On September 11 2014, dozens of famous faces, all supporting their chosen charities, arrived in London for BGC Charity Day. Here are a few highlights from the afternoon’s trading.
In London, BGC’s celebrity guests included: HRH Princess Beatrice, musician Jools Holland, actors and actresses Samuel L. Jackson, Damian Lewis, Clive Owen, Sean Bean, Sadie Frost, Barbara Windsor, and media personalities Stephen Fry, Amanda Holden, Tamara Ecclestone, Jonathan Ross, Vernon Kay, and Denise van Outen. Leading comedians who joined us included Paddy McGuinness, Jack Whitehall, Jennifer Saunders, as well as models Yasmin Le Bon and David Gandy. Sporting heroes included Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, former tennis champion Boris Becker, England rugby players James Haskell and Manu Tuilagi, England Manager Roy Hodgson, England footballer Jack Wilshere, Chelsea captain John Terry, Chelsea and England footballer Gary Cahill, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce and football legends Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Trevor Brooking and Sir Geoff Hurst.