A lit red carpet led to the beautiful lawn of Cottingley, at the British Deputy High Commission. It was Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebration, and a soiree that was organised saw the participation of guests from the city, the UK and Dubai.
The 91st birthday celebrations were hosted by British Deputy High Commissioner Bharat Joshi. Some British guests were dressed in Indian attire, and sported jhumkas. Everyone enjoyed a meal that featured crispy fish fingers, barbecued cottage cheese and South Indian dishes.
Among the performances were a dance performance by the Ramana Sunritya Aalaya Trust and the Rhapsody Children’s Choir that performed numbers including ‘Heal the World’ and Bharati’s ‘Nenjukku Needhiyum’.
One of the main attractions at the do was the display of luxury Bentleys. The company had brought the Sedan Flying Spur, SUV Continental GT and the Bentley Bentayga. TVS Logistics, which has, in the past decade, created 4,000 jobs in the North of England and will create another 10,000 over the next five years, showcased its plans to use garbage as energy.
Women first
In his address, Joshi highlighted the ‘She Leads programme’, which will identify 10 young talented women with potential to be the change they want to see, and put them through a tailored leadership programme.
The band Second Coming led by Ryan Fernandes played English favourites by The Beatles, Radiohead and even Queen, followed by great music from DJ Edison Prithiviraj. It had the guests grooving.
The evening of camaraderie continued with an audio-visual console playing the classic British play Romeo and Juliet, enacted by Kalki Koechlin and Adil Hussain.
