Debenhams celebrates 200th birthday with giant cake in Oxford Street | London Evening Standard

Debenhams celebrates 200th birthday with giant cake in Oxford Street Celebration: model Laura Coleman holds balloons as she stands inside the giant cakeAlex Lentati

Debenhams celebrated its 200th anniversary today with a huge birthday cake outside the flagship Oxford Street store.

Model Laura Coleman surprised shoppers by jumping out of the cake wearing a gold sequin dress by Julien Macdonald from a range to celebrate the landmark birthday.

Colourful: the giant cake outside Debenhams' flagship store in Oxford Street (Picture: Alex Lentati)Alex Lentati

The retailer is officially 200 years old on Christmas Day.

Stunt: shoppers get a surprise (Picture: Alex Lentati)Alex Lentati

This marks the date that in 1813, William Debenham bought a share in the drapers store at 44 Wigmore Street in London.