Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to you! I hope it was fun and fabulous however you chose to celebrate. I welcomed in 2025 to a firework display at a 17th century stately home. It was a black tie gala dinner and, as many of you know by now, you have a lady here who loves to dress properly for an occasion. You can see by the picture attached to this blog post that I did not go gently into that good night: I wore a beautiful off the shoulder ball gown complemented by a ruby jewel choker with matching earrings and a pair of claret red Casadei blade heels… This may or may not be too much outfit information for you but I can’t apologise for this because truly, one of my favourite parts of the evening is the getting ready, it’s such glamorous fun!

At this time of the year, of course, I find myself setting New Year’s resolutions as everyone does, but I also like to reflect on the year that has just passed. What a year 2024 was: we made memories together to last a lifetime! I consider it such a privilege to have so many special friends who enrich my life, each in your own unique way. I was overwhelmed by your generosity last month with all my Christmas gifts; thanks to you I now have enough Honey Birdette collections to sink a ship 😉 which got me thinking…..

Many of you will ask for some inspiration on what to treat me to this month for my birthday, so I have decided that instead of presents, it would mean the absolute world to me if you would kindly make a donation to a charity organisation close to my heart called The Booth Centre, a local centre run for people experiencing poverty and affected by homelessness. Being homeless is an injustice at any time of the year, but feels particularly cruel in Winter-time. This is my small way of giving something back to a city that I love dearly and that has always been kind to me, for I very much see myself as an adopted Mancunian 🙏🏼

To help The Booth Centre and the amazing work that they do you can donate here.

Thank you, wishing you a peaceful and prosperous year ahead. I’m looking forward to making new memories with you in 2025 and to igniting new exciting connections!

Much love
Diana