All Tied Up for Queen's Dinner at White House
UPDATE: According to the official guest list, L'il Babs Bush -- or "Miss Barbara Bush" as she's listed -- is attending tonight's white-tie-and-tails state dinner with her boyfriend Jay Blount, whom she's been dating (maybe on again, off again) since they met at Yale.
Blount, as you can see here, was named one of Yale's 50 most beautiful people.
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is taking someone who has previously accompanied her to official functions -- former San Francisco 49er Gene Washington, who is now director of football operations for the NFL. Rice and Washington have been the subject ofgossip in the past.
Many Cabinet officials are attending tonight, along with House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority LeaderJohn Boehner (R-Ohio) and their spouses. Golf legend Arnold Palmer and his wife will be there, as will: Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton and First Brother Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida.
FROM EARLIER:
The owner of Scogna Formal Wear in downtown Washington has pulled the smallest white tie and tails he has for perhaps the lightest and fastest guest attending tonight's White House state dinner: Calvin Borel, the jockey who won his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Borel got a last-minute invitation from the White House to attend the dinner for Queen Elizabeth after he guided Street Sense from next to last place to the front of the pack and across the finish line by 2 ¼ lengths.
Scogna assistant manager Jerry Morris says they "didn't get any measurements" but guessed that the store's smallest tails -- a 35-short -- should do the trick. "That's the smallest size we have."
Owner Israel Scheinbein says he guesses Borel is "about a 28-inch waist, so this should work."
Besides the Kentucky Derby star, who is taking his fiancée, Lisa Funk, to the Bushes' first ever white-tie affair, a number of Washington luminaries also rented their tails from Scogna, including National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, who is a regular at the store.
"I told him, 'Mr. Hadley, I think you look splendid.' He just smiled. Very diplomatic," Scheinbein told the Sleuth.
The slim-and-trim Hadley, who has been having a tough time of late with his mission to find someone to take the job of "war czar" in the administration, wears a 41 jacket.
Scheinbein says Brent Glass, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, rented his white tie and tails from the store. So did Newsweek reporter Richard Wolffe, a native Brit who covers the White House.
We called Wolffe to verify. "I am going as a matter of fact," he said.
And though he hails from Birmingham, England, this will be his first time ever seeing the Queen. "I did see the back of her limo once," he said. "I'm excited!"
(An early list of the guest list for tonight's dinner is after the jump.)
GUEST LIST FOR THE STATE DINNER IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH (The White House):
Commander Heber Ackland, RN, Equerry in Waiting to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Countess Of Airlie, DCVO, DCVO, Lady in Waiting, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Leonore Annenberg, Former United States Chief of Protocol, Reagan Administration, FAPE Board Member
The Honorable David Dreier, United States Representative (R/California) (Guest)
The Honorable Anne Armstrong, Former American Ambassador to Great Britain
James L Armstrong (Son)
Mr. Lee M. Bass, Lee M. Bass, Inc.
Mrs. Ramona Bass
Mr. Sid R. Bass, President, Sid R. Bass Inc.
Mrs. Mercedes Bass
Right Honorable Margaret Beckett, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Leo Beckett
The Honorable John A. Boehner, Minority Leader, United States Representative (R/Ohio)
Mrs. Deborah Boehner
The Honorable Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
Mrs. Analouise C. Bolten (Mother)
Mr. Calvin Borel, Jockey, 133rd Kentucky Derby Winner (2007)
Ms. Lisa Funk (Guest)
Mrs. Katherine E. Boyd, Katherine E. Boyd Interior Design
Mrs. Eva Elkins, Sister-in-law to Mrs. Katherine Boyd (Guest)
Miss Barbara Bush
Mr. Jay Blount (Guest)
The Honorable John Ellis 'Jeb' Bush, Former Governor of Florida
Mrs. Columba Bush
Ms. Elizabeth L. Cheney
The Honorable Philip J. Perry, Partner, Latham & Watkins
The Honorable Richard Cheney, Vice President of the United States
The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney
Mr. James Click, President, Jim Click Ford, Inc.
Ms. Carrie Click (Daughter)
The Honorable John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Mrs. Irene Danilovich
Mr. Rohan De Silva, Pianists
Mrs. Marta Domingo, Wife of Maestro Placido Domingo
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Honorable Donald L. Evans, Chief Executive Office, Financial Services Forum
Mrs. Susan Evans
The Honorable William S. Farish, Former American Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mrs. Sarah Farish
The Honorable Fred Fielding, Counsel to the President, White House Counsel
Mrs. Maria Fielding
Mr. Brad Freeman, General Partner, Freeman Spogli & Co.
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
Mrs. Becky Gates
Mr. Christopher Geidt, OBE, Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sir Martin Gilbert, Author of Churchill and the Americans
Lady Esther Gilbert, London, England
Mr. David Gregory, NBC
Ms. Beth Wilkinson (Spouse)
The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Mrs. Robert Hadley (Mother)
Mrs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Host, The View
Mr. Timothy Hasselbeck, Professional Football Player
Mr. Peter Hayes, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Steven Holland, White House Correspondent, Reuters
Mrs. Lucie Holland
Mr. Ray L. Hunt, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Mr. Hunter L. Hunt, President, Hunt Power, L.P. (Son)
Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis, KCVO CBE, Private Secretary to The Duke Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Right Honorable Sir Robin Janvrin, KCVO, CB, Private Secretary to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Michael O. Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
Mrs. Stephanie Johanns
The Honorable Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
Mrs. Anne S. Johnson, Director, Arts in Embassies Program, Department of State
The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior
Mrs. Patricia Kempthorne
Mr. Richard D. Kinder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kinder Morgan, Inc
Mrs. Nancy Kinder, President, Kinder Foundation
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, Trustee, Gerald R. Ford Foundation and, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Mrs. Nancy Kissinger
Mr. Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Chairman and President, Kohler Company
Mrs. Natalie B. Kohler
The Honorable Trent Lott, United States Senator (R/Mississippi)
Mrs. Tricia Lott
His Excellency Sir David Manning, KCMG, British Ambassador to the United States
Lady Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
Mrs. Ashley Manning
Mr. John Marion, Honorary Chairman, Sotheby's North America
Mrs. Anne Marion
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, United States Senator (R/Kentucky)
The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
Mr. Charles B. Moncrief
Mrs. Kit Moncrief
Mr. James W. Nantz III, CBS Sportscaster, CBS
Mrs. Ann-Lorraine Nantz
Mr. Joseph J. O'Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Culinary Group
Mrs. Katherine O'Donnell
General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mrs. Lynne Pace
Mr. Arnold D. Palmer, Professional Golfer
Ms. Kathleen Palmer
The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury
Mrs. Wendy Paulson
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative (D/California)
Mr. Paul Pelosi
Mr. A. Jerrold Perenchio, Chairman and CEO, Chartwell Partners
Mrs. Margie Perenchio
Mr. Itzhak Perlman, World Renowned Violinist
Mrs. Toby Lynn Perlman
Mr. Boone Pickens, BP Capital, LLC
Mrs. Madeleine Pickens
The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Former Secretary of State
Mrs. Alma Powell
The Honorable Earl A. Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art
Mrs. Nancy Powell
Mrs. Nancy Reagan
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
Mr. Gene A. Washington, Director of Football Operations, National Football League (Guest)
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., The Chief Justice of the United States
Mrs. Jane Sullivan Roberts
Ms. Robin Roberts, ABC
Miss Penny Russell-Smith, LVO, Press Secretary to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Michael Sacco, President, Seafarers International Union (SIU)
Mrs. Sophie Sacco
Mr. Gerry Shaheen, Group President, Caterpillar
Mrs. Pam Shaheen
The Honorable George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Mrs. Charlotte Shultz, Chief of Protocol, California State
Mr. Harold C. Simmons, Chairman, Valhi Inc.
Mrs. Annette Simmons
The Honorable Tony Snow, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
Mrs. Jill Ellen Snow
The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education
Mr. Robert Spellings
Surgeon Captain David Swain, CVO RN, Medical Officer to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Robert Tuttle, American Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mrs. Maria Tuttle, Spouse of the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Mark Vincent, Brother to Mrs. Cheney
Mrs. Linda Vincent, Sister-in-law to Mrs. Cheney
Mr. Richard Wolffe, Newsweek
Ms. Paula Cuello (Spouse)
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Posted by: Peter | May 7, 2007 3:21 PM
Shouldn't these big-wigs just buy a tailcoat instead of renting? Renting makes the event seem more high-school-prom than State Dinner.
I hope at least a few of 'em tie their own ties....
Posted by: Veritas | May 7, 2007 4:28 PM
If the letter from SgtMacdonald is true, then I would hope that ALL the newspapers, including the Washington Post, WOULD print this letter. This happens all too often in small towns and grows like a cancer.
Please help him
Thanks
Posted by: Paula Comstock, Houston Texas | May 7, 2007 4:56 PM
hi,
When its the woman, its fiancee, not fiance.
So, unless Lisa Funk is a man, she should be referred to as his fiancee :)
Posted by: Dee | May 7, 2007 4:56 PM
The letter from Sgt Macdonald above is probably NOT TRUE - at least not in the traditional sense. Not having met him, his letter nonetheless indicates that he very likely suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. It's a terrible disorder and very frightening for the afflicted. I wish him the very best, but I wouldn't forward that letter to anyone.
Posted by: Tim | May 7, 2007 5:05 PM
hope the Queen puts her fork down ending dinner... reaches over puts bush over her knee and spanks the boy from texas... err the east.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 7, 2007 7:46 PM
Elisabeth Hasselbeck of The View? Why? The woman is a twink. In public.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 7, 2007 8:17 PM
Mrs Cheney's brother and sister-in-law, but not the Senior Bushes? Huh?
Posted by: Anonymous | May 7, 2007 8:58 PM
The exclusion of the Senior Bushes is a real mystery. Even if they weren't the current president's parents, one would have thought that they qualified by being the most recent to have hosted the Queen for dinner at the White House. Certainly they would be more appropriate guests then their granddaughter Paris....err, I mean, Barbara
Posted by: Patrick | May 7, 2007 10:23 PM
Aint a single rapper anywheres around that dinner. Yo, who gonna provide the comedy then?
Posted by: Tupac_Goldstein | May 7, 2007 10:29 PM
It's disheartening to see the usual media suck-ups like David Gregory and Richard Wolf imbedded in this tribute to monarchy(both English and American).
Can reporters who cozy up to the power elite ever really be honest and conscientous in their coverage of the very people who they party with? I doubt it.
We need the media to ferret out the truth, no matter where that takes them, or who they offend getting there.
Posted by: wagonjak | May 8, 2007 12:30 PM
Commentators on C-Span stated that Senator Harry Reid had "declined" an invitation to last night's festivities at the White House.
Anyone know the [true] reason why?
Posted by: John | May 8, 2007 1:49 PM
Who the hell cares? While our young soldiers are getting maimed and killed in Iraq, the guilty will DINE!
Posted by: alison | May 8, 2007 2:48 PM
How about something on MISTER Pelosi? And what's Condi doing dumping OJ (that New Year's Eve last-minute last-one-left escort service date) for someone else?
Posted by: Philip V. Riggio | May 8, 2007 2:52 PM
Shouldn't bush be wearing a court jester's costume? On the eve of sending another 35,000 kids to Iraq, we have the spectacle of hayseed bush clowning for the Queen? He's delusional, dangerous, and a global embarrassment.
Posted by: Dr Ed | May 8, 2007 3:03 PM
the whole world should throw a party the day he leaves ofc. fireworks and dancing just a global celebration. as a matter of fact the day he leaves should a permenant World Holiday.
He's put us all through a lot and we should celebrate his departure. someone think of a good name for this new world holiday. Bye Bye Dummy day??? If your forgein and read this, don't worry about offending us. we've done it to ourselves...TWICE!!!!
Posted by: omar harvey | May 8, 2007 3:45 PM
Maybe a festival like Mardi Gras. Maybe the crazy conservatives will outlaw celebrations...along w/stem cells and abortions and everything else besides bibles and guns..ahhahaha
yeah i'm thinking mardi gras
Posted by: omar harvey | May 8, 2007 3:56 PM
you are poo
Posted by: Anonymous | May 9, 2007 9:28 AM
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