WHO’LL WIN GOLD FOR THE POSHEST PARTY?
HOB-NOB WITH ANGELINA AND BRAD
÷ VENUE: Victoria & Albert Museum this Wednesday HOLLYWOOD couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reported to have paid £22,000 for tickets to a party in aid of Sports for Peace. Guest of honour will be boxing legend Muhammad Ali whose presence has secured an A-list of celebrities including Michael Douglas and Catherine ZetaJones, actor Sir Christopher Lee and motor racing driver Lewis Hamilton. Rumours abound that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry might attend. The garden party will be followed by a black-tie dinner in aid of research into Parkinson’s disease. Guests will be invited to bid for Angelina’s diamond earrings.
OMEGA HOUSE PARTY, SOHO
÷ VENUE: An 18th century townhouse in Soho, a week on Thursday AS OFFICIAL timekeepers of the Games, the upmarket watch company promises a party that’s ‘out of this world’. The big attraction is Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon. He wore an Omega back then in 1969 and the party theme is ‘Outer Space’ — with the date specifically chosen to coincide with a full moon. A host of other former astronauts are expected, with other invitees including actress Nicole Kidman and socialite Jemima Goldsmith.
TORCH RELAY AFTER PARTY
÷ VENUE: The 300ft superyacht Caledonian in Docklands, this Thursday AFTER the Hyde Park Olympic Torch Finale Concert, the likes of Dizzee Rascal, the DJ Mark Ronson and The Wanted will be invited to perform. Later during the Games, the top deck has been rented out (at £75,000-a-night) by a film director and actors for a series of private parties. The Australian Olympic team will hold a separate party on deck to celebrate the country’s huge medal haul. Such optimists!
THE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
÷ VENUE: On a need-to-know
basis only MITT ROMNEY, the Republican presidential hopeful, will hold a private fundraiser among the wealthiest fellow countrymen who live in Britain or who are visiting London for the Games. Romney’s wife, Ann, will later go to watch the dressage where her horse, Rafalca, is competing. Meanwhile, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia will be in town after leading the U.S. Olympic delegation.
REGGAE PUMA PARTY
÷ VENUE: Brick Lane, East London, July 27 to August 12 REGGAE king Bob Marley’s daughter, Cedella, and Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, will be among those celebrating 50 years of Jamaican independence at this two-week party venue.