Picture with thanks to Jackie@Ka-BloomOrlando attended Sir Elton John's 10th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball to Benefit the 'Elton John Aids Foundation' on 26th June in Old Windsor, England.
630 party goers at £3,000 a head enjoyed a dinner of Oscietra caviar, stone black bass and a tranche of chocolates wrapped in gold leaf, music of the Beach Boys and an auction, including among the lots a field trip to Africa with Sir Elton and David Furnish which went for £1 million . An oil painting by Mark Quinn went for £900,000. A private photographic portrait sitting with Mario Testino raised £800,000, £200,000 ahead of a private dinner for six in New York with ex-President Bill Clinton.
In all, the auction raised £10 million for the Elton John Aids Foundation, bringing the total sum raised since the singer started his charity in 1992 to over £60 million.
