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This newsletter also celebrates the marriage of HRH Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle and all the significance this has for furture Anglo-American relations. Many congratulations to them both as we welcome this new chapter and the positive impact it may have on the future.

In addition to our regular sections, we have our own Mountbatten wedding to celebrate, and 2 alumni supporting eachother by joining an expedition in the quest to break a World Record for the Highest Dinner Party on Mount Everest no less! The bar just gets higher.

Highest Dinner Party

On 8th May alum Sadie Whitelocks (New York, March 2010), who works for MailOnLine, went on an expedition with former Special Forces officer Neil Laughton, who was leading a team of intrepid dinner party guests to Everest's North Col to smash the World Record for the highest dinner party. Sadie's good friend and fellow alum, Jane Chynoweth (New York, March 2010), was also amongst the team, who all had to scale a 1km-high ice wall as they navigated their route being careful to avoid gaping crevasses. Once they had reached their destination, one of the mountain Sherpas stood in as chef and served the food that had been prepared by two-Michelin Star chef Sat Bains, before being freeze-dried and flown to Tibet.

Sadie had met Laughton through a mutual friend, and signed up for his extreme dining adventure after having a brief coffee with him in London. The trip combined Sadie's love of socialising with extreme mountaineering, however, in Sadie's words, "there was a point where I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew... but thankfully with some determination and support from my team members, I made it to the world's highest dinner party for what will be one of my most memorable meals for years to come!"

Many congratulations to Sadie, Jane and the team, whose expedition raised funds for the mountaineering charity Community Action Nepal.

You can read the full article and other related articles here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5702905/MailOnline-Travel-helps-break-world-record-worlds-highest-dinner-party-Everest.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5703973/A-girls-guide-surviving-extreme-camping-conditions.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5708115/Is-journey-Everest-Tibet-ultimate-road-trip.html

Alum
of the Month

Mansoor Shar
New York, Sep 2010

"My long-term ambition is to make a tangible impact towards the expansion of the space economy. This means both in terms of the size of the economy (currently over $300bn) and to expand humanity's sphere of influence in our solar system out to cis-lunar space and beyond. Along the way, I hope to inspire others to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects) as I am particularly fond of public outreach and education."

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Mountbatten
Connect

Our alumni engagement platform continues to grow, and we are not far off our 2,000 members mark. It's such a great way of connecting with fellow alumni across intakes, Programs, cultures and locations, as well as having facilities to organise your local events/re-unions; and also find out about job openings that will give priority to alumni applications.

It's really easy to join, and you can do it straight from you LinkedIn/Facebook account.