A TV legend has hosted a private Cotswolds event with Jeremy Clarkson and members of the royal family attending.
Simon Cowell and his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, have lived in the Cotswolds for several years alongside other famous faces, including Jeremy Clarkson and Ellen DeGeneres.
The celebrity couple put together a private fundraiser for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in the iconic section of the British countryside which they call home.
Several locally based celebrities attended, including Mr Clarkson, who acted as an auctioneer to help maximise the money raised at the event.
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This was clearly successful as the get-together helped raise £1.1m for a children’s cancer centre at the hospital in the capital, smashing the initial £250k target.
Speaking to Hello! , Mr Cowell said: “I really felt that everyone was here for the right reasons.
“There was a really good atmosphere. Everyone wanted it to succeed, and they were passionate about it.
“We kept using the word ‘hope’ because what this charity does is give people hope.”
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On the itinerary for the day was a three-course lunch catered by Daylesford Organic and the auction hosted by Mr Clarkson.
There was also a clay pigeon shoot, which was attended by royal family members Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, according to Hello! .
Mr Clarkson, who attended the event with his partner Lisa Hogan, told the magazine: “There is a nice quote I heard, which is: ‘Trying to determine why some people don’t get better gives them hope, and hope is half the battle’.
“So if there is the money to look into why, the people who are suffering have hope, which is so important.”
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