I always wonder about these rich types who are willing to spend huge amounts of money on small things - in this case an hour's entertainment. According to The Sun, city broker Michael Spencer, who is worth around £360million, paid Robbie Williams £1million to sing at his birthday party. I say get a room and some canapés, and give the remainder to charity. As it happens, the tabloid reports, Robbie gave the fee to charity himself, which is nice.
Williams apparently sang for an hour to 300 guests at the broker's fiftieth party in the south of France. A guest said: "It was an incredible party that must have cost at least £1.5million. It had everything money can buy and then some. The vintage wine and champagne included bottles worth thousands. When Robbie came on people could not believe that he was there playing to them in such an intimate venue. It was a night no one will forget."