Gorbachev Party
J.K. Rowling stepped out with Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, last night to bid at an exclusive auction benefiting Mikhail Gorbachev's foundation. The Daily Beast goes behind the scenes.
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was one of the guests of honor at Mikhail Gorbachev's annual foundation gala.
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his granddaughter Anastasia Virganskaya, accompanied by actress Vanessa Redgrave (in a rare public appearance since the death of daughter Natasha Richardson) and Evgeny Lebedev, son of Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev.
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Tudors actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers and longtime girlfriend Reena Hammer.
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Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon and wife Yasmin Le Bon arrive alongside London Mayor Boris Johnson and wife Marina Johnson.
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One-time reality TV star and Rod Stewart's daughter, Kimberly Stewart.
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Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev, one of the hosts of the evening, and Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Evgeny Lebedev, Sabrina Guinness (heiress to the Guinness family and one-time girlfriend of Prince Charles), and Evening Standard editor Geordie Greig.
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Jazz singer and songwriter Jamie Cullum and his fiance, model and author Sophie Dahl.
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Scottish actor Dougray Scott of Desperate Housewives and Mission: Impossible II.
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The Marquess of Northampton's daughter Lady Emily Compton and Alexander Spencer Churchill.
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Masha Markova, who once accused Lindsay Lohan of stealing her mink coat from a friend's birthday party.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson, Anastasia Webster, Evgeny Lebedev, and jewelry designer Stephen Webster during dinner.
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Notorious party-thrower Charles Finch and Lucy Yeomans, editor of the U.K. Harper's Bazaar.
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French footwear designer Christian Louboutin and Sydney Finch.
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