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Court circuit – Embassy 23 – February 2010
Ivan Ritossa (Barclays Bank), Marina Ritossa (Royal Flying Doctors) with former Wallabies rugby captain Michael Lynagh and Isabella Lynagh (Adstream)
Australia Day
It was hardly barbecue weather but High Commissioner John Dauth and his team at Australia House pulled out all the stops to give guests a real Aussie experience on Australia Day, from delicious Australian beef and fish washed down with a few pints of lager or a glass of fine wine. Australian West End star Simon Burke raised the roof with such a powerful rendition of the Australian National anthem it even shattered a glass!
This year marks the 100th anniversary of UK-Australian diplomatic relations which ensured a high VIP count at the reception, including members of the both the cabinet and shadow cabinet, top officials and luminaries from the worlds of business, sport and the arts.
PHOTOS: PIERRE DE VILLIERS
High Commissioner Dauth, Australian businessman and philanthropist Michael Hintze, Colonel Adam Findlay and Shadow Foreign Secretary the Rt Hon William Hague MP
Commonwealth High Commissioner Kamalesh Sharma, Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC (Attorney General) and Mrs Babli Sharma
High Commissioner Dauth, Australian businessman and philanthropist Michael Hintze, Colonel Adam Findlay and Shadow Foreign Secretary the Rt Hon William Hague MP
Natasha Smith, High Commissioner for Papua New Guinea Jean Kekedo and the High Commissioner for Singapore Michael Teo
Mr Mike Dawes, The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC (Attorney General) and Mr J Nicholas Beadle CMG (Director, Cabinet Office, FCO)
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High Commissioner John Dauth gives his Australia Day address
Australian DHC Adam McCarthy, Samantha Cohen (Communication Secretary to HM the Queen) and Andrew Craig (Queensland Agent General)
Acting High Commissioner for Tonga Mr Sione Sonata Tupou, Rt Hon Lord and Lady Morris of Manchester
Australian West End star Simon Burke sings the Australian National Anthem
Sir Roger Carrick talks to the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Charles Gray
 Lord Hannay and High Commissioner John Dauth
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