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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeace Envoy Tony Blair blasted for throwing lavish surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th
'He should be in the Middle East, not the UK': Peace envoy Tony Blair blasted for throwing surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th at their £6million mansion - as Gaza death toll passes 1,050Mr Blair, whose role is to hammer out a ceasefire in times of conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, spent most of last week in the UK before hosting the couples friends at the party, estimated to have cost about £50,000. He held the surprise 60th birthday party for Cherie at their £6million country mansion South Pavilions, formerly the home of Sir John Gielgud, inviting 150 of their closest friends, which included former New Labour ministers, as well as wealthy businessmen and TV celebrities.
Just to make Cheries night even more memorable, Mr Blair even hired glamorous dance couple Kristina Rihanoff and Ian Waite from BBCs Strictly Come Dancing, who danced for them after dinner, to the Stevie Wonder classic Ma Cherie Amour. And comedian Bobby Davro was also hired to entertain, doing an impersonation of Mr Blair, and singing the song, "If I Ruled The World."
Mr Blairs unexpected birthday party held against a backdrop of death and destruction in Gaza was criticised last night, with some saying he could have held it later, as Cheries actual birthday is not until September 23.
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Mr Blair is normally based in Jerusalem, as his Office of the Peace Envoy for the Quartet the US, EU, Russia and the United Nations is at the King David Hotel in the city.
World leaders, led by Mr Kerry, held urgent talks in Paris yesterday to pressure both sides to turn the ceasefire into an extended truce. Mr Blair was not at the talks.
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Peace Envoy Tony Blair blasted for throwing lavish surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th (Original Post)
KoKo
Aug 2014
OP
He would be accused of being anti-Israel if he did his job, and lose all that money..no way?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. Her birthday isn't until Sept 23?
Yeah, I think he could have maybe been in Israel now.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. He would be accused of being anti-Israel if he did his job, and lose all that money..no way?
roody
(10,849 posts)3. Peace-Tony Blair. What irony!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)4. Inspired by Arya of Game of Thrones
I have been reciting a list of names at night.
Blair is on it.
the list is long, and growing.
malaise
(269,157 posts)5. Tony Blair peace envoy
The oxy of oxymorons = the war criminals are laughing at the rest of us.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)6. I didn't get past this:
Peace Envoy Tony Blair before this happened:
How Orwellian.
The rest? Who, really, is shocked?
How Orwellian.
The rest? Who, really, is shocked?
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)7. Was he playing a fiddle ?
LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)8. What do you do when there are atrocities being committed in
the region where you've been sent as a peace envoy? Oh, that's right, you throw an orgy for your wife nearly two months before her birthday. How they must laugh at the rest of us!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)9. I don't care what he spent on his wife's party...
hell, I would do the same for mine if I could. But Tony Blair Peace Envoy? That is what is shocking.