Elizabeth Hurley in Chopard

Princess Beatrice, Sarah Ferguson and Princess Eugenie

For the 13^th year running, Sir Elton John and David
Furnish opened the doors of their splendid Old Windsor home for the
legendary White Tie & Tiara Ball,
organised in partnership with Chopard. The starry evening drew
guests – who ran the gamut from celebrities to British royalty – into the world of iconic 70’s science-fiction films and their portrayal
of a distant future set in space. The night featured futuristic film
projections as a back-drop for sparkling Chopard jewels, a trip past a floral
sculpture of the “Planet Chopard” and other intergalactic delights.

Sir Elton John wearing a pendant with a stunning 260cts emerald cabochon, a diamond and emerald watch
from the Elton John watch collection, diamond cuff links and diamond stud. David Furnish wore a beautiful
diamond watch and diamond cufflinks from the Ice Cube collection.

Anne Hathaway, Alexa Chung and Beth Ditto

Sir Elton John and George Michael

The festivities took place in a
marquees set up like a space ship lit by a magnificent projection of a full
moon. The theme was cemented by a moving
performance by Elton John, who transported the various luminaries present back to the 70’s with a
series of classic hits, before he was joined on stage by fellow pop icon George
Michael.

It was not all fun and games, though – a portion of the evening was also set aside for a charitable auction. Several exceptional lots were on offer,
resulting from the collaboration between Chopard, Gary Hume and
The Elton John AIDS Foundation. The pieces donated for the lot included a an Elton John Chopard watch with the sketch “Be
Firm” lacquered on the back case of the watch, a secret only to be seen by the
wearer.

Also on offer was the first piece of art by Raqib Shaw “Study for
Narcissus”, auctioned for £600,000. Two Audis R8 Spyders were auctioned for £250,000
each, before one was generously put back into the auction. There was also a trip
to see the work of the foundation with Sir Elton John and David Furnish to Cambodia which has become
something of a tradition at the White Tie and Tiara Ball.

Another highlight
was the charming Matthew Morrison who presented a unique lot: the unique chance
to be part of the Glee casting with a guest appearance on the hit television
show Glee -although the £180,000 raised could also be attributed to Matthew
Morrison promising a back massage to the winner – all in the name of raising important funds and awareness for Hiv and AIDS research.

Princess Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson, Dave Clark and Princess Beatrice

Camilla Al Fayedin Chopard

Anne Hathaway looked
stunning with pink drop sapphire briolette earrings and a white, yellow and
pink diamond line bracelet, all by Chopard

Caroline Scheufele wearing Chopard

Hayley
Atwell wearing Chopard emerald chandelier earrings
and a stunning emerald cuff bracelet

Alexa Chung chose a magnificent Toi & Moi ring in
white gold set with diamonds and 2 pear shaped yellow diamonds of 6.51cts and
7.12cts, a fancy-cut diamond bracelet and a Happy Diamond teddy bear pendant

Jamie Chung and Alexa Chung

Daphne Guinness

Matthew Morrison and guest

Chace Crawford

David Furnish, Chace Crawford and Matthew Morrison

Noomi Rapace and Ruth Wilson

Lara Stone, David Walliams and Tamara Eccelstone

Beth Ditto in Chopard

Elizabeth Hurley in Chopard

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