Many Britons will be spending New Year’s Eve in peace at home, while trying to avoid Omicron or isolating it from their bodies. However socialites and European royalty are getting a jump on the festivities.
In St Moritz, Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s ex Dasha Zukhova has been partying with her friend, Italian beauty Giovanna Engelber, who is the creative director of Swarovski at the five-star Kulm Hotel in St Moritz.
Princess Olympia, 25 from Greece, was also seen at St Moritz. She spent Christmas with her entire family, which included her mother, Crown Princess Marie Chantal (53).
Meanwhile in France, Co-founder of Valentino fashion house Giancarlo Giammetti has been living it up with a group of friends at the Château de Wideville, near Paris, which is owned by his business partner Valentino Garavani.
British society belles Lady Eliza Manners, 24, and Alice Manners, 26, are enjoying the snow at Gstaad.
Socialites get a head start for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Roman Abramovich is the Chelsea FC owner. Dasha Zukhova has been seen partying with friends at St Moritz
In her finest fur, Dasha poses in front the St Moritz snowy hills, laughing “You can’t purchase happiness but you can get a ski pass.” She shared this hilarious Instagram post with 145,000 of her followers.
The Russian belle, who used to date Chelsea FC owner Abramovich, 55, has been skiing hard and partying harder with her group of friends, with her stylish pal Giovanna documenting their adventures on her Instagram story.
Last night’s snaps show Dasha in ripped tights as she sat down with Mark Guiducci, Vogue’s creative editor during an evening filled with laughter.
Giovanna and Dasha were also pictured dancing with her sister-in-law, jewellery designer Eugenie Niarchos and model Camille Rowe in a photo captioned: ‘Girls just want to have fun.’
The resort holds a special place in Dasha’s heart, after she tied the knot there with billionaire shipping heir husband Stavros Niarchos, 36, in January 2020.
Dash and Stavros welcomed a baby boy, Philip Stavros Niarchos in May this year, named after his father who is worth £2billion. Dasha shares Aaron and Leah with her ex-husband Abramovich. They split in 2017.
Pictured is Princess Olympia of Greece taking photos of her friends. She has been also staying with family and friends in St Moritz.
Dasha, in the black dress, has been dancing the night away with her sister-in-law, jewellery designer Eugenie Niarchos, and friends, left, Giovanna Engelber, second left and model Camille Rowe, right
In their divorce settlement, Dasha received property worth more than $92million. Dasha also acquired a Manhattan four-story mansion.
Princess Olympia, a princess from Greece, was visiting St Moritz along with her family. She enjoyed a more casual evening and a delicious dinner.
After taking candid photos with other guests at dinner, the Greek monarch went out on skis and enjoyed the meal and some drinks.
Olympia was a stoic figure last week when she pictured the Christmas meal her parents had prepared for their family. It also happened in St Moritz.
Kulm is a prestigious online hotel that boasts its “superior” status. They have strict Covid-19 requirements and can only admit patrons with valid vaccination certificates.
A night spent in one of the hotel’s deluxe rooms will set you back £1,141, while the presidential suite, one of the most expensive Kulm has on offer, will cost £3,170 for one night during the Winter season.
Giovanna Engelber, right, shared snaps of the evening with Dasha, left, showing the socialite cosying up to Vogue’s creative editorial director Mark Guiducci
Olympia, also from Greece, posted photos of her friends and family getting ready for the nighttime skiing trip.
A night in one of the cheapest rooms in the hotel would still cost £361.
Alice Manners and Eliza Manners, who were also in Switzerland for the New Year, were seen enjoying Gstaad’s snowy slopes with their friends and families.
Alice shared a clip of her mother, Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland slaloming down the hill like a pro during a sunny day spent skiing with the family.
As the social beauty enjoyed her time on the ski slopes, Eliza, the sister of the society beauty, embraced the sun at the local bar and took in views over the magnificent mountains.
The family enjoyed some furry companionship and was seen snuggling a Spaniel puppy in the evening.
Olympia, her 12 friends and family enjoyed a wonderful meal in St Moritz with good wine before heading out on to the slopes.
Olympia, in a floral pink-and-green top, shared a peck at Peregrine Pearson, her British boyfriend – heir to Cowdray’s fortune.
Lady Violet Manners showed us a peek into the chalet that her family ate lunch in today, between their two ski trips to the top.
Pictured: The Kulm Hotel is a luxurious hotel that only allows patrons with a valid vaccine certificate. A night spent in one of the hotel’s deluxe rooms will set you back £1,141
The hotel’s most luxurious room. The presidential suite, pictured, one of the most expensive Kulm has on offer, will cost £3,170 for one night during the Winter season.
This is the presidential suite in The Kulm hotel. All rooms are booked at the hotel for New Years’ and host many European socialites
In France, Valentino co-founder Giancarlo Giammetti spent time with friends at the beautiful Château de Wideville, near Paris, the prized possession of his friend Valentino Garavani.
The beautiful home was built during the 17th-century house outside Paris, built by Louis XIII’s finance minister and was later home to one of Louis XIV’s mistresses.
Garavani has several properties around the globe, including Gstaad, New York and the Chateau with eight bedrooms. He purchased the Chateau in 1995.
Lady Eliza Manners, meanwhile in Gstaad shared photos of her family on the snowy slopes.
Arnoud Terwindt was Eliza’s friend.
Giancarlo Giammetti was Valentino’s co-founder. He is seen behind the wheel at Chateau de Wideville in France.