HELLO! TO LONDON

We hosted the stars at the hottest new restaurant in town to celebrate the launch of our must-have guide to the capital

- NATALIE SALMON

The place that best sums up the UK's capital for Dame Kelly Holmes? The view from London Bridge.

“It’s what London’s all about; the new, the old, the heritage, the scenery,” said the broadcaster and Olympian as she joined us – and a host of fellow celebrities – for the launch of HELLO! London, our new biannual guide to the capital, which debuts with a summer issue that brings together the best of what this vibrant city has to offer for the season.

Also among the guests were singer Ciinderella Balthazar, actress Ruby Sear, Pilates guru Marsha Lindsay and designer Sophie Hermann, who all put on their glad rags for the party at Mr Porter, the city’s hottest new opening in exclusive Mayfair.

Illuminated by torches and lined with mauve velvet banquettes, this sleek restaurant, bar and lounge certainly set the scene.