...the heiress dazzling in gold
The winning bid for her chair was £1,000 in the auction which also saw designs by singer Sinitta, actress Maureen Lipman and Arsenal Football Club go on sale.
Mark-Francis matched the navy velvet upholstery of his creation and donned a midnight-blue suit for the occasion.
Ceawlin's mother, Hungarian-born, French-raised Anna Gael, apparently described her son's marriage to Emma - who he has known since she was four (and he was 17) - as a disruption to '400 years' of English 'bloodline'.
The Viscountess of Weymouth pulled out all the stops in a plunging gold dress as she attended a charity auction tonight
Emma McQuiston, 29, designed a chair for the Sitting Pretty auction at Bonhams, in London, in support of Chiva Africa.
The mother-of-one created a lion-themed design, since she splits her time between London and the Longleat estate in Wiltshire - the only drive-through safari outside of Africa.
Emma McQuiston, 29, designed a chair for the Sitting Pretty auction at Bonhams, in London, in support of Chiva Africa.
The mother-of-one created a lion-themed design, since she splits her time between London and the Longleat estate in Wiltshire - the only drive-through safari outside of Africa.
The Sitting Pretty auction at Bonhams
saw famous faces design their own chairs. Emma McQuiston is pictured
sitting in Made In Chelsea's Mark-Francis Vandelli's design
The
Viscountess - who married Ceawlin Thynn, 41, the Viscount of Weymouth
and the son of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bath in June 2013 - made
sure to match her outfit to her regal gold design, wearing a
Seventies-inspired number and snakeskin-print gold heels.
Emma wore her hair in a bouncy blowdry and complimented her glamorous outfit with a smoky eye and rose-tinted lips.
The winning bid for her chair was £1,000 in the auction which also saw designs by singer Sinitta, actress Maureen Lipman and Arsenal Football Club go on sale.
A
chair designed by former England rugby player Johnny Wilkinson went for
£2,300 and appeared to be made up of the player's old shirts.
The Viscountess was regal
in a gold plunging neck gown and snakeskin-print
gold heels paired perfectly with her chair design, which sold for £1,000,
Artist Daniel Lismore also coordinated with his chair too in an Aztec-style cape and horn headpiece, pictured with Emma
The collection of unique one-off
painted and upholstered chairs were on sale to raise funds for Chiva
Africa, an organisation which provides prevention, treatment and care
services for children and adolescents living with HIV. Pictured artist
Daniel and Emma
Made
In Chelsea's Mark-Francis Vandelli created a penny-covered throne,
which Emma appeared to be rather taken with as she posed with the
reality star for pictures.
Mark-Francis matched the navy velvet upholstery of his creation and donned a midnight-blue suit for the occasion.
While artist Daniel Lismore also coordinated with his furniture in an Aztec-style cape and horn headpiece.
The
collection of unique one-off painted and upholstered chairs by artists,
designers and celebrities were on sale to raise funds for Chiva Africa,
an organisation which provides prevention, treatment and care services
for children and adolescents living with HIV.
Emma,
whose father is Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon Ladi Jadesimi, will one
day become Britain's first black marchioness - although this is thought
to have been a bone of contention in the family.
Emma posed for photographs on her
lion-themed chair beside Mark-Francis, a fitting design as she divides
her time between London and Longleat safari park
Ceawlin's mother, Hungarian-born, French-raised Anna Gael, apparently described her son's marriage to Emma - who he has known since she was four (and he was 17) - as a disruption to '400 years' of English 'bloodline'.
The family feud was so great that neither Ceawlin's mother or father, erotic artist Alexander Thynn, attended their wedding.
...Viscount and Viscountess of Weymouth
Photo: Getty Images
Heir: Ceawlin Thynn, 41, Viscount Weymouth and heir to Longleat, married Emma McQuiston, 29, in 2013
Only now the couple have a one-year-old son, the Hon John Thynn, are the new grandparents reportedly attempting to 'patch things up'.
Photo: Getty Images
Heir: Ceawlin Thynn, 41, Viscount Weymouth and heir to Longleat, married Emma McQuiston, 29, in 2013
Only now the couple have a one-year-old son, the Hon John Thynn, are the new grandparents reportedly attempting to 'patch things up'.
Although Lady Bath has accused her son of exaggerating the family feud as a 'publicity gimmick'.
And
it seems she's not alone. Emma has previously spoken of racism in the
British aristocratic circles in which she now mingles, telling Tatler
magazine: 'There has been some snobbishness, particularly among the much
older generation.'
Denial: Lady Bath, 71, said she had ‘absolutely nothing’ against her daughter-in-law Emma
Denial: Lady Bath, 71, said she had ‘absolutely nothing’ against her daughter-in-law Emma
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