Buckingham Palace garden party: Celebrating 50 years of the King’s Trust with His Majesty The King
It was an absolute honour to be invited to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party, hosted by His Majesty The King, to celebrate 50 years of the King’s Trust. As the UK’s leading youth charity, the King’s Trust has helped more than 1.3 million young people since it...
Rediscovering the Philippines
It has been well over a decade since I last visited the Philippines, and as a place that is part of my heritage and therefore deeply important to me, I was keen to reconnect with and rediscover it. What’s more, I had been craving adventure - something more intrepid...
Marking 15 Years of Impact with UN Women UK
It was a pleasure and an honour to recently celebrate 15 years of UN Women UK, and to recognise the organisation's impactful work in advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls - both domestically and internationally. The evening featured a special...
An afternoon with Akshata Murty for Hope & Homes for Children
It was a real privilege to spend the afternoon in a personal capacity at Raby Castle, alongside Akshata Murty and members of the wonderful team from Hope & Homes for Children, in support of their vital work. We were also fortunate enough to get some stunningly...
Palma de Mallorca
In need of a few days away - and craving a reliable dose of sun, sea, and sangria - Palma felt like exactly the right choice. When it comes to an effortlessly lovely minibreak in Europe, Spain rarely disappoints. It’s one of those places that immediately gives you...
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...