The annual charity fundraiser, ARK, drew over 900 financiers, an A-list actress and a multiple of socialites including the delectable Elizabeth Hurley, model Eva Herzigova and mayor Boris Johnson.
Held in Waterloo amid disused rail tracks, tables of 10 were going for up to £100,000 with raffle tickets an extra £5000. But the prizes aren't just any raffles prizes, ticket holders were up for the chance to win one of the five Damien Hirst painted Fiat 500's, or perhaps a trip for 27 people to Richard Branson's Necker Island.
The founder of ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) Arpad Busson who arrived with his fiancee, actress Uma Thurman said of the event:
"It was a very difficult decision. Was it appropriate to have such a gathering at this time? We agonised for a while but what prevailed in the end is the work that we're doing for the children.
'That, it seems to me at a time of cutbacks across every economy, is more important than ever."
ARK proceeds goes towards six inner city academy schools across the UK. The charity has raised £120 million since it started in 2002.
By Michelle Cooper
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