With the UK making ready to go to the polls on American independence day, presidential fundraisers got here to London final evening.

Competing fundraisers for Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been helmed by former Neighbours star Holly Valance and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour for the Republican and Democrat candidates respectively. Democrats Overseas World Press Secretary Sharon Manitta advised the BBC that the timing of the rival occasions was purely coincidental.

In line with the BBC, Trump’s fundraiser was held in West London and ticket costs value between $10,000 and $100,000.

These in attendance have been reported to be Donald Trump’s son Donald Junior and Reform UK chief Nigel Farage, an in depth confidante of the previous POTUS. Trump was anticipated to make a digital look by way of Zoom.

Valance, who performed Felicity Scully in Aussie cleaning soap Neighbours from 1999 to 2002 and topped the charts with ‘Kiss Kiss’, was pictured alongside Farage and Trump two years in the past alongside her husband, the entrepreneur Nick Sweet. She has since turn into one thing of a poster woman for Farage’s Reform UK, which revealed it had raised £1.5M ($1.9M) yesterday within the days after Farage’s return as chief.

Biden’s fundraiser, hosted by vogue journalism doyen Wintour, value $1,000 every for tickets. Much less particulars have been obtainable however Wintour is a staunch democrat supporter who has hosted occasions for the celebration throughout Europe earlier than.

Solely U.S. residents and everlasting residents have been capable of make donations to the 2 fundraisers.

The Biden for President committee lately stated it raised $180M between January 2023 and April 2024, whereas Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc was round $60M shy of this determine over the identical interval.