The photos of the home party in Rome for Mara Venier’s 74th birthday –

1. With her daughter
Mara Venier celebrates her birthday in style. He celebrates 74 years with his grandchildren and several VIP friends at his home in Rome. Here she is with her daughter Elisabetta Ferracini.

2. Friends and family
At her home party there are her two children, Elisabetta Ferracini, 56 years old, and Paolo Capponi, 49, her second grandson, from her second son, Claudio, 6 years old. Also present were Alberto Matano, Ferzan Ozpetek, Lino Banfi, Paola Perego, Santo Versace and his wife Francesca, Sal Da Vinci and many others, including maestro Stefano Magnanensi, who leads the orchestra at Domenica In.

3. My friend Paola
Our friend and presenter Paola Perego could not miss the evening.

4. The great grandson
After Domenica In in her Roman apartment, the presenter blows out the candles on a heart-shaped cake with lots of wild strawberries on top. It was brought by one of his nephews, Giulio Longari, 22 years old, to the applause of all the guests.

5. A special evening
Family and friends are ready to toast with the birthday girl. Mara’s house has always been a perfect place to celebrate evenings like this.

6. The little nephew
Together with Mara, little Claudio, 6 years old, her nephew whom she calls ‘Iaio’, also blew out the candles.

7. The group selfie
Venier happily shares the photos of the evening: “The end of an intense day…many emotions…melancholy…but when my grandchildren are there…my children…my friends who love me…the melancholy goes away. Thank you all…I’ve now finished replying to all the messages (so many)…this is my life!!!! Good night,” writes Mara.

8. The cake
A triumph of strawberries on a heart-shaped cake: this is the cake chosen by Venier.