Pete Townshend celebrates Darren Strowgers birthday at Maison Estelle with his wife Rachel Fuller
Pete Townshend cut a dapper figure with his wife Rachel Fuller as they celebrated film producer Darren Strowger’s birthday at Maison Estelle in Mayfair on Thursday.
The Who guitarist, 76, and his musician wife, 48, joined a star-studded guestlist including Mary Charteris, Robbie Furze, Jack Whitehall, Noel Gallagher and Sara Macdonald.
Pete rocked a two-piece charcoal suit which he teamed with a pair of freshly polished black shoes.
Rock star: Pete Townshend, 76, cut a dapper figure with his wife Rachel Fuller, 48, as they celebrated film producer Darren Strowger’s birthday at Maison Estelle in Mayfair on Thursday
He completed his suave ensemble with a cosy jumper and a smart scarf to protect himself from the wintery conditions.
Meanwhile, Rachel looked effortlessly chic in a pink jacket and matching skirt which she paired with a crisp white shirt and black tie.
She finished off her night out ensemble with black tights, a pair of thick stilettos and toted a designer handbag.
Stunning: Rachel looked effortlessly chic in a pink jacket and matching skirt which she paired with a crisp white shirt and black tie
Birthday boy: The Who guitarist and his musician wife joined a star-studded guestlist including Mary Charteris, Robbie Furze, Jack Whitehall, Noel Gallagher and Sara Macdonald
As the Won’t Get Fooled Again hitmaker clambered into a black Bentley, he could be seen handing a man some money.
Elsewhere, Noel Gallagher cut a casual figure as he donned a black jacket, a pair of jeans and some fashionable trainers.
Pete revealed that he secretly got married to his long-term partner Rachel in December 2016, more than two decades after their romance began.
Dapper: He completed his suave ensemble with a cosy jumper and a smart scarf to protect himself from the wintery conditions
Charity: As the Won’t Get Fooled Again hitmaker clambered into a black Bentley, he could be seen handing a man some money
Newly-single: Darren Strowger recently split from Sadie Frost after eight years together (pictured in May) – she was not present on the night
Taking to Facebook, the My Generation musician revealed that he and Rachel exchanged nuptials in an intimate ceremony, but decided to keep the good news quiet for ‘selfish’ reasons so they could ‘savour the moment’ together.
In the midst of a lengthy post, The Who songwriter Pete gushed: ‘This is a very, very happy thing for both of us… We married nearly a year ago and did keep it as quiet as we could, telling only close family.’
The musician started his post: ‘At the end of this triumphant short tour of Classic Quadrophenia in the US, where Rachel showed off her incredible talent as an orchestral arranger, and I performed like a Broadway Ham… it’s time to make an announcement that she and I were married in December last year.’
Chic: Rachel finished off her night out ensemble with black tights, a pair of thick stilettos and toted a designer handbag
Oasis: Noel Gallagher cut a casual figure as he donned a black jacket, a pair of jeans and some fashionable trainers
Embrace: Pete and Darren hugged at the end of the night
Alongside a pair of snapshots of the couple – including one which showed them signing a registry in the midst of their nuptials – he continued: ‘This seems like a good time to tell everyone who doesn’t yet know.
‘This is a very, very happy thing for both of us… We married nearly a year ago and did keep it as quiet as we could, telling only close family. Why did we keep it quiet? Really, we were being selfish.
‘We were married at the local Register Office in Twickenham, with just two witnesses – my security man Mark Squires and my longtime P.A. Nicola Joss.
‘The Registrar is an old friend, he actually bought my old Magic Bus bookshop in Richmond. It’s now The Open Book. I have been away on tour so much in recent years, we just wanted to be together, and savour the moment.’
Married: Pete revealed that he secretly got married to his long-term partner Rachel in December 2016, more than two decades after their romance began
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