UNITED KINGDOM: LONDON'S TATE ART GALLERY CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY WITH A GALA DINNER ATTENDED BY PRINCESS DIANA AND A WEALTH OF CELEBRITIES

Record ID: 338469

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: LONDON'S TATE ART GALLERY CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY WITH A GALA DINNER ATTENDED BY PRINCESS DIANA AND A WEALTH OF CELEBRITIES
  • Date: 1st July 1997
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 1, 1997) (RTV) VARIOUS EXTERNAL VIEWS OF TATE GALLERY DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES ARRIVING/ ENTERING GALLERY FILM DIRECTOR LORD ATTENBOROUGH ARRIVING BRIAN FERRY ARRIVING LORD LINLEY AND WIFE ARRIVING LADY HELEN WINDSOR ARRIVING IMAN BOWIE ARRIVING STEVE MARTIN ARRIVING CHANEL MODEL CAROLE BOUQUET ARRIVING WIDE OF STEPS
  • Embargoed: 16th July 1997 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Arts,Royalty
  • Reuters ID: LVAATPAR1Z0EVLMS5F9M7VR2XZI5
  • Story Text: London's Tate art
    gallery celebrated its centenary on Monday (July 1) night with a gala dinner
    attended by princess Diana and a wealth of celebrities.

    Diana was celebrating her 36th birthday at the lavish dinner andaAll eyes were
    on her dress as she arrived.

    It was the princess's first public appearance since she returned from New York,
    where she attended a special preview of her dress auction, which raised millions
    for charity.

    Also attending the event were United States (U.S.) actor Steve Martin, Film
    Director Lord Attenborough, Singer Brian Ferry, Lord Linley, Iman Bowie and
    French actress Carole Bouquet.

    Bouquet, who played alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes
    Only" and is the official face of Chanel No5, was there because the perfume
    company sponsored the 350 pounds sterling a ticket evening.

    Silkscreen prints by Andy Warhol from Chanel's collection were on show around
    the Tate octagon, which was filled with tables for the 500 guests.

    The Tate, founded and given to the nation by Victorian sugar merchant Henry
    Tate, was opened on July 21, 1897 - by Diana and the Prince of Wales.

    Guests enjoyed a private viewing of the whole gallery.

    The gala dinner raised money to help develop a Tate Gallery of British Art on
    the site once its 20th century collection has gone to the new Tate Gallery of
    British Art being developed in a former power station at London's Bankside.
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