Boodles Boxing Ball
The Boodles Boxing Ball is a society ball held in London.
Overview
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
- ^ a b Pulling no punches: Pippa Middleton and Nico Jackson lead the young royals as they attend Boodles Boxing Ball, The Daily Mail, 21 September 2013
- ^ a b c d e f Boodles: Boodles Boxing Ball
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b Boodles Boxing Ball 2013, Tatler, 23 September 2013