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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Claudia Cockerell

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Surprise protests and pink champagne inside the british museum ball - The Untold Story

Lady Kitty Spencer, Natasha Poonawalla, Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, Lady Eliza Spencer and Lady Amelia Spencer attend the British Museum Ball - (Dave Benett)

No stone was left unturned for the British Museum’s pink-themed ball, an inaugural fundraiser that was billed as London’s Met Gala. There were enormous floral installations, while tables were festooned with dahlias and roses. Bars serving pink champagne were bathed in a rosy glow, and guests were bedecked in shades from peony to puce.

The guest list was a cross section of cultural and political powerhouses, as well as socialites, aristocrats and wealthy international elites.

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