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A glittering host of celebrities will rub shoulders with members of the cabinet on Monday night at a reception at the Foreign Office.A glittering host of celebrities will rub shoulders with members of the cabinet on Monday night at a reception at the Foreign Office.
Actors Harrison Ford, Helena Bonham Carter and Benedict Cumberbatch are among the cast list that have been invited to the A-list gathering celebrating the achievements of Britain's creative industries.Actors Harrison Ford, Helena Bonham Carter and Benedict Cumberbatch are among the cast list that have been invited to the A-list gathering celebrating the achievements of Britain's creative industries.
Ford, 71, is recovering from an accident at Pinewood Studios during filming of the new Star Wars movie, which left him with a broken leg.Ford, 71, is recovering from an accident at Pinewood Studios during filming of the new Star Wars movie, which left him with a broken leg.
David Cameron will champion the flourishing sector as guests enjoy drinks and canapes in the courtyard of the Foreign Office, one of Whitehall's most striking and ornate buildings.David Cameron will champion the flourishing sector as guests enjoy drinks and canapes in the courtyard of the Foreign Office, one of Whitehall's most striking and ornate buildings.
The publicly funded party has been compared to Tony Blair's "Cool Britannia" event, a description that No 10 has been keen to dismiss.The publicly funded party has been compared to Tony Blair's "Cool Britannia" event, a description that No 10 has been keen to dismiss.
A select group will later enjoy a private dinner with the prime minister at Downing Street. A select group will later enjoy a private dinner with the prime minister at Downing Street. No 10 declined officially to confirm the guest list but reports suggest that big names who have been invited include Emma Watson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Daniel Craig.
No 10 declined officially to confirm the guest list, but reports suggest that big names who have been invited include Harry Potter star Emma Watson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who starred in Oscar-winning film Twelve Years a Slave, and James Bond actor Daniel Craig. Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, Ralph Fiennes, pop star Eliza Doolittle, Simon Cowell and classical singers Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins are also among those believed to have been invited.
Australian-born Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman, Dame Helen Mirren, Ralph Fiennes, pop star Eliza Doolittle, X Factor supremo Simon Cowell and classical singers Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins are also among those believed to have been invited.
Blair's 1997 party attracted high-flying British celebrities like Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, but was later seen to backfire on the then PM as invited stars later criticised his government.Blair's 1997 party attracted high-flying British celebrities like Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, but was later seen to backfire on the then PM as invited stars later criticised his government.