minimum £10,000.
Wills was even wolf-whistled by female bankers as the expensive drink flowed. And vast amounts of cash was splashed at a charity auction with lots worth a combined £17.2million.
The extraordinary scenes left Kate and Wills a little shell-shocked when they arrived for the do on Thursday night, organised by Ark founder Arpad Busson. As Kate walked up the purple carpet, she spotted the Speedo-clad troupe of men and women who were acrobatically diving into a massive swimming pool to entertain guests.
She pointed at one man and was overheard declaring in astonishment: “Look at that, Will.” Her 28-year-old husband collapsed in fits of hysterics. Organisers had also built huge swings above the tables where acrobats performed a number of stunts just yards above the royal couple’s heads – like a scene from Moulin Rouge.
0 comments:
Post a Comment