2019-07-01_HelloMagazine_UK

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ustdaysafterwalkinghisdaughter

Libby upthe aisle in a wedding

ceremonyattendedbyhisgoodfriend

Sarah,DuchessofYork,businessmanand

philanthropistJohnCaudwellwashosting

hisannualstar-studdedButterflyBallat

London’sGrosvenorHousehotel.

Theballraisesfundsforhisnational

charityCaudwellChildren,whichprovides

supportforchildrenwithdisabilitiesand

theirfamilies,andwashostedthisyearby

PeterAndre,whowasjoinedbyhiswife

EmilyMacDonagh.

OtherguestsincludedSarah,Liam

Payne, Duncan Bannatyne, Nell

McAndrew, Tallia Storm, Melinda

MessengerandChrisEubank.

PerformancesfromformerTheXFactor

winnerLeonaLewisandfunklegend

ChakaKhanhadeveryoneontheirfeet.

Johngavea powerfulspeech,inwhich

hestressedtheimportanceofkindness,

a sentimentattheheartofhello!’s

#HelloToKindnesscampaign.

“Ifwecouldallpractise

littlemorekindnesstoeac

otherandtowardshumanit

whata wonderfulworldwe

couldcreate,”hesaid.

Thenight’sauctionoffered

lots including a limited-

edition signed print by

SalvadorDalianda guitar

ownedbyEdSheeran.

Bytheendofthenight,

£1,632,475hadbeenraised.

Sinceit wasfoundedin2000,

the charityhas provided

morethan£40mtosupport

morethan40,000children

withdisabilitiesintheUK.

WEDDINGBELLE

EarlierintheweekJohnhad

enjoyedoneofhisproudest

moments when his daughter

LibbymarriedSimonMorganonthe

smallandpicturesqueislandofSveti

StefanoffthecoastofMontenegro.

Johnlaterposteda photoofhimself

withthebrideonInstagram,writing

alongside: “My beautiful daughter

@libbyc4is married!Shemadethemost

stunningbrideagainstthemostbeautiful

backdropin #svetistefan. I amalso

honouredtowelcomesucha kindand

caringyoungman@simon_morgan_to

ourfamily.

“Weenjoyeda heartfeltceremony

filledwithlove,tearsandsomuchjoy,a

perfectmomenttosharewiththepeople

welove.Theceremonywasfollowedby

themostphenomenalweddingreception

whichsawusdancing under the stars

until 3am!”

REPORT:LAURABENJAMIN

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Sarah,DuchessofYork,arrivesattheannualButterflyBall,

whereshelaterposesfora photowith(aboveright,fromleft)

EmilyMacDonaghandherhusbandPeterAndreandJohn

CaudwellandhispartnerModestaVzesniauskaite.Onlydays

earlier, John had walked his daughter Libby up the aisle (right)

PHOTOS:

BACKGRID. JOHN CAUDWELL. RICKY DARKO

Togetinvolved,follow@caudwellchildren and

@johncaudwell on Instagram.

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