FINAL preparations have been made for what is being dubbed "the most expensive party ever". 
More than 2,000 guests - a bewildering mix of royalty and celebrities - have jetted in for the £40m bash, held to launch the luxury Atlantis hotel in Dubai.
Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, will be joined by a who's who of stars including Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Charlize Theron, Lindsay Lohan, Janet Jackson and Lily Allen, plus Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell and Agyness Deyn.
They will all stay in the Atlantis suites, the most lavish of which is the £16,000-a-night Bridge Suite, for tonight's party, which is also launching the Palm Jumeirah island - a man-made piece of land shaped like a giant palm.
Pop princess Kylie Minogue flew in last night and is set to perform a 10-song, hour-long set for which she is getting paid a reported £1.5m.
The guests will be treated to a champagne reception before sitting down to an -inspired feast.
Five hundred chefs and 1,000 service staff will prepare and serve more than 4,000 oysters, 300kg of smoked salmon, and 1.7 metric tonnes of lobster to the guests.
A source close to the organisers said: "It will be like nothing that has gone before. No expense - and I mean no expense - has been spared to make sure this party is the most spectacular ever."
The bash will close with the biggest fireworks show in history, which organisers say will be visible from space.
-Luke Blackall in Dubai
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