PICK OF THE PARTIES
THE OCCASION: Tusk Ball at the Natural History Museum in London. FLYING THE FLAG: Countdown star Rachel Riley wore an outfit in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, with a blue top and yellow skirt. She’s married to Russian Strictly pro Pasha Kovalev, who has spoken out against his country’s invasion of Ukraine. MAVERICK MOVE: Prince William is patron of conservation charity the Tusk Trust, but he chose to send a recorded video message to the ball so he could attend the Top Gun: Maverick premiere three miles away. Happily, his cousins Zara Tindall, 41, and her brother Peter Phillips, 44, ensured there was a royal turnout of sorts. LOVE APP-TUALLY: TV explorer Levison Wood, 40, said he was using dating apps to find love during the pandemic, and it seems he may have struck gold. He was accompanied by eco-campaigner Mia Hadrill, 31. PYTHON’S SQUEEZE: The party’s venue is the home of old fossils, but Monty Python star John Cleese, 82, stayed away, leaving his jeweller wife, Jennifer Wade, 50, to take her pal, Suzy Lewis.