The Mountbatten Room at the RAC Club, Friday February 11th
· PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED ·
The Anglo-Spanish Society has great pleasure in inviting you to a Gala Dinner with special guest and speaker The Right Honourable Michael Portillo.
Enjoy a delicious three course dinner including wine and port in the magnificent surrounds of one of Pall Mall’s most famous and beautiful clubs, the RAC, as well as musical entertainment from rising star, violinist Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue playing Gipsy Airs by Pablo de Sarasate..
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. All proceeds from the evening go towards the society’s student scholarship programme.
About Michael:
Michael Portillo was born in North London in 1953. His father, Luis, had come to Britain as a refugee at the end of the Spanish Civil War, and his mother, Cora, was brought up in Fife. She met Luis while she was an undergraduate at Oxford.
Michael attended Harrow County grammar school and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he read history.
He worked for the Conservative Party and for government ministers between 1976 and 1983. He entered the House of Commons in 1984. He was a minister for eleven years and had three positions in the Cabinet, including Secretary of State for Defence.
He lost his seat at the 1997 election, and began to develop a career in the media. He returned to the Commons between 2000 and 2005, and was shadow Chancellor. Since leaving politics, he has devoted himself to writing and broadcasting. He writes for the Sunday Times and is a regular on both BBC1’s “This Week” programme and Radio 4’s “Moral Maze”. He has made documentaries on subjects as diverse as Richard Wagner and the death penalty as well as the Spanish Civil War. In 2008 he chaired the judges of the Man Booker prize.
HOW TO BOOK: (EVENT FULLY BOOKED)
Please send cheques payable to The Anglo Spanish Society with a list of guests and any dietary requirements. There are 10 places per table, please let us know if you would like to be seated with another person in particular.
- Venue: The Mountbatten Room at the RAC Club, 89 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HS
- Dress: Black Tie
- Time: 7.30pm, Carriages at 11.30pm
- For Corporate tables including sponsorship opportunities please contact the Events Secretary at events@anglospanishsociety.org
All proceeds towards the Society’s Student Scholarship Programme
Headline Sponsor:
The Spanish Tourism Board – Tourspain
Corporate Sponsors:
Banco Santander
BBVA UK
Telefonica
Raffle price donors:
Please click here for Sponsorship Opportunities
