Gretel Packer celebrates 50th birthday
Gretel Packer celebrated her 50th birthday with a party last night at celebrity chef Matt Moran’s Chiswick restaurant.
Billionaire Gretel Packer celebrated her 50th birthday with a party last night at celebrity chef Matt Moran’s Chiswick restaurant in eastern Sydney’s Woollahra.
Among the guests were mother Ros Packer, and Gretel’s children Francesca, 21, Benjamin, 18, and William, 10, and Gretel’s financial adviser Will Vicars.
Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton arrived with the young “Chessie”. Gretel is on the board of the Sydney Theatre Company, where the couple until last year were co-artistic directors.
Just ahead of midnight, the Packer party moved to Gretel’s home on Fairfax Road in Bellevue Hill. The birthday girl chose a simple sleeveless black dress for the event, while her mother also wore black.
Brother James Packer was in Israel on business and sent his apologies.
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