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The party was held at Sir Elton and David Furnish's £20 million Windsor home it has become the society event of the summer attracting A list celebrities from far and wide.

Elton's partner David Furnish said: 'The theme this year is 'beach party' so we've got Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys playing.

'The aim every year is to get people to say that it was the best one yet.'

The entertainment bar was set high after performances last year from Sir Tom Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey.

Celebrities included Elizabeth Hurley, Elle Macpherson, Natalie Imbruglia, Eva Herzigova, Kelly Osbourne brought her new boyfriend, BMX rider, Luke Worrell, Lulu, Gordon and Tana Ramsay, Graham Norton, Paul O'Grady, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, Westlife singer Kian Egan and fiancee Jodi Albert, Anthea Turner and Tracey Emin, U.S. president Bill Clinton, Sir Michael Caine, The O.C. star Mischa Barton and Hollywood acting couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, X Factor judge Louis Walsh attended with Simon Cowell and girlfriend Terri Seymour.