Boodles Boxing Ball
The Boodles Boxing Ball is a society ball held in London.
Overview
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The ball organised by James Amos, director of Boodles, nightclub owner Charlie Gilkes, Hugh Van Cutsem, Jez Lawson, Bear Maclean, Alice Beaumont and Alex Macewan.[1][2][3]
History
The first ball took place in 2002.[2] The second and third events event were held in 2006 and 2008 and both were attended by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry.[2]
In 2012, the ball benefited the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust, which commemorates Lt Dougie Dalzell's death in Afghanistan.[2]
On 21 September 2013, the ball took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was attended by Harry, Prince of Wales, Pippa Middleton, Princesses Beatrice and Eugene, Zara Phillips, Katherine Jenkins, Guy Ritchie, James Blunt, the entire Branson family, James Haskell.[6] The ball raised £200,000 for the Starlight Children's Foundation.[2]
References
- 1 2 Pulling no punches: Pippa Middleton and Nico Jackson lead the young royals as they attend Boodles Boxing Ball, The Daily Mail, 21 September 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boodles: Boodles Boxing Ball
- 1 2 Pregnant Zara Phillips joins cousins Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for high-society ball, Hello Magazine, 22 September 2013
- ↑ Deni Kirkova, The coy Royal: Harry joins Beatrice, Eugenie, Pippa and Zara at Boodles Boxing Ball (but did he spend any time with stunning girlfriend Cressida?), The Daily Mail, 22 September 2013
- ↑ Cally Squires, Stockbrokers get socked at Boodles Boxing Ball, City A.M., 23 September 2013
- 1 2 Boodles Boxing Ball 2013, Tatler, 23 September 2013