collected photos and short reports from 2001

on the 'Desert' Rose Ball in Monaco

The Rose Ball is a yearly event in Monaco for the rich ones. Shirley Bassey and Gina Lollobrigida are among the regular guests.

from "HELLO!" magazine, issue April 17, 2001

The romance of the desert inspired the decor for this years Rose Ball, or Bal de la Rose at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco, which raised funds for the Princess Grace foundation. Arabic arches framed the view over the Mediterranean and in front of each place setting was a desert rose rock crystal.
The ball was hosted by Prince Ernst of Hannover and Princess Caroline of Monaco...

Vis-a-vis to Shirley Bassey sat Stanislas de Quercize.

An older picture from the Ball of the Rose in Monaco 1998 together with Gina Lollobrigida.

On a ball of Princess Ira de Furstenberg in Monaco

August 26, 2001

Salon Excelsior in the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco accompanied by Beaudoin Mills.

On the Wedding of Christina Knudsen to Nikolaj Albinus

	From left to right: Roger Moore, Kiki Tholstrup (brides mother), groom Nikolaj Albinus, bride Christina Knudsen, Shirley Bassey, Michael Caine, Shakira Caine.

On August 25, 2001 Christina Knudsen and Nikolaj Albinus married in the village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the hills behind Cannes. The brides mother Kiki Tholstrup is living together with Roger Moore since 1994, but Christina has known the actor since she was nine: their families grew up together as neighbours and close friends in the south of France. 120 friends from all over the world, including Michael and Shakira Caine and Shirley Bassey were invited.

On the NSPCC and Zonta Gala Dinner in Monte Carlo

	With Prince Mubarak Al Sabah of Kuwait. (From French magazine "Gala", September 13-19, 2001) Scan taken from Tony's homepage - thank you Tony.

from "Hello!" magazine, number 683, October 9, 2001

Prince Albert of Monaco Enthusiastically participated in the bidding at an auction at the NSPCC-Zonta End Child Abuse Full Stop Charity Gala Dinner at the Hermitage Hotel in Monte Carlo.
The proceeds of more than £80,000 were shared between the NSPCC and Zonta International, a Monte Carlo-based charity which supports UNICEF in its aim to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

In Paris

"La Fondation Pompidou" celebrated their 31st Anniversary in the presence of Jacques Chirac and Shirley Bassey, with the premiere of "Moulin Rouge" aux Champs-Elysees.

The photos show Dame Shirley Bassey with Patrick Dupond, the director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Photos are from the French magazines: "Gala" (September 20-26, 2001), "Point de Vue" (September 12-18, 2001), "Oh La!" (September 17, 2001).
Two scans taken from Tony's homepage - thank you Tony.

Next Parkinson's Ball

The 2001 ball on Saturday, September 29th, organised by the Parkinsons's Disease Society at the London Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane raised a phenomenal £250,000 for the charity, largely due to the generous sponsorship of the "Next" fashion store, and the support from Next deputy chairman David Jones, who has Parkinson's disease.

Guest of honour was the Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the charity. Compere for the evening was television news presenter Martyn Lewis, who obviously enjoyed introducing Dame Shirley Bassey as the star cabaret.

At Theo Fennell's 50th birthday party - Rock starry starry night...

Simply everyone sparkled at Elton John's bash for Theo Fennell's 50th birthday

The party was in Elton John's Villa Castel Mont-Alban in the South of France.
Beside of the nice photos, Shirley Bassey was only mentioned once in the article:

Shirley Bassey practically turned 'Happy Birthday' into an anthem as the cake was brought in...

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