Sir Ronald Halstead, CBE, chairman of the CFCC, hosted the annual diplomatic dinner at the Cadogan Hall, Chelsea in association with the Conservative Political Forum of Kensington, Chelsea and Fulham Conservatives chairman, Dennis Waters. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howe of Aberavon, CH, QC, was Guest of Honour and spoke on "The World Ahead - and Why".
Also present were Sir Michael Craig-Cooper CBE TD DL, Jill Burge, William James, Melissa Crawshay-Williams, Francesco Cicoria, Mrs M A E Ebenezer, Lance Roberts, Michael Underhay, Terry Bowers, Dr Yvonne and Mrs Geoffrey Larrson, Paul Barton, Count Branko Mirosevic-Sorgo, Mr and Mrs Gordon Toland, Roland Porter, Peter Friedmann, Cllr Paul Rochford, Miss Otilia Simkova, Mrs Daphne Rosalinde Wyke, Countess Ilona Esterhazy, Mark Bicknell, Neville H Green OBE, and Tom Corrigan.