Matthew Freud has cancelled a party which was due to be held tonight following his father Sir Clement's exposure as a paedophile.

Mr Freud, the 52-year-old founder of Freud Communications, has contacted guests to say he will no longer be holding the get-together, which would otherwise have been going on at the same time that ITV's Exposure documentary about Sir Clement's child abuse was being broadcast.

Mr Freud has a contacts book filled with celebrities, and guests at his previous parties have included Kate Moss, Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell, Tilda Swinton and Bob Geldof.