Sleepy Cotswolds village swarmed by TWENTY secret service agents as Kamala Harris attends Steve Jobs' daughter's wedding
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LOCALS in a sleepy village were stunned when Secret Service agents swarmed a pub to whisk in Kamala Harris for billionaire heiress Eve Jobs's £100,000 pre-wedding party.
Some 20 men in suits with earpieces manned Cotswolds boozer The Bull for five hours to ensure the former US Vice President was safe.
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Kamala Harris was whisked into a Cotswolds pub by Secret Service agents for a pre-wedding bash
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Friends and family gather at The Bull for Eve Jobs' wedding
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Some 20 men guarded Cotswolds pub The Bull
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Eve Jobs pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2023
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They all stood with their hands together in the 'rapid response position' and came and left in a fleet of blacked-out Range Rovers and Mercedes vehicles.
Punters at the pub in Charlbury, Oxfordshire - which has a population of just 3,521 - were flabbergasted when they saw the huge security detail.
One told The Sun: 'I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
'There were men in black and blue suits, a guy in a leather jacket and more security outside doing frequent checks of the area.
'I was stood at the bar having a pint and there was a bald bloke sat on a stall on his own just drinking water all night.
'He was clearly part of the operation and sat quietly watching everyone around him with intent.
'It's been the talk of the village - it's the most exciting thing that's happened here for a very long time.'
Democrat Harris, 60, who lost last year's US election to Donald Trump, stayed until the bash ended just before 11pm.
She has been a close friend of late Apple chief Steve Jobs's widow Laurene Powell Jobs, 61, for 20 years.
Steve and Laurene's daughter Eve, 27, and her Brit husband-to-be Harry Charles, 26, hosted 48 guests at the £100,000 pub party - a warm-up to Saturday's big day.
A source said: "Kamala has been a close friend of the family for many years now, and she was desperate to celebrate with them.
"The security operation for the whole event is astonishing - let alone when there is a former US Vice President on the guest list.
"Locals couldn't believe their eyes with all the Secret Service operatives around.'
Ex-US vice presidents get Secret Service protection for six months after they leave office, however that can be extended if it is seen to be necessary. Harris left office on January 20.
A sign outside The Bull said there was no on-site parking on Wednesday due to a "private event".
American model Eve and show jumper Harry - who won gold for Team GB at last year's Paris Olympics - booked out the garden area of the 16th century pub, where guests enjoyed free-flowing booze.
The group dined on dishes from The Bull's fancy menu - which includes a £98 sirloin steak, oysters, plus chalk stream trout with mussels and courgette.
Guests were also treated to a ten-song set by Jack Savoretti, 41, who sang some of his hits including What More Can I Do? and Catapult.
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Suited-up officials were manning the Cotswold pub for five hours
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The bull Inn pub in Charlbury
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Steve Jobs' youngest daughter Eve will marry her British showjumper boyfriend Harry Charles this weekend
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He finished with a cover of You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - made famous by Dusty Springfield's 1966 version.
Jack performed much of the song in Italian - the language in which it was originally written.
He told the party: "Everybody around the world knows this song. I think it's possibly the most romantic song ever written."
Steve's sister Mona Simpson, 68, made an emotional speech at the bash.
She spoke of how Steve, who died of pancreatic cancer aged 56 in 2011, would have been delighted to see Eve - the youngest of his four children - so happy.
Mona said: "Harry, you are a lucky young man. And I know from Laurene that Eve is just as lucky.
"Steve once asked me to look after Eve with special attention, because he already knew he would miss too much of her childhood.
"He'd be so happy today to see her so happy and so full in herself.
"You're both young and in love and you share a world and a passion."
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Harris has been a close friend Steve Jobs's widow Laurene Powell (pictured) for 20 years
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Steve Jobs with his children Eve, Reed, Erin, and wife Laurene Powell
Mona also recounted memories of when Steve and Laurene were deciding to have another child before getting pregnant with Eve.
The pair share three of his four children.
Mona said: "I remember the conversations before Eve was born.
"Laurene, inspired by her brothers and their brave wives - who all had large, happy families - hoped for a third child.
"Steve felt cautious. 'With Reed and Erin (their other children), we already won the lottery. Aren't we tempting fate?', he argued.
"But as in most things, Laurene's wisdom won out.
"Tempted fate was, and a few years later, Steve had to admit, 'Yep, Laurene was absolutely right, I was completely wrong. I can't imagine our family without Eve. I can't imagine my life without Eve.'"
Tunes blasted all night, with hits including Ed Sheeran's Castle on the Hill, Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club and American Pie by Don McLean on the playlist.
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Eve started dating Olympic gold medallist Harry in 2022
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Eve has been sharing snaps of her pre-wedding celebrations ahead of the big day
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Eve leaving the pub on Wednesday
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Eve and Harry are set to wed in a rumoured £50million extravaganza on Saturday - with stars and those from high society including Microsoft mogul Bill Gates's daughters, Phoebe and Jennifer, on the guest list.
Sir Elton John has been booked to perform on the day, as revealed by The Sun on Tuesday.
The happy couple have hired out the £3,600-a-year private members' club Estelle Manor in nearby Witney - with the site on lockdown since Wednesday.
The stunning venue has 108 bedrooms, a spa, swimming pool and four restaurants on site.
Bosses contacted members in May to inform them that the club would be closed for a "private event" from Wednesday to Sunday - with the regulars offered £200 vouchers in return for the inconvenience.
Eve and Harry will tie the knot at St Michael's and All Angels Church in Great Tew before heading back to Estelle Manor to celebrate.
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