Nights out, Olympic rowers and The Duchess of Cambridge’s green gown

On Friday I was a guest of BP at the Our Greatest Team Rises gala event at the Royal Albert Hall. My main mission was to chat with five time Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave!

He showed us the Legends Collection, a fund raising initiative where you can collect 12 medallions representing British athletic legends. All profits raised go directly towards giving Team GB and ParalympicGB athletes the support they need for London 2012 and beyond.

After meeting Steve, I wandered over to the Cadbury exhibit, where I joined thousands of others wishing #ourgreatestteam good luck in the 2012 games.

Just an aside, here's the Upper Circle Bar at the Royal Albert Hall. I worked there when I first came to the UK 22 years ago! Times have changed, when I was a bar maid there I had to add up all the drinks in my head. Now I see there is a computerised cash register.

And the highlight of the evening was when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entered the Hall. Everyone stood, and the spotlight followed the Duchess and her fabulous emerald green gown. Even from the rafters of the Royal Albert Hall, my skin pricked and I could tell she looked like a Greek Goddess!