A five-year-old girl has enjoyed an incredibly lavish birthday party after her parents forked out a whopping £19,000 for a Princess-themed bash.
Vanessa and Kingsley Inyiri George, from Milton Keynes, spent more than many people do on their weddings to celebrate their daughter Rebecca’s 5th birthday on December 6.
The little girl was taken in a Cinderella-style horse-drawn carriage through her hometown to a soft play party venue where she met 80 guests.
And of course, looking like a real Princess, little Rebecca wore a £870 princess dress from Givenchy for the party, complete with pink shoes and a sparkling pink tiara with the number five to match.
The party guests were also treated to an array of expensive gifts, with party bags stuffed with electronic watches, cameras and other toys for the children.
Parents of the children who attended the party also received a bottle of personalised champagned adorned with Rebecca’s own label.
Recalling the opulent day, Vanessa, 29, said: ‘Upon her arrival the parents and well-wishers were already standing outside, waiting for her to arrive.
‘The carriage appears as heavenly horses just like Cinderella.
‘The parents were screaming and the kids were also screaming. As she arrived a happy birthday song was sang to her.’
Rebecca’s 39-year-old father Kingsley, an Afrobeat artist known as LondonSpec with his own music and entertainment company, added: ‘Rebecca had an amazing birthday.
The young girl celebrated her birthday in true princess style and wore an £870 Givenchy dress to complete the royal experience
Rebecca Kingsley Inyiri, five, rolled up to her birthday party on December 6 in a Cinderella-style horse-drawn carriage
‘She loves dancing and playing the piano – she gets that from me.
‘She was so looking forward for this party that she kept asking “When is the horse coming?”
‘Every day she thought it was party day. When she got her dress, she said “This is me”.
‘She got dressed herself, asking for some help with her bracelets.
‘To watch her grow up from being a little kid to know what to do for herself is special.’
Rebecca blew out the candles on a chocolate unicorn birthday cake, which she enjoyed after having home-cooked food with all her guests.
Despite being just five, Rebecca is used to riding around in luxury.
When she was only nine months old, her parents had her chauffeured to her first day at nursery in a white Rolls Royce adorned with ribbons.
And to celebrate her first birthday, her parents hired another horse-drawn carriage to ferry her to her party, where there was a red carpet and a photo wall of her pictures.
Whilst some may think Rebecca’s parents have gone overboard, Kingsley revealed his poignant reason for always ensuring his daughter feels like a princess.
‘My mother died in a plane crash in Nigeria in 2010,’ he explained.
Rebecca’s father Kingsley Inyiri George said it was ‘special’ to see Rebecca get herself dressed for her big day
Rebecca rode through Milton Keynes in her horse-drawn carriage and was met with ‘screams’ from the parents and other children who saw her as she approached her party
Rebecca waved at her party guests as she arrived at the 360 Play venue in Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, and they sang happy birthday to her
In the lead-up to her party, Rebecca kept asking ‘When is the horse coming?’ and she thought every day was her party day
Vanessa, 29, said the horses that pulled Rebecca’s carriage appeared as ‘heavenly horses’
Vanessa ensures her daughter rides around in luxury often, hiring out a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce for her first day at nursery and another horse-drawn carriage for her first birthday
Kingsley, 39, explained that his daughter is named after his mother, who died in a tragic plane crash in 2010 and he promised he would do for his daughter what he couldn’t do for his mother
The Afrobeat artist added: ‘With first daughters, we don’t play with them. We set them up for life’
The pumpkin-shaped fairytale carriage even stopped traffic when it was en route to the soft play party venue
Parents of children who attended the party received a personalised bottle of champagne, complete with Rebecca’s own label
The adults at the party also enjoyed expensive alcohol, including bottles of tequila from Clase Azul and Don Julio that cost £149 and £190 per bottle respectively
‘I always wanted my first child to be a girl so I could name my baby after my mother, Rebecca.
‘I always said what I couldn’t do for my mother, I would do for my daughter instead.
‘With first daughters, we don’t play with them. We set them up for life.’
This year, Rebecca’s presents included a special piano from her musically inclined father, as well as a custom-made bed that is equipped with phonics and maths computer learning systems.
Rebecca’s father isn’t the only one in her family with connections as her uncle, Doctor Eke Agbai, was formerly the personal advisor to the President of Nigeria in the 70s and again in the early Noughties.
He gifted his niece US$10,000 (approximately £7,412.40) for her birthday, which he gives her every year.
Money is no object when it comes to their daughter, according to Rebecca’s doting mother and father, who have lavished her with designer gifts since the day she was born.
