Tatler UK

Miguel Perez London-based hair stylist Miguel Perez knows exactly how to nail a red-carpet look – as demonstrated by his clients (he’s a favourite of Salma Hayek and Amal Clooney) or by his work in Vogue. For this issue of Tatler, he styled cover star Amita Suman at The Savoy. His impression of the actress? ‘Amita is a lovely person to work with,’ he says. ‘She is fun and has a great sense of humour…plus she has beautiful hair.’ He went with ‘super-cool 1990s vibes’ for the shoot. ‘I absolutely love the ’90s. I love the sophistication, the volume and the overdone looks.’ The Duchess of Beaufort Before becoming the chatelaine of Badminton, Georgia Beaufort worked on the obituaries desk at The Telegraph. ‘It wasn’t a morbid department to work in at all…

Sydney Street was dead: all the usual suspects had gone to Provence for Charlotte-Elizabeth Evans and William Tobin’s wedding. The day itself was full of surprises: a converted red moke car, a photobooth and an orchestra that serenaded ‘Char’ – radiant in a Monique Lhuillier gown – down the aisle. Best men David Tollemache and Harry Jarman spilled the groom’s secrets in their joint speech, before emcee George Blandford (the marquess) ushered everyone to the swimming pool for a DJ set that kept the mother-of-the-bride, Vanessa Evans, bouncing all night. ‘The energy was so high,’ she said. ‘I’m still living on it.’ A weekend to remember? Bien sûr!…

Rose Hulse has a thing for the Regency social season. It’s no wonder, then, that she became the ultimate Queen Charlotte-esque hostess at her Fabulously Glamorous-themed birthday dinner at a museum in Bloomsbury. After friends including Johnnie Brockbank and Tatum Getty tucked into fresh crab risotto and a Talbot ’05 from the Hulses’ wine cellar, the 112 guests were treated to a performance by pianist Richard Sully – and then by Rose herself with a rendition of Mer de Velours. ‘This was not planned,’ she admits, ‘but then again, nothing great ever is.’ Her husband, George, gave a ‘special’ speech, then it was off to 5 Hertford Street ‘until the early hours’, she says. ‘Thank you, 5HS!’…

All eyes were on Henry Ford II’s granddaughter Tara DuRoss, the latest society belle to burst onto the scene, when she and Arthur Lonsdale gathered 250 guests into the Notting Hill Arts Club for an evening of indie and soul music in aid of Quintessentially Foundation’s charities. DuRoss dazzled in a 1970s see-through crochet dress and leopard-print coat, while Camberwell graduate Octavia Greig enticed partygoers to try on rock’n’roll T-shirts and blazers from her pop-up, One Generation. Spicy margarita cocktails flowed as funk artist Kwaye began his vibrant set, sparking a ‘total dancing frenzy’ until 2am, said DuRoss. All in all, it was a Tara-riffic success.…

Edward and Teleri Iliffe’s home in Berkshire became Narnia for their daughter Victoria’s 21st birthday party: 200 guests emerged from a fur-filled wardrobe to be greeted by Mr Tumnus. Sir Henry and Lady Peto sipped cocktails among snowy trees while Ellie Thornton-Allan admired an Aslan-shaped vodka luge. The fun continued on the dancefloor – especially when Victoria’s cousin Caspar made a surprise appearance. The 10-year-old had snuck out of bed and walked a quarter of a mile in black tie to join in. ‘We had to let him stay,’ Teleri laughs.…

ON THE SURFACE, IT IS the mother of all transformations. An It girl of the 1990s and 2000s, Sophia Burrell grew up with her two older brothers on her parents’ West Sussex estate, surrounded by polo ponies and privilege. Her father, Mark Burrell, is a cousin of Viscount Cowdray and was a director at the family firm, Pearson. The family landholding includes Knepp Castle and her parents’ own idyllic house, Bakers. The Knepp Estate is being rewilded by her cousin Charlie and featured in a recent David Attenborough series. Educated at Heathfield, where she was naughty and horse-mad, Sophie (as she is known) – who is a cousin and close friend of mine – followed a well-trodden path to the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester and a glamorous lifestyle of, in…