Her Majesty The Queen has sent her best wishes for the continued success of the Costa del Sol's fundraising efforts for Haiti. A letter received from Buckingham Palace reads 'Her Majesty was interested to learn that the British expatriate community in the Costa del Sol have raised over €20,000 for the Haiti Earthquake Fund... Her Majesty conveys warm good wishes to you and all concerned'.- 15th March 2010
'I heartily commend the British community in Costa del Sol for making such a positive effort to help raise funds for the Help Haiti Appeal.' Mr Giles Paxman - HM Ambassador to Spain – 24th March 2010
On Saturday 27th March, Stephen Lloyd-Morgan and Rebecca Tate will join a wealth of Spanish Stars and Celebrities including the world famous soprano Monserrat Caballé, her daughter Marti, and Russian tenor Nikolay Baskov among many others at 'The Children for Peace' Gala at the Hotel Incosol, Marbella, and will sing “The Prayer for Haiti” introduced by Maurice Boland of Talk Radio Europe. Invitation here.
Mind you, not all Marbella residents are equally enthusiastic about the Haiti waifs, as I seem to recall from a recent editorial...