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Article: He bestrode the business world like a colossus and lived the life of one too. What now for Sir Anthony?(Features)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2009
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Byline: by Paul Drury
IN MAY 2006, Sir Anthony O'Reilly marked his 70th birthday with a four-day party for his family and 150 'close personal friends' in the five-star Hassler Hotel, at the top of the world-famous Spanish Steps in Rome.
Highlight of the festivities, estimated to have cost E1million, was a gala dinner on the rooftop terrace.
Sir Anthony's three sons, Gavin, Tony Jnr and Cameron, made a dramatic appearance dressed in Roman togas to pay homage to their father in front of a select gathering that included former Canadian premier Brian Mulroney and his wife, Mila, as well as Hollywood star Sean Connery and his wife, Micheline.
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