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Spectator Life celebrates its third birthday

Mr S was a guest at Spectator Life‘s birthday party at Belgraves. To mark the magazine’s third anniversary, party-goers including Princess Michael of Kent, Pippa Middleton, Rachel Johnson and Mick Hucknall joined editor Olivia Cole to raise a glass in celebration.

Mick Hucknall and Olivia Cole

Mick Hucknall and Olivia Cole

Gosford Park actress Camilla Rutherford stuck to water at the event, revealing to Steerpike that she is expecting her fourth child. Meanwhile over at the bar, Daily Politics‘s Jo Coburn reminisced about meeting her fellow guest Hucknall during her university days – something which the Simply Red singer struggled to remember.

While none of the publicity shy Tories tipped for success in this issue’s cover feature David Cameron’s secret A-List could summon enough bravery to attend the bash, Nicky Haslam was at least on hand to offer some political insight. When Mr S bumped into the interior designer, he was keen to share his thoughts on Ed Miliband’s looks. ‘He is just exceptionally beautiful,’ Haslam gushed, before declining to offer a verdict on David Cameron’s features.

Here is a selection of photos from the party, courtesy of Marcus Dawes.

Andrew Neil and Pippa Middleton

Andrew Neil and Pippa Middleton

Fraser Nelson, Rachel Johnson and Nicholas Coleridge

Fraser Nelson, Rachel Johnson and Nicholas Coleridge

Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent

Camilla Rutherford

Camilla Rutherford

Olivia Cole, Kim Cattrall and Andrew Neil

Olivia Cole, Kim Cattrall and Andrew Neil

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