15 months ago Elvira and Andrew with Baby Elsa left the UK to return to live in Australia. They are back briefly in London to sort out Elsa’s passport so tonight we caught up for dinner. It was great to see them but it was interesting to hear that they found that settling in Australia was taking some doing. Mostly it had to do with the fact that it was hard to find people who could relate to their experiences in the UK. I could kind of understand what they mean – sometimes people who haven’t come over to live in the London get this glazed look on their face when you talk about life over here. I get the sense that they are seriously considering coming back here! However, there was some other news – they’re trying for a second baby. Yay!
Daily Archives: November 2, 2009
Women of Rock
Straight from the airport to the Royal Albert Hall I met up with Rache to attend the Women of Rock concert. The concert was being held in support of the annual PINKTOBER program to raise money for breast cancer research. This year’s recipient was the Caron Keating Foundation. With a giant cast of performers we were very surprised to find that the Hall wasn’t full at all. We were seated in the upper circle but usher came along to ask if we wanted to upgrade our seats. We decided to stick to our seats as we had the “front” row so wouldn’t have anyone in front of us to block the view.
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Performers and presented tonight included Jamelia, Gloria Hunniford, Nerina Pallot, Zoe Lucker, Bananarama, Vanessa Phelps, N – Dubz, Lilia Kopolova, Escala, Kate Thornton, the Cast of Mamma Mia, Caprice, Joss Stone, Melinda Messenger, Carrie Ellis, Janet Ellis, Sharon Corr, Angela Rippon, Mel C, Hamish Dodd, and of course the legendary Bonnie Tyler.
It was a fantastic night. Great performances especially from Joss Stone (she performed with no shoes!) and Mel C. Bonnie Tyler was a bit rought at first but soon hit her stride. Escala were dramatic and Jamelia brought it – what a hot outfit, what nice legs!
Photos from the red carpet:
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Photos from the performance:
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