Beyonce, who's traveling through Australia with Jay Z while he's on tour with U2, threw an extravagant surprise party for her husband's 40th birthday.
From the Herald Sun
The R'n'B royals -- decked out in handwoven Victorian-themed garb -- rode on a horsedrawn carriage through the streets after the clock struck midnight on Saturday.
The festivities started earlier at city nightspot Silk Road, a venue Beyonce is believed to have hand-picked because of its intimate VIP suite.
No expense was spared for the party of 10, with Jay-Z's champagne, Ace of Spades, flown in.
Among the other imported surprises was a beaded cape fit for a king and an Alexander McQueen-esque gown in regal burgundy and red.
The Bootylicious singer hit Kew's Masquerade Costume Hire to hand-make a lavish, period-style hat.
After arriving at the secret location, a surprised Jay-Z was draped in his Big Pimpin' costume.
Every detail of the party was overseen by Beyonce, hailed by staff as the people's queen.
"She was so down-to-earth and very hands-on," one insider said. "She was a perfectionist about it all and it showed how very much in love with her husband she is."
Staff, dressed by Beyonce in elaborate period attire, served champagne before the birthday boy was delivered his birthday cake.
The couple spent their last night having dinner for two at St Kilda's Stokehouse. They flew to Brisbane yesterday.
