In what was dubbed the showbiz bash of the year, the couple welcomed friends old and new to Claridge’s, where they had enjoyed their 2002 nuptials. “It was fabulous,” says Joan Collins of the party, held on 17 February. “A perfect night.”
Joan wore a silver Jenny Packham gown, decorated with her Damehood Grand Cross, for the Art Deco-themed white-tie event. Old friends joining them included the Delevingne family and jewellery designer Theo Fennell. Other pals, such as Elizabeth Hurley and son Damian, Simon Cowell and partner Lauren Silverman, and Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon and wife Yasmin, mingled with the likes of the Duchess of York and Joan’s Dynasty co-stars Emma Samms and Stephanie Beacham.
In the ballroom, guests dined at tables named after Hollywood stars and Joe Pettitt and his LP Swing Orchestra played showtime classics.
