Sir
Elton
John
and
Harry
Potter
author
J
K
Rowling
were
among
the
celebrities
at
London's
Hampton
Court
Palace
in
aid
of
the
Raisa
Gorbachev
Foundation.
The
children's
charity
was
established
in
memory
of
former
Soviet
president
Mikhail
Gorbachev's
late
wife
Raisa,
aiming
to
provide
funds
to
help
discover
a
cure
for
cancer
in
children.
And
the
star-studded
gala
dinner
at
the
palace,
themed
around
a
Russian
midsummer
fantasy,
included
names
as
big
as
Madonna,
Lady
Thatcher
and
Sir
David
Frost
who
turned
up
to
offer
their
support.
Mr
Gorbachev
explained
that
proceeds
from
the
event,
which
saw
Elton
and
The
Scissor
Sisters
perform,
would
go
to
help
provide
care
for
children
suffering
from
cancer
in
Russia.
He
said,
"Through
the
creation
of
the
Raisa
Gorbachev
Centre
of
Children's
Haematology
and
Transplantology
in
St
Petersburg,
much-needed
medical
care
of
an
international
standard
will
soon
be
available."
Other
guests
at
the
dinner
included
Sir
Bob
Gedlof,
Ralph
Fiennes,
Minnie
Driver,
Naomi
Campbell
and
young
'Harry
Potter'
actress
Emma
Watson.
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