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A Most Enjoyable Evening
O
n Tuesday 3 July Marie
Curie Cancer Care
hosted its 27th Private view
of the Summer Exhibition at
the Royal Academy of Arts.
guests were treated to free-
flowing Champagne and
mouth-watering canapes
provided by Rhubarb caterers.
A warm welcome was given by
Meredith Niles, Executive
Director of Fundraising and
Engagement at Marie Curie,
before the Live Auction
commenced led by Philip
Mould OBE. In addition, a
silent auction and raffle was
held on the evening, which
were supported by a number of
well-known artists who donate
a piece of their work to the
event. More than £168,000
was raised from the evening for
Marie Curie services.
The sold-out evening offered a
bustling atmosphere where
700 people enjoyed the Royal
Academy’s 250th Summer
Exhibition curated by Grayson
Perry. Supported by PWC, the
A loud, bright, densely hung display.
also enjoyed the opportunity to
visit the newly opened The
Vaults, The McAuley Gallery
and Weston Studio, as well as
The Great Spectacle Exhibition.
The exhibition itself didn’t
disappoint, the celebratory
show offered a loud, bright,
densely hung display of 1,300
hugely varied artworks. Guest’s
A very successful auction.
For 70 years, Marie Curie
Cancer Care has been
delivering expert care,
guidance and support to
people living with terminal
illness and their families,
ensuring that they can make
the most of their time together.
AMELIA BARRETT
Above & Below Right: The show
included a number of unique
flypasts.
A
record crowd of 185,000
people enjoyed a feast
of flying as the Royal
International Air Tattoo
staged international
celebrations marking the
Royal Air Force’s Centenary
at RAF Fairford. In total, 302
aircraft from 43 air arms
representing 30 nations
attended the airshow, of
which 121 took part in the
flying display.
Among the flying display
highlights were a number of
unique flypasts. A special
tribute to the legendary 617
‘Dambusters’ Squadron saw
the iconic Lancaster bomber
from the Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight fly in formation
with the squadron’s current
aircraft, the Tornado, and the
RAF’s new state-of-the-art F-
35B Lighting II. Another flypast
featured nine RAF Typhoons in
formation as part of centenary
celebrations.
In the static aircraft park there
were examples of aircraft from
around the world including
debut appearances by the
Embraer KC-390 from Brazil,
the Kawasaki C-2 from Japan
and HH-101A CaeSAR tactical
helicopter from the Italian Air
Force.
Among the Royal guests in
attendance at the Ait Tattoo
were HRH the Duke of Kent,
Patron of the RAF Charitable
Trust; HRH Prince Michael of
A record crowd.
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Kent; HRH The Princess Royal
and HRH Prince Feisal bin Al
Hussein of the Jordanian Royal
Family.
Air Tattoo Chief Executive Andy
Armstrong said he was
delighted that so many people
had turned up to celebrate the
RAF’s Centenary at RAF
Fairford. He said “This year’s
airshow has been many years
in the planning and I think my
team, including our amazing
army of 1,500 volunteers,
really delivered something
special to the nation.
“We’ve enjoyed some
spectacular flying in glorious
sunshine and a superb range
of entertainment on the
showground”.
Next year’s Air Tattoo takes
place on July 19th – 21st,
2019.
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