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Writer's pictureLukas Kroulik
Jul 23, 20161 min read

The Royal Salute Coronation Cup



Imagine you are organising the event of the year. What would it be like to bring together in one room a Bond girl, the European Sceptic Society's female president, a singer from a famous British girl band and a top business woman?


  • What would this diverse group of amazingly successful women talk about?

  • How would each of them host a glittering table full of polo lovers and enthusiasts?

  • What would they wear and what matching jewellery would they choose?

The answer is in the pictures.




Back in 2016, I had the unique opportunity to co-organise The Royal Salute Coronation Cup event with support from Garrard. I invited all those women I teased you with above: Naomie Harris, Claire Klingenberg, Vanessa White and Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min. Claire and Dato were adorned in Garrard's signature diamond jewellery.



This would not be a stylish event without some true gentlemen. So we hosted Thom Evans (the sports personality), Peter Legler (investor), Chike Okonkwo (English-Nigerian actor) and Jakub Kroulik (the Czech Republic’s star hypnotist). They led the toasts for His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh with Royal Salute whisky in Garrard’s traditional silver cups.



A brass band parade, sunshine and the sight of Prince Philip, the President of the Guards Polo Club, presenting the Garrard Coronation Cup to the winning team… All of this and the sparkling company made the day an experience of a lifetime, in which the guests were treated royally while meeting the Royalty.


 
Writer's pictureLukas Kroulik
Jun 17, 20161 min read

Ball at Lancaster House


Ziwei Luo, Richard Hilliard, Lukas Kroulik and their guests from China.

One fine evening, a refined group of guests gathered for a ball at Lancaster House. The grand mansion in the embrace of St James’s Palace glowed to receive them, and this unforgettable event entered its guests into a long history of royal festivities. As the producer and designer of the night, it was my personal pleasure to bring this night to life for every invitee.


Richard Hilliard danced with one of the lucky Chinese ladies.



Co-hosting the event with my friend Richard Hilliard, we opened the door to a world of timeless elegance, offering my clients the unique opportunity to become members of the world of London’s high society, mingling with and getting to know royalty and members of the aristocracy like Princess Olga Romanoff and Ella Mountbatten. The evening sparkled with good conversation, high fashion, impeccable etiquette, and the effortless glamour of people having a good time.


Ella Mountbatten with Lukas Kroulik and a friend. (middle and R)

With my hand to guide you through some of the most exclusive locales in London and the education I can provide you in style and fashion, you could shine at the heart of such a night. It will be my pleasure to show you the way.


Her Highness Princess Olga Romanoff talked to the guests throughout the evening.



Writer's pictureLukas Kroulik
Jun 11, 20161 min read

A Royal Debut


Grace Chen’s European takeover could not have reached more dizzying heights than the special night when Princess Olga Romanoff made her debut as a model to wear a dress designed especially for her. It was my pleasure to introduce her to this bold, fresh designer, and by contributing my own research into the history of the Romanoff family and the personal background of the Princess, I helped to assist Grace Chen in her design of the dress.


Her Highness Princess Olga Romanoff photographed by Eliska Sky.

The dress itself was designed in Grace’s studios in Shanghai, and the final fitting took place with her team in London. As part of a collaboration with the venerable jewellers Garrard of London, the Princess scintillated in a dress designed exclusively for her by one of fashion’s freshest names. I take pride in the personal touch that I bring to personal styling, and I was pleased to be able to introduce Grace to the Princess in such a transformative event.


 
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