--- title: "The Jacinda Royale: a charity night for mucinous ovarian cancer research — Sydney Post" description: "Jacinda Manettas was thirty when mucinous ovarian cancer took her life. She had the loudest laugh in every room, so her family is throwing the night she would have thrown. The Jacinda Royale is a standing cocktail night…" source: "https://sydneypost.com.au/the-jacinda-royale-a-charity-night-for-mucinous-ovarian-cancer-researc" markdown: "https://sydneypost.com.au/the-jacinda-royale-a-charity-night-for-mucinous-ovarian-cancer-researc.md" publisher: "Mafia Publishing" corrections: "frankie@sydneypost.com.au" --- # The Jacinda Royale: a charity night for mucinous ovarian cancer research [Events]() 1 November 2026 ![Jacinda Manettas with her family.]() Jacinda Manettas was thirty when mucinous ovarian cancer took her life. She had the loudest laugh in every room, so her family is throwing the night she would have thrown. The Jacinda Royale is a standing cocktail night across four levels of The Pillars, 11 Barrack Street, Sydney, on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 6pm until late. Guests receive the Queen of Hearts, Jacinda's signature cocktail, on arrival, with canapés, live and silent auctions, a mystery wine wall, a prize-free charity poker tournament, music and dancing. Poker entry is by separate donation. The night aims to raise $100,000 for Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, directed to Professor Kylie Gorringe's research into mucinous ovarian cancer, the rare cancer Jacinda faced. You do not need to have known Jacinda to come along and support the cause. Cocktail dress. General admission tickets are $250. Event details and tickets: www.thejacindaroyale.com. Website: thejacindaroyale.com ## About this source Published by [Mafia Publishing](). Corrections: [frankie@sydneypost.com.au](). Paid upgrades and publisher-owned material may appear. Individual pages identify the relationship where applicable.