A huge poster of Sabrina Ho welcomed guests to her wonderfully crazy birthday party in the Cafe Royal on Monday 12th September, hot about the heels of Saturday night’s revels at Queen Charlotte’s Ball, where she had been escorted by Archduke Alexander of Austria. The party ran on high octane through the 1st moment every time a whole tray of champagne flew full of air to a rousing cheer. Pink champagne was served throughout. Several of Sabrina’s male friends missed the whiskey but said the new girls were sufficient. They included more than 40 of Sabrina’s British boarding school classmates who studied together with her at Queen Margaret’s – and danced on the table tops together with her following your cake arrived. As well as what a cake! Sabrina had to climb it – no less than a metre tall, in pink and white with gold roses – to blow out the golden candles. The Oscar Wilde room was loaded with her friends as well as their friends ’till the end – 150 were invited and 230 turned up.
Special guests included Ella Mountbatten: she and her sister Alexandra became near to Sabrina Ho and her own sister Alice when they became available as debutantes. Spencer Matthews was arm in arm with Sabrina snapping selfies. Sir Henry and girl Keswick came as old friends of Sabrina’s family. More than a hundred years’ ago the Keswick’s were brilliant entrepreneurs taking China by storm: now it’s the turn in the Ho family in Europe. Others visiting celebrate with Sabrina were Lord and girl Reay, Baroness Denise Kingsmill, Sir Benjamin Slade, Ms Wendy Yu, and Mr and Mrs Dimitri Chandris. This was a celebration for all those generations: Sabrina closed the dancing within a final waltz with Hon Benedict Kingsmill. Sabrina had insisted on no birthday gifts but tend to not resist Heineken magnate Michel de Carvalho’s offer of his personal iPhone case because they dined in the after party with Ms Aida Aliyeva along with the Keswick’s.
Music was made by DJ and composer The true Tuesday Weld (aka Stephen Coates) who also MC’d the evening. It’s been said that if philosopher Alain de Botton were ever to become listed on a band, Stephen’s would be the one. The birthday song was played by pianist Brigitte Subkov through the Royal College of Music: Sabrina insisted about the English version only, like a celebration of not only her birthday, but her passion for London, her lifetime here and her many close friendships in the western world. Nevertheless the congratulations originated from all across the world. Top Chinese actress Angela Baby and Paris Hilton sent special videos wishing Sabrina every success and happiness.
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