A chance to see royalty in the flesh was gone.
It was June 2013. The evening was cool, the wind was blowing, the setting was tented and it was private. Very private.
Invited to attend the wedding reception of a dear friend, Mellody Hobson, and “Star Wars” czar George Lucas at the lakefront’s Promontory Point, little did I know what surprise was planned for the shank of the evening.
The surprise?
A private concert by the iconic singer Prince.
Without a clue to what was ahead, Chicago’s glitterati — which included former Mayor Daley, Jamie Dimon, John Rogers, Chaz Ebert, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Leslie Hindman, Jerry Reinsdorf and Desiree Rogers — entered Mellody’s glorious tented world.
Guests also included comedian Robin Williams, Gayle King, Tina Brown, Graydon Carter, Andrew Shue, Al Roker, Hayden Christensen, Ne-Yo and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
It was June 2013. The evening was cool, the wind was blowing, the setting was tented and it was private. Very private.
Invited to attend the wedding reception of a dear friend, Mellody Hobson, and “Star Wars” czar George Lucas at the lakefront’s Promontory Point, little did I know what surprise was planned for the shank of the evening.
The surprise?
A private concert by the iconic singer Prince.
Without a clue to what was ahead, Chicago’s glitterati — which included former Mayor Daley, Jamie Dimon, John Rogers, Chaz Ebert, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Leslie Hindman, Jerry Reinsdorf and Desiree Rogers — entered Mellody’s glorious tented world.
Guests also included comedian Robin Williams, Gayle King, Tina Brown, Graydon Carter, Andrew Shue, Al Roker, Hayden Christensen, Ne-Yo and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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