On a luminous September night in London, beneath the emerald-green glow of Annabel’s legendary façade, the city’s most celebrated private club transformed into a tropical Eden of high glamour and purpose. The occasion: the second-annual “Annabel’s for the Amazon” fundraising gala, in partnership with The Caring Family Foundation (TCFF), an evening where exquisite style met planetary ambition.
The air shimmered with the perfume of jungle blooms and anticipation as Kate Moss, Mabel, Zara Martin, Ed Speleers, Marc Quinn, Adot Gak, and Simon de Pury swept through the doors. Annabel’s—already a byword for London’s gilded nightlife—was recast as a rainforest dreamscape. Inside, the staircase spiraled like a vine-lit waterfall, the main dining room a canopy of luminous greenery and cascading orchids. Everywhere, emerald and gold: a vision of the Amazon reborn in the heart of Mayfair.
A Night of Dazzling Encounters
The evening unfolded with spellbinding elegance. Guests sipped Amazon-inspired cocktails crafted in collaboration with Cincoro Tequila, each pour a jewel-like homage to the rainforest. Three bespoke creations—herbal, spiced, and citrus-bright—were served in crystal coupes that caught the candlelight like liquid emeralds.
At the height of the night, Ronan Keating surprised the room with an intimate set of timeless hits, including When You Say Nothing At All and Rollercoaster, his voice a golden thread weaving the crowd together. Between sets, Rory Bremner lent wit and sparkle, while Simon de Pury, the world’s most charismatic auctioneer, led a live auction of extraordinary rarities: a coveted evening at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Gala, a private dinner with Kate Moss, and original works by Marc Quinn, David Hockney, and Daniel Arsham. Bids rose like champagne bubbles, each paddle raised a direct investment in the planet’s green future.
Fashioned for a Cause
The guest list glittered with high-style statements. Kate Moss, ever the icon, embodied modern jungle chic in emerald silk. Artist Marc Quinn arrived with the air of a contemporary alchemist, while model Adot Gak floated through the room in sculptural couture. The atmosphere was Roaring Twenties elegance fused with rainforest mystique, a Great Gatsby soirée reimagined for the Anthropocene.
But behind the glitter lay a serious mission. Since its inception, Annabel’s for the Amazon has raised an outstanding £5.2 million, with this year’s campaign already contributing over £2 million. These funds directly support TCFF’s groundbreaking work: planting over 3.4 million trees and seedlings in Brazil, restoring habitats, and sustaining the livelihoods of 39,000 Indigenous people.
The Caring Family Foundation: Vision and Impact
Founded by Richard and Patricia Caring, TCFF has swiftly become the largest private donor to the Amazon, with a bold target of 4.8 million trees planted by the end of 2026. Earlier this year, the foundation launched a solar-powered Medical Bus, delivering specialist healthcare to some of the most remote Indigenous communities in the rainforest—guardians of the Earth’s most vital ecosystem. In 2025 alone, the bus will bring care to nine Indigenous communities, reaching 38,000 people across a million hectares of pristine wilderness.
These are not just numbers; they are living proof that the glamour of an Annabel’s evening can translate into profound, measurable change.
The Art of Emerald Philanthropy
By midnight, the gala was a living tableau of generosity and joie de vivre. Champagne flutes gleamed, and the final auction gavel fell with a promise that extended far beyond London. What began as an intimate, glittering gathering became a symbolic rainforest of ideas and action, rooted in the belief that luxury and sustainability can and must coexist.
As the last guests drifted into the warm September night, Annabel’s façade still shimmered like a rainforest at dawn, its emerald lights a beacon of renewal. The message was as clear as the Amazon moonlight: when beauty, art, and purpose converge, even the world’s most fragile landscapes can be reborn.
