Life lately #19
Today is Good Friday—a day of mourning across the world—and on this sombre day, it feels like a suitable time to open up about something I’ve been grappling with in my personal life: an unimaginably painful bereavement following the loss of a loved one. I wish I were...
Celebrating IWD 2025 the Mansion House, London
It was an honour to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 at the stunning Mansion House for a conversation on ‘accelerating action’ The Lady Mayoress of the City of London, Florence King, and Social Pantry. There were an array of delicious bites thanks to Social...
Media Trust Women’s Voices 2025 at Meta London
It was an honour to be invited by the Media Trust to spend the day at the Meta headquarters in London to participate in Women's Voices 2025. This annual event in celebration of International Women's Day brings together volunteers from across the media and creative...
Exploring Abu Dhabi – UAE
During my recent trip to Dubai, we took a little weekend excursion to Ahu Dhabi to explore all that the Emirate has to offer. When I lived in Dubai I never made it over to Abu Dhabi for a proper visit, with the exception of a fleeting trip to the Grand Mosque. As it's...
Masked Ball at Truro Cathedral, Cornwall
Hello 2025! I hope you all had a wonderful New Year and I wish you a healthy, happy and hopeful year ahead. We rang in 2025 with an evening of pomp and splendour at the Masked Ball, Truro Cathedral. Over 1,500 merrymakers gathered in one of Cornwall's most iconic...
Life lately #18
As we near the end of the year, I think it's safe to say it's a time where we all take stock on the year and set our intentions for the incoming one. Life has its ups and downs but I am grateful that on a personal level, I'd consider 2024 a good one. As ever, I've...
Thoughts on being back in Dubai
I recently found myself back in my former home, Dubai, with work - which of course I subsequently extended into a personal holiday to catch up with old friends out there. After spending a good few years out there, by the time I moved back to the UK I felt like I had...
Rolex SailGP Championships Dubai 2024
The Rolex SailGP championships recently came to Dubai and I just so happened to be in town - so of course we were going to join in on the action. I've always maintained a level of interest in sailing - some of my happiest childhood memories were sailing trips with my...
UN Women Awards 2024 – Meta London
Last week, it was a pleasure to attend in a personal capacity a truly inspiring evening with UN Women at Meta headquarters in London. The event brought together delegates from across the country to come together and celebrate and recognise UN Women’s good work, both...
Milan and Lake Como
Originally, the plan was to head down to Cornwall to get a few days away, however, unforeseen circumstances thwarted that so a last minute plan was required stat. So, it was concluded that the next best thing would be an impromptu trip to Italy, hopefully for some...
Life lately #17
I think we can all agree it has been a shocker of a summer and for the first time since I moved back to the UK, I’m genuinely missing life in Dubai - namely the weather! I am back with a flurry of blog posts that I have not had the time or chance to put up until now....
Creativity, culture and inspiring women at Rosewood London
Last week, Female Narratives hosted another beautiful and inspiring event at Rosewood London to bring women together discuss all things culture and creativity. The evening was hosted in Rosewood London’s stunning Mirror Room and was the third and final instalment in a...