Roger Moore attended the Red Cross Gala on Friday, Aug. 8, 2003

The Monte-Carlo Red Cross Gala Ball is held under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert, at the Sporting d'Eté Club in the Salle des Etoiles the first weekend of August. This annual fund-raiser brings out scores of international celebrities for a good cause. Elegantly prepared meal, top-nam entertainers perform and a display of ballgowns that knock the eyes out.

Amongst the 1.200 guests attending from the worlds of movies and music, fashion and high society were Roger Moore with his wife Kiki Tholstrup, Gina Lollobrigida, Shirley Bassey, Karl Lagerfeld, Ivana Trump. The first gala charity dinner was held in 1957. It was Princess Grace, who, as president of the Monaco Red Cross, lent her legal bearing and Hollywood glamour to make the ball a fixture on the smart set's social calendar. Her son Prince Albert has presided over the gala evening since 1982, when he took over her role with her favourite charity following Grace's tragic death in a car accident.