Prince Harry will be making his first-ever formal visit to the United States later this month to participate in the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic, taking place on Saturday, May 30th.

The Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic will coincide with the 400th anniversary of New York and opening day of the Governors Island season.

Event proceeds will benefit American Friends of Sentebale, a U.S.-based charity that supports at-risk children in Lesotho, Africa.

Veuve Clicquot has released a new version of its Ice Jacket, a high-tech isotherm sleeve tailored to the shape of the Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label bottle and designed to keep it at the perfect temperature.

Employing thermodynamics to keep the precious bubbly cool, the new Ice Jacket 2 is produced in a high-tech fabric with leather detailing which highlights the vibrant Clicquot Yellow.

The Ice Jacket can maintain the champagne at an optimal tasting temperature for up to two hours.

This year, during Milan Furniture Fair, Veuve Clicquot is revealing DesignBox - its own exclusive eco-friendly gift box - and showcasing three interpretations of DesignBox by Tom Dixon, Front Design and 5.5 Designers.

These collaborations are being presented as part of an installation called “Out of The Box” at Superstudio+.

These are the latest in a string of collaborations between Veuve Clicquot and some of the best names in the world of design including Andree Putman, Porsche Design Studio, Pablo Reinoso, Christophe Pillet, Karim Rashid, Fredrikson Stallard and Jason Bruges.

Luxury goods group LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton has denied it is in negotiations to sell wines and spirits division Moët Hennessy.

A report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper suggested that liquor company Diageo was considering a €12bn ($15.5bn) takeover of LVMH’s drinks arm, which includes brands such as Dom Pérignon, Moët & Chandon, Krug and Veuve Clicquot champagnes, Hennessy cognac and Glenmorangie Scotch whisky.

Diageo’s links with LVMH go back 22 years, when Guinness - one of the groups which went to create Diageo - struck up a joint venture.