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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Robbie Griffiths

Londoner’s Diary: Summer parties shine a little less brightly in 2022

LONDON’S party scene is in limbo. The Serpentine Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum’s summer parties, both highlights of the social calendar, are much smaller this year.

The Serpentine said “in light of the global context” their summer party tonight will be a “private gathering” which will not go on late into the night. In previous years bashes boasted performances by Nile Rogers and Rita Ora. “This is very much a transitional year as we embark on a new chapter with this event” they said.

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