London – November 2002. The British and Irish Delegation hosted a Royal Gala Dinner in aid of The Passage Homeless Centre, at Home House, London W1 in honour of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Calabria.
The principal Guest of Honour was Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent (far left). Over 100 knights and dames and their guests attended, including senior representatives of other churches and faiths, parliamentarians and diplomats.
“The British and Irish delegation was truly delighted and honoured that Princess Michael of Kent agreed to attend our charitable gala dinner held during the Golden Jubilee year of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Royal Highness, who was invested as a Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Constantinian Order in April 1996, has shown by her presence, her continued support and encouragement for the work the Order undertakes throughout Great Britain and Ireland and across the world”. British and Irish Delegate, Anthony Bailey said.
The Chancery subsequently received a letter from Kensington Palace in which the Princess’s Lady-in-Waiting stated “On behalf of Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, I would like to thank you for inviting Her to your Royal Gala Dinner. I would like to assure you that Princess Michael greatly enjoyed the dinner you gave in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Calabria. Her Royal Highness was pleased that so much money been raised by the Delegation for the charitable activities you support. I am sure that Princess Michael will do everything she can to help these efforts in the future and especially in your important celebratory year – 2003”.
Among those attending were Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Calabria, Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, GCJCO, The Hon Mrs Rowena Sanders, His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Lord Belhaven and Stenton, KJCO, The Lady Belhaven and Stenton, Mr Anthony Bailey, KHS, KCMCO, KCFO, The Rt Hon Lord Alton of Liverpool, KCMCO, The Lady Alton of Liverpool, The Rt Hon Lord Brennan, KCMCO, QC, The Lady Brennan, The Rt Hon Lord Denman, CBE, MC, TD, KCFO, Mr and Mrs Nadhmi Auchi, Mrs Teodora Chamberlain, Miss Anna Barlow, His Excellency Mr M. Joseph McDonnell, KM, KGCHS, KGCO, Sir Sigmund Sternberg, KCSG, KFO, JP, Lady Sternberg, DOSS, Nicolas De Santis, Esq., Timothy Vincent, Esq., Le Comte Michel de Liedekerke, KM, La Comtesse Michel de Liedekerke, The Reverend Father Michael Seed, KGCO, SA, The Reverend Vincent G Brady, KGCO, The Reverend Canon Jonathan Gough, Count Paolo Filo della Torre, Senhora Maria Joao Rodrigues de Arauja, James Hart-Dyke, Esq., KMCO, Miss Branimira Nacheva, Kevin Grant, Esq., KMCO, Mrs Mildred Rowell, Richard Model Esq., KCMCO, Mrs Ann Willis, DMCO, Dr Peter Bander van Duren, KCSG, FCCR, GCCO, Leslie Hayward, Esq., KMCO, Santo Volpe, Esq., KMCO, Mrs Santo Volpe, DMCO, Norman Gooding, Esq., KFO, Dr Jean Gooding, Mrs Elizabeth Grafstein, DFO, Herr Udo Krause, Frau Udo Krause, Senhor José Castelo Branco, Senhora Dolores Fernandez, M. Richard de Bruce, Senhor Eduardo de Mota, Senhor and Senhora Jorge Teodoro dos Santos, Donal A. Downes, Esq, KSG, KC*HS, KMCO, Mrs Donal Downes, DCHS, DMCO, Dr Aideen Keaney, Don Cristoforo Rocco di Torrepadula, KJCO, Dr Massimo Carello, KCFO, Signora Massimo Carello, DFO, Peter Jennings, Esq., KMCO, Rory More O’Ferrall, Esq., KM, KJCO, D’Arcy Myers, Esq., Luke Pender-Cudlip, Esq., Brian Melia, Esq., KMCO, John McGrath, Esq., Gerard Lawler, Esq., KCHS, KMCO, Dr Harold Elletson, KFO, Miss Kym Erlich, Joseph O’Connor, Esq., DM, KHS, KOCO, John Turley, Esq., KHS, KMCO, Timothy George, Esq., KMCO, Baroness Alexandra de Koranyi, Mr and Mrs John Sweetman, John King, Esq., KMCO, Sister Ellen Flynn, DMCO, Peter Macklin, Esq., Mrs Peter Macklin, Peter Sheppard, Esq., Keith Day, Esq., Sister Sarah King-Turner, Professor Richard Conroy, KCHS, KMCO, Mrs Richard Conroy, DHS, Mrs Maureen Jones, DHS, Dr Sorca Conroy, Kieran Smith, Esq., Ghassan Nasr, Esq., Ms Geri Schweider, Paul Horner, Esq., Iyad Quttaineh, Esq., Miss Catherine Perry, Miss Penny Ewing and Dr Colin Smythe, KCGCO.