When Elizabeth Hurley is invited to an event, you can usually assume she’ll be one of the best dressed on the guest list. Attending the Elephant Parade auction at the Royal Hospital Gardens in London on Wednesday night, the 45-year-old model put on another stunning red carpet performance in a hot pink dress. Instead of her trademark slashed-to-the-thigh gown, the Austin Powers star was wearing a cowl-neck fuchsia floor-length dress and silver high-heeled sandals Joining Hurley at the glitzy bash at the home of the Chelsea Pensioners was husband Arun Nayar and her good friend Trinny Woodall. Style guru Woodall, 46, also adopted a similar dress code to her friend by teaming a pink and purple vintage-style silk gown with a pair of silver shoes.
While the charity event attracted many Chelsea locals like Hurley and Woodall, also in attendance was Hollywood veteran Goldie Hawn, socialite Tamara Beckwith, who wore a flowing white Issa dress, model Lisa B and young royals Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Having flown in from the United States specially to host the fundraiser, Goldie, 64, rolled back the years in a floral tiered gown. The Private Benjamin star is an official patron of the Elephant Family charity, who are raising money to protect the endangered Asian elephant.
The charity was founded by Mark Shand - the younger brother of Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall.
Over the past few weeks, over 250 elephant sculptures - each decorated differently by a host of famous names including Diane Von Furstenberg, Paul Smith and John Rocha - have been placed all over London at tourist spots such as outside St Paul’s Cathedral or Trafalgar Square.
As we’ve previously mentioned, we have sponsored an elephant, Whizz, but alas we do not have room for him in our little Battersea pad. Let’s hope he goes to a good home….