Boodles Boxing Ball
The Boodles Boxing Ball is a white-collar boxing society ball held in London.
Overview
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The ball is organised by James Amos, director of Boodles, the nightclub owner Charlie Gilkes, Hugh Van Cutsem, Jez Lawson, Bear Maclean, Alice Beaumont and Alex Macewan.[1][2]
History
[edit]The first ball took place in 2002.[1] The second and third events were held in 2006 and 2008 and both were attended by Prince William, Catherine Middleton and Prince Harry.[1]
In 2012, the ball benefited the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust, which commemorates Dalzell's death in Afghanistan.[1]
On 21 September 2013, the ball took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.[1][2][3][4] It was attended by Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara Tindall, Katherine Jenkins, Guy Ritchie, James Blunt, the entire Branson family and James Haskell.[4] The ball raised £200,000 for the Starlight Children's Foundation.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Boodles: Boodles Boxing Ball". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ a b Pregnant Zara Phillips joins cousins Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for high-society ball, Hello, 22 September 2013
- ^ Cally Squires, "Stockbrokers get socked at Boodles Boxing Ball", City A.M., 23 September 2013
- ^ a b "Boodles Boxing Ball 2013", Tatler, 23 September 2013