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The London Season Academy Inaugural Etiquette Seminar at Emirates Towers, Dubai
The London Season Academy held its first etiquette seminar in Dubai last Friday November 15th, at Emirates Towers. Chairman Mrs. David Hallam-Peel gave the debutantes and participants a general introduction about etiquette, after that HRH Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia and Mr. Aubin Dupree will discussed the importance of etiquette in the modern world and the importance of social introduction. Participants also joined Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset and the Chairman Mrs. David Hallam-Peel for a British tea ceremony. Finally Sir Tobias Clarke and the Vice Chairman Mrs. Jonathan Woodall concluded the seminar by educating about their expertise on table manners and behavior at a dinner party.
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Debutante Fathers’ Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, London 9th September 2013
A private dinner for the fathers of the current year’s debutantes at the Athenaeum Club.
Venue
The Cavalry and Guards Club, London
Date
9th September 2013
Charity
Private Champagne Party
Each year the debutantes hold their own fund raising event for the charity focus of the year. During the evening of the event, debutantes auction the items they have procured , this year on behalf of SOS Children’s Villages International. The debutantes act as hostesses for the evening, make speeches and put into practice their newly acquired expertise.
Venue
The RAF Club
Date
London 15th September 2013
Charity
SOS Children’s Villages International
Partners
The Queen Charlotte’s Ball
At the beginning of each academic year, parents and potential debutantes are invited to attend interviews at Boodles, St James. Girls are chosen based on their interest in helping with the charity focus for the year and whom the committee feels would benefit from the events of the year. Debutantes embark on a one-year programme of etiquette classes, and charity events crowned by the world famous Queen Charlotte’s Ball in which they appear in white gowns and jewels lent by eminent couturiers and jewellery houses. At one time, this ball introduced the daughters of the British nobility to potential husbands. Today, officially, the focus is not on marriage but on giving ambitious girls the opportunity to further their careers and develop in social confidence.
Venue
London
Date
26th October 2013
Charity
SOS Children’s Villages International
Partners
Picture Gallery
News Coverage
“Debutantes make their high society debut at Queen Charlotte’s Ball” NY Daily News, October 30, 2013
“Meet the London debutantes of this year’s Queen Charlotte’s Ball” The Vancouver Sun, October 29, 2013
“Debutantes at Queen Charlotte’s Ball” The Telegraph, October 29, 2013
“Meet the London debutantes of this year’s Queen Charlotte’s Ball” Calgary Herald, October 29, 2013
“Noble gestures: Queen Charlotte’s debutante ball – in pictures” The Telegraph, October 31, 2013
“Fit for a fairy tale: Chosen young ladies enter high society in style” NBC News, October 29, 2013
Shanghai International Debutante Ball with Chaumet
Following the pre WWII tradition, The London Season recreated the concept of debutantes’ balls and helped Shanghai to revive the tradition. The first new International Debutante Ball was held in January 2012, becoming the new status symbol in the city.
Venue
The Peninsula, Shanghai
Date
7th, January 2012
Partners
News Coverage
“High society meets Shanghai society as China hosts the first Debutante’s Ball” The Telegraph, January 8, 2012
“Chaumet Shanghai International Debutante Ball” First Post, October 26, 2013
“Chaumet Deb Ball Returns at The Peninsula” Vantage Shanghai, January 15, 2013
“Debutante ball bounces back” China Daily, January 10, 2012
The Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London 14th September 2012
The debutantes of 2012 prepared for the finale of their year as debutantes at Queen Charlotte’s Ball at One Whitehall Place. The Queen Charlotte’s traditional giant cake was made in house by the chefs at One Whitehall Place and carried in by serving officers from the RAF, to be cut by the debutante of the year, Talitha Piggott.
Venue
London
Date
14th September 2012
Charity
Partners
Kind Hearts and Coronets Ball, Dubai November 2012
In November, 2012, The London Season hosted its first three day event in Dubai, the highlight of which was the Kind Hearts and Coronets Ball at the Palace Hotel. The event is widely acknowledged as Dubai’s most glamorous and glittering ball to raise funds for SmileTrain Charity.
Venue
Dubai
Date
November 2012
Charity
Partners
The London Season Ball, The World, Dubai
The London Season has been offered an exclusive island on The World to host The London Season Ball on the World, with high profile guests personally invited from the UAE, the Middle East, UK and Europe. This ball will be restricted to approximately 100 guests to reflect the exclusivity of the private island. H.H. Princess Olga Romanov, Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset and members of the aristocracy from The London Season Committee will also attend as guests of honour; in addition to royals and dignitaries from Dubai and across the world.
As the resort is located on a privately owned island within the heart of world, the guests can enjoy the spectacular and breath-taking sunset of near mythical proportion from the most favorable spot of Dubai.
Venue
Date
14th November 2013
Charity
SOS Children’s Villages International
Schedule
Royal receiving line – guests will be personally greeted by our Royal Patrons
London’s Top Charleston dancers, Sophistication
Cocktail and Canapé reception, reflecting the ambiance of the 1920’s, by Emirates First Class Catering
Four course dinner with accompanying fine selection of beverages
Cabaret – British number one album star Jahméne Douglas
Auction conducted by inimitable TV star Tom Urquhart, in support of SOS Children’s Villages International
Dancing to the Abu Dhabi Big Band
Headline Partner
Sponsors
Media Partners
Entertainment
Photography
Styling
Event Conceptualisation
Jennie Hallam-Peel / Organizer / The London Season
Patricia Woodall / Organizer / The London Season
Denise Horne / Event Management / Red Dog Events
Jarmila Nikodijevic Fryntova / Creative Direction / Al Tamimi Investments
Picture Gallery
News Coverage
“The London Season Ball in Dubai” Gulf Connoisseur, November 16, 2013
“The debutante ball in the desert: Dubai launches its own society event where young girls mix with eligible men on private island” Gulf Connoisseur, November 17, 2013
“Royal training: Debutantes have a ball in Dubai” Emirates247, November 18, 2013
“Debutantes step out in Dubai” The Telegraph, November 18, 2013
“The London Season Opens An Etiquette Academy And Holds An Inaugural Ball In Dubai” Maktoob, November 18, 2013
The London Season: Dubai 2012
A Closer Look: John Boyd Hats at the Berkeley Dress Show 2012
