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 Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London celebrated the completion of its GBP100 million renovation on 11 June with a star-studded gala event.

The hotel, which has been reinvented and reimagined, welcomed 600 guests including celebrities, dignitaries and society guests from London and around the world, including Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group ‘Fans’, Dame Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Barry Humphries,  Sir Clive Woodward, Christian Louboutin and Vanessa Mae.

Guests arrived on the Red Carpet through the hotel’s coveted Royal Entrance on South Carriage Drive greeted by The London Fanfare Trumpeters and members of The Household Cavalry Regiment, against a backdrop of Union Jack regalia. The atmosphere of pomp and ceremony continued into the Ballroom, with ribbon dancers and entertainers dressed in elaborate costume inspired by the iconic Mandarin ‘Fan’.

Entertainment on the night was provided by Jack Pack, the UK’s “most successful swing group”, Soul and RnB singing sensation, Beverley Knight MBE, and chart-topping MOBO award winner Lemar. Live DJ sets were provided by DJ Joel and DJ Charles, whilst jazz pianist Gabriel added a soulful touch to the hotel’s two-Michelin star restaurant, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.

Guests sampled a range of delights curated by Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Bar Boulud, London. Further delicacies included Asian bites, Petrossian Caviar and Moët et Chandon Impérial, Brut champagne; to name a few.

The hotel unveiled all new guest rooms in its entirety on Monday 15 April 2019, having completed the most extensive restoration in its 117-year history.