Hilton Heads to France, Geneva, Monte Carlo on Cash & Rocket Auto Rally

LONDON – “I roped Paris into this, although I’m not going to let her drive,” said Caroline Stanbury, who’s headed to Continental Europe for the annual, all-female Cash & Rocket auto rally with longtime pal Paris Hilton. “She’s not comfortable driving on the other side of the road – and I want to live – I don’t want to die.” Stanbury and Hilton joined fellow drivers and guests including Chloe Green, Jodie Kidd, Lady Kitty Spencer, Mary McCartney, David Koma and Emeli Sande for a fundraising gala at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Sande performed, while Simon De Pury auctioned prizes from donors including Gucci, David Morris, Michael Kors, Julien Macdonald, Emma Thompson and McCartney, slamming his gavel with gusto and lavishing the deep-pocketed guests with praise. The same could not be said for Julie Brangstrup, the founder and chief executive officer of the charity. She told dinner guests, who were clad in masks, feathers and sparkly gowns, that she planned to be tough on her drivers. “I’m going to put them through hell. By day, I expect hard work, and I need them to kick ass. By night, I expect them to be dressed, at dinner, and nice and polite to everyone –

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