Archive for the ‘Past Events’ Category
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