Boodles Boxing Ball

The Boodles Boxing Ball is a society ball held in London.

Boodles Boxing Ball 2013

Overview
Boodles Boxers
Boodles Boxing Ball Committee

The ball is organised by James Amos, director of Boodles, the nightclub owner Charlie Gilkes, Hugh Van Cutsem, Jez Lawson, Bear Maclean, Alice Beaumont and Alex Macewan.[1][2]

History

The first ball took place in 2002.[1] The second and third events event were held in 2006 and 2008 and both were attended by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry.[1]

In 2012, the ball benefited the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Lt Dougie Dalzell MC Memorial Trust, which commemorates Dalzell's death in Afghanistan.[1]

On 21 September 2013, the ball took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.[1][2]<[3][4] It was attended by Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara Phillips, Katherine Jenkins, Guy Ritchie, James Blunt, the entire Branson family and James Haskell.[4] The ball raised £200,000 for the Starlight Children's Foundation.[1]

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References
  1. "Boodles: Boodles Boxing Ball". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. Pregnant Zara Phillips joins cousins Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for high-society ball, Hello, 22 September 2013
  3. Cally Squires, "Stockbrokers get socked at Boodles Boxing Ball", City A.M., 23 September 2013
  4. "Boodles Boxing Ball 2013", Tatler, 23 September 2013
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