Henry Conway (socialite)
| Henry Conway | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 33–34) Newcastle, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater |
Harrow School University of Cambridge The Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Occupation | Journalist and party promoter |
| Parent(s) | Derek and Colette Conway |
Henry Conway (born 1983) is an English socialite, party promoter, author and fashion journalist, occasionally self-styled as "Queen Sloane". He came to the attention of the press in January 2008 as a result of a scandal involving his father, MP Derek Conway.
Derek Conway was suspended from the House of Commons after the Committee on Standards and Privileges reported that the MP had misused taxpayers' money by paying his younger son Frederick (Freddie) as a research assistant even though there was no record of his work. Derek Conway maintained that both sons did work as research assistants and that the lack of records in respect of Freddie was merely a result of administrative shortcomings. As a result of the controversy, Henry also came under intense media scrutiny, with Liz Smith of The Daily Mail saying the press had "opened up and prodded [him] like an albino mouse in a dissection class."
After receiving a complaint, John Lyon, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, announced in February 2008 that he would investigate whether or not Henry's employment was also in breach of normal protocol. The investigation was completed the following year, when it was concluded that Henry was overpaid for the work he did as a research assistant. Henry was accused of taking advantage of his "15 minutes of fame", and continued to be associated with the scandal for years afterwards.
Conway is mainly known as the organiser of Thursday nights at the nightclub Mahiki, which he has been involved with since 2008. In 2008 he was also organiser of Wednesday nights at the London branch of Bungalow 8 and Friday nights at Maya in Soho, and was signed as a promoter for Whiskey Mist, which opened in June 2008. In July 2008 he presided over the launch of Mahiki's own brand of rum.
In November 2007, he held a party with the theme "Fuck Off I'm Rich". After the 2008 scandal broke, "Fuck Off I'm Rich" was frequently mentioned in articles about the Conways. It received attention when The Daily Telegraph published a copy of Conway's invitation in the wake of the parliamentary payment scandal in January 2008. It is typically used as an example of snobbery and decadence, with the Canadian National Post saying "if there ever was a burgeoning meritocracy in Britain, surely it died the night Conway threw a party he called 'Fuck Off I'm Rich.'" Other papers took a lighter view of the party, with The Guardian calling it "undoubtedly magical" and saying sarcastically "everything about that sounds tempting, does it not?". Several years afterwards, in 2012, Marina Hyde described Conway's party as "legendary", cynically comparing it to the excesses that predated the French Revolution.
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