The club, which was founded in 1838 and obtained its Royal Warrant in 1849, is round the corner from the even grander Royal Yacht Squadron - in footballing terms, it is Manchester City compared to Manchester United.
He avoided them,' says a pal.
It is the social event that reeks of everything the former deputy prime minister loathes - elitist, rich and peopled by those well-born folk whose parents sent them to the very best public schools.
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