Cannes Film Festival 2018 : Surprising winner of the Palme d’Or

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda poses with the trophy on May 19, 2018 during a photocall after he won the Palme d’Or for the film “Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku)” at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

The curtain has come down on the 71st Festival de Cannes, which for the last 12 days has featured artists and films from all four corners of the globe on its screens. Onstage at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the Master of Ceremonies, Edouard Baer, welcomed the Feature Film Jury presided over by Cate Blanchett, for the announcement of the 2018 winners. Read more

House of sole event

CELEBS TURN OUT IN FORCE TO CHAMPION SELF EXPRESSION AT “HOUSE OF SOLE” EVENT

Queen of the Jungle Georgia Toffolo ‘Toff’ let her inhibitions go with celeb friends in tow at glam Barefoot Wine House of Sole party tonight to celebrate & champion self-expression.

The leggy blonde wowed in a colourful thigh-high slit dress, and was joined by ex TOWIE star Lydia Bright and model Charlotte de Carle, who both looked striking in stunning floral dresses. Read more

Celebrating 55 years of London Hilton on Park Lane

 

A look back in time …

The grand opening 
On Wednesday 17 April 1963, more than 750 personally invited guests arrived to celebrate the opening of the London Hilton on Park Lane. Among the familiar faces were His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Paul Getty, the oil tycoon, Nubar Gulbenkian, business magnate and socialite, Richard Beeching, chairman of British Railways (later Baron Beeching), Labour’s Deputy Leader, George Brown and many others.  Read more