Last evening, as garden-loving Brits gandered by means of the sprawling stands of the Chelsea Flower Show with Pimms in one hand and sprigs of florets in the different, a gathering of London’s most grand and beautiful congregated at sceney Somerset bolthole, The Newt’s ephemeral London home-from-home at the occasion for a bodacious banquet of superb fare in the grounds of the Royal Chelsea Hospital.
On the guestlist? Grande dames Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall held court docket underneath the cover of forest inexperienced parasols, whereas Oasis scions, Anaïs and Lennon Gallagher oozed with London-cool in the gorgeous eating suite. And on their backs? Burberry, after all! Indeed, the famed British heritage home teamed up with bucolic-bliss hotspot, The Newt, to carry collectively the worlds of flowers, fashion and distinctive home-grown meals for an evening of eating decadence and dazzling style. Jagger donned a silken pair of pyjamas brushed with a floral motif which was impressed by the blooms of Highgrove (how very stately!), whereas Buccaneers hearthrob Guy Remmers stored it slick in a terracotta-hued trench, and that identified and adored creamy examine print discovered its approach upon the likes of Erin O’Connor, Ncuti Gatwa and even Jennifer Saunders (now that really is Absolutely Fabulous).
