Quintessentially summer party
Well-known faces from the worlds of art, fashion, music and film – plus a number of good ol’ party folk sheltered from a summer evening of torrential rain inside Philips de Pury & Co for the Quintessentially Summer Arts Party. Guests downed Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut and a mixture of summer cocktails whilst admiring an eclectic range of installations which included Kirstie Macleod in her ‘Dreaming Dress’.
Photos by Morgan O'Donovan

Sophie Hunter

Ben Elliot & Katie Elliot

Fritz Von Westenholtz and Caroline Sieber

Idris Khan and Nick Hackworth

Illy Jaffar from Pernod Ricard and guest

Jaquetta Wheeler

Kirstie MacLeod

Nicky Haslam

Padma Lakshmi

Pippa Holt, Charlotte Sinclair, Annie Morris

Quintessentially Models

Sara P and Oscar Humpharies

Sophia Hesketh
GCT Ball
The grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea were transformed into a magical scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream as more than 400 revellers partied the night away at the summer ball for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (formerly The Game Conservancy Trust) organised by the Countess of Iveagh.
Photos by Alex Galbraith

Williams Buckhurst and Xenia Tolstoy

Alexander Mavros and Kate Wyvill

Bella Musgrove, Amber Aikens and Lucy Beaumont

Chloe Williams-Wynne and Paul Carlhom

Claire Troughton and Adam Dorian-Smith

Daisy Prince and Hugh Chisolm

Dominic Spencer-Churchill, Joanna Wood and Adam Dorian-Smith

Edward Haynes and Catherine Scott

Edward van Cutsem and Jessica Craig

Humphrey Voelcker and Camilla Straker

Luke Morgan and Laura Lopes

Max Luck

Nina Lopes, Charlie Macnicol and Kate Ruck-Keene

Pia Skogstrom and Charles Davies

Rosie Ruck-Keene

Sarah Nicholson and Emma Biadon

Sarah-Jane Boler

Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Countess Clare Iveagh

Tom Aikens and Lucy O'Donnell

Vocal quartet 'Teatro' A Alexander, J James, O Thornton and S Rahman-hughes
Celebrating The Resident
Archant Life London hosted a summer drinks party for friends and clients of its flagship magazines, The Resident and The Hill. The party took place in the idyllic setting of Kensington Roof Gardens and guests tucked into a BBQ lunch and plenty of bubbly. Photography by Emily Paine

Alex Hunter and Jeremy Moreton

Andrew Jack, Rowena Kenny, Paul Masters and Caroline Garstin

Charlie Noel-Buxton and Stuart Bailey

Mark Goldberg, James Baring, Nicolas Pierce and James Bailey

Johnny Hustler and Peter Rollings

Mario Bounas and Richard Wise

Sam Nash, Thierry Gilgenkrantz and Sam Harrington-Lowe

David Tomlinson and Friday Dalrymple

Lisa Davis and Esther Fieldgrass

Matthew Hobbes, Peter Rickenberg and Sophie Roberts

Kit Allen and Patrick Bullick

Simon Barnes, Davina Sabharwal and Kieran Ryan

Tamara Colton, Michael Wilson and Anthony Sharp

Andrew Everill and Lizzy Bowen

David and Vicky Rowntree and Lisa Davis

Linda Beaney, Ivor Dickinson and Lucy Morton

Ian Davis, Alison Hurcombe and Karen Clough

Andrew Scott, Patrick Bullick and Andrew Everill

Lisa Davis and Mark Kebble

Richard Wise, Mario Bounas, Nick Barrington-Wells and Leo Kaveh

Doug Hodgkinson and David Rowntree

Esther Fieldgrass and Theo Fieldgrass

David McKee and Daniel Corbett

Christian Aimes and Marie-Cecile Boulle
Boris Johnson Chelsea Physic Garden
It was a perfect warm summer’s evening for the Breast Cancer Haven garden party at Chelsea Physic Garden. Boris Johnson, fresh from election victory, was the guest of honour and guests basked in his glow whilst enjoying a glass of bubbly. The fundraiser made a brilliant £40,000 for the worthwhile charity
Photos by Alex Galbraith

Ali Reilly, Caroline Farrell and Saveria Callaghy

Andrew and Pamela Whitaker

Boris Johnson

Camilla and Dominic Trusted

Charlie Smurfit

David Seal and Michael Combe

Emma Kitchener-Fellowes and Julian Fellowes

Eva Penot and Wendy Coumantaros

Robyn Capstick, Vanni and Bonnie Vecchini

Sacha Colman and Lucinda Collison
Pimlico Road Street Party
The Pimlico Road was in carnival mood as locals and shoppers enjoyed the annual summer street party with a traditional Victorian carousel, jugglers and candy floss. The area’s interiors shops and art galleries all stayed open and welcomed visitors with a glass or two of celebratory Champagne
Photos by Chloe Paul

Alexander,Ali,Jago and Nikolai Von Moltke

Anna Cowie and Ed O'Donnell

Caroline Curtis Dolby and Rosemary Sethers

Dicky Von Wedel,P.S Williams and John Mountford

Hugh McKenna and Justin Van Breda

Jane,Scarlett and Teddy Caudwell-Burgess

Julia Gardiner and Stuart Sheahan

Monica W and Luna De Casanova

Philippa Gammell and Catherine Langdon
The Supper Club Ambassadors party
Tamsin Lonsdale hosted a Supper Club dinner party with two of her ambassadors, Edward Taylor and Pilar Boxford at Firehouse in South Kensington. Guests were welcomed with passion fruit martinis and caprioska’s before sitting down to get to know each other over supper. Photos by James Mason

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Eward Wycoff-Williams and Zara Simon

Harry Stourton and Ciara Parks

Hugo Wilson

Marissa Montgomery and Sophie Cross

Martha Freud Leo Pacarada

Pilar Boxford and Tamsin Lonsdale
Oliver Peyton's new restaurant
The sun shone as guests celebrated the launch of Oliver Peyton’s new restaurant,
The Lawn, with a Sunday summer barbecue and drinks party at Fulham Palace. Peyton’s new venture is housed within the historical palace, owned by the Bishops of London for more than 1300 years, taking over the space that used to be the Bishops’ drawing room to create an elegant restaurant.

Catherine Mansel and Henrietta Green

Oliver Peyton and Toby Young

Andrew Hale, David Heyman and Iain Softley

Charlie Peyton holding Connor, Stephanie Hale and son Milo

Gary Stillwell, Keely Garrett, Dr Brent van der Westhuysen

Ian McCurrach with Jamie Kerr and Angus and Archie

Kimberly Quinn with sons William and Lorcan

Nicky Carter with Jessica
120th Anniversary - Cadogan Hotel
Once home to the infamous Lillie Langtry and the scene fo Oscar Wilde's arrest, the Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street threw open its doors to the beau monde to celebrate its 120th anniversary and the completion of its refurbishment programme. Chelsea types and starry guests mingled over cocktails and canapes and enjoyed paintings by Pip Todd Warmouth on display at the party, courtesy of the King's Road Gallery

Sarah Goodall and Sergei Abramov

Stuart and Gill Corbyn

Gary Sykes and Alix Cussins

Jane Dobson and Soliman Khaddour

Catherine Chetwynd and Nicolette Amette

Linsey Brown and Lord Roberts Davidson

Fabio Gallo and Yasmin Mills

Tanya Baxter with Pip Todd Warmouth

Marie Helvin and Amanda Kyme

Carmen Bruegmann and Anthony Nevill

Matthew Paine

Lisa Snowden and Jenni Falconer

Mike Ramsden and Clare Runacres

Tracy and Russell Rose

Meg Matthews and David Fine

Robin Dutt

Lisa Bilton and Amber Aikens

Giorgio Veroni, Tamara Beckwith, Elisabetta Gregoraci and Flavio Briatore

Stuart Watts and Nikki Clarke
Augustina Boutique
Augustina Boutique in Knightsbridge celebrated the opening of its shoe department with a 20 per cent off party hosted by owner Cristina Burgess. Those in the stylish-know were more than happy to enjoy a glass of bubbly on West Halkin Street and take advantage of the discount on some of the chic accessories that Augustina is quickly becoming known for.

Mrs Laila Aitken and Miss Ela Kowalewska

Caroline Curtis-Dolby and Ms. Kate Lenahan

Lady Baillie, Mr. Anu Jain and Sir Adrien Baillie

Miss. Jess Hill and Miss. Sophie Goodhew

Miss. Lucy Monkes, Miss. Rebecca Martinez and Miss. Emma Parley

Miss. Rebecca Williams and Mrs. Jessica Moore

Miss. Vanessa Scott and Miss. Claire Ingle Finch

Mr. Mo Helmi and Miss. katia Winter
Christie's South Kensington
Hugh Edmeades, chairman and Nic McElhatton, deputy chairman and head of interiors sales, hosted a Champagne reception at Christie’s South Kensington, celebrating the recently refurbished front gallery salerooms and the launch of the new interiors sales category. The Style & Spirit Edition of the new sales was on view that evening and the party was a great success.
Photographs by James Looker, Christie’s Images Ltd 2008

Hugh Edmeades and Charles Plante

Ivor Lloyd, Mrs Elizabeth Mellows and Peter Horwood

Mary-Anne Taylor and David Linley

Peter Petrou, Jamie Sinai and Mr and Mrs Mati Sinai

Toby Woolley, Anna Evans, Mark Henry Lampe adn Helen Woolley
Quintessentially Party
Global luxury lifestyle group Quintessentially hosted The Feast of Albion at the Guildhall, an event that was a huge success and raised over £300,000 for The Soil Association. The organic and locally-sourced menu was created by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the five-course banquet was cooked by Mark Hix. There was music from Annie Lennox and an auction, including a last minute lot from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who threw in a sustainable sea fishing party on board Channel Chieftain, with a specialised sea-food cooking lesson by Hugh and Mark Hix. The prize went for £20,000 to musician Jamie Cullum.

Annie Lennox and Mick Jagger

Ben Elliot

Henry Wyndham

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and Mark Hix

Jemima Khan, Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli

Jo and Leah Wood

Jonathon Dimbleby and Monty Don

Patrick Cox and Lisa B

Richard. E Grant

Sophia Hesketh

Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum

Tara Bernard and James Archer

Tom and Sarah Parker Bowles

Trinny Woodall

Zac Goldsmith
Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche was the venue for a charity fund-raising dinner for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Michel Roux Jnr hosted the dinner, creating a special five-course menu for the evening. The event raised £63,000 for the charity.
Photographs by Alex Galbraith

Mr and Mrs Guy Sangster

Mr and Mrs Jeremy Bull

Mr and Mrs Jonathon Marks

Mr and Mrs Mark Swallow

Mr and Mrs Michael Slade

Mr and Mrs Richard Cave

Mr and Mrs Tim Lake

Mr and Mrs William Asprey