The 2017 Story of Christmas, the property and construction industries’ annual Christmas charity event, has raised a record-breaking £690,000.
Held on 13 December at St George’s Hanover Square, W1, the event is now in its 40th year.
After the service of nine lessons and carols, a champagne reception and charity auction at the Dorchester hotel, W1, helped take the sum raised since the first Story of Christmas was held in 1978 to more than £10m.
Funds are used to finance capital projects benefitting the homeless and disadvantaged children in the London area.
Celebrity readers this year included Ian Hislop, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dawn French, Miriam Margoyles, Charles Dance, Tim Henman, Olivia Colman, Sir Anthony Robinson and Omid Djalili.
Pictures: © Nigel Charman
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