of the most influential people in Kensington, Chelsea and Mayfair ...

to the House of Commons and
became one of the most colourful
politicians in the country. In
September 2007 Boris
was selected as the
Conservative
candidate for the
2008 London mayoral
election. He has recently
been re-elected as the
Mayor of London, defeating
Labour candidate Ken
Livingstone for the second
time. With over a million votes,
he received the largest personal
mandate of any politician in
British history.
22. Daisy Harrison
Daisy Harrison opened her first
nursery school, Miss Daisy’s Nursery
in Belgravia in September 2006. Daisy
had previously taught at Thomas’s
school and then Garden House Boys
School where she was in charge of
Boys Preparatory. Daisy wanted to
create a nursery school that offered
the best possible care for young
children and to help prepare the
children for their future schools.
After huge demand and an
impossibly long waiting list, She
opened a second nursery school
in Chelsea in January 2010. Daisy
designed a nursery school in the crypt
of St Luke’s Church and turned the
space into a bright, welcoming nursery
school in the heart of Chelsea. The
children from Miss Daisy’s go onto all
the best schools in the area including
Garden House School, Knightsbridge
School, Francis Holland, Thomas’s,
Eaton House Belgravia, Falkner House
and Cameron House School.
23. Julia Perowne
After attending Edinburgh University,
Julia Perowne became Founder and
Managing Director of PCC – Perowne
Charles Communications, a travel
and lifestyle communications
company. Julia represents some of
the best hotels in the world including
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Le Bristol
Paris, Parrot Cay, The Halkin and
COMO. This no doubt goes a way to
explain why she is always sporting
an enviable tan. Jules’ speciality is
launching hotels and arranging events.
PCC is a global company with offices
and partners in Milan, UAE, Paris
and Munich. She runs her office in
Chelsea with a team of 14 staff.
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24. Astrid Harbord
Astrid started her career at Lichfield’s
upmarket property search company.
With numerous charity balls including
the Children’s Trust Ball and Wild
for WSPA under her belt, Astrid has
now started her own company Astrid
Harbord Communications where
she combines charity events, PR and
brand consultancy. Astrid who grew
up in Chelsea says, “I try very much to
link everything I do to charity if I can.”
She recently organised a pop-up shop
in aid of her favourite charity, The
Children’s Trust at the Beaufort House
bar on the King’s Road which was
covered by Tatler.
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25. Ken Costa
Former Chairman of UBS Investment
Bank, and then Chairman of Lazard
International. Ken is Chairman
of Alpha International. Alpha is
an informal introduction to the
Christian faith run in churches all
over the country. Alpha now runs
in 166 countries and an estimated
16 million people have completed
the course worldwide. Ken is a keen
philanthropist, Fundraising Patron of
Great Ormond St Hospital, Gresham
Professor of Commerce, and a Trustee
of the Nelson Mandela Children’s
Fund. He lives in Chelsea with his wife,
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