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Norse star: British jewelry designer Dorrit Moussaieff--now Iceland's First Lady--makes Reykjavik rock.(Eye)
On a rocky, windswept peninsula south of Reykjavik, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the venerable and enormously popular president of Iceland, rises from a banquet table at his official residence to toast a star-studded gathering, including painter Francesco Clemente and Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina.

"We want to welcome you to this historic place, which the Vikings discovered
1,000 years ago," he warms up, raising a wineglass. In the 12th century, this was a farm. Then, in the 13th century--"

"Olafur! We're all hungry!" a voice from the audience ...

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