No, not
those neighbours, THOSE neighbours!
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As a pair
of fairly staunch republicans, this has come as a surprise but, apparently, TH
has been “recognised” no, not from that time where HM the Q and Prince Phil nearly
mowed us down as we were out for a Sunday stroll, but apparently for services
to building a cable car over the Thames, which certainly expedited the transit of
spectators from the Exel Centre to the O2 (AKA the Millennium Dome) during the
Olympics.
I have just
been e-mailed by a shell-shocked TH, who copied me in on the e-mail he had in
turn received from the Grand Fromage at TfL, telling him to advise The Powers
That Be of the name of his nominated guest. I am taking it that the guest in
question will be me, largely because he sent me the e-mail. Yes, we are to keep a date in May free, as we’re
invited to take tea in the garden at the neighbours’ pied a terre in London.
Provided we pass the security vetting….
So, it
looks like I shall have to press a frock and Google the hat protocol, as well
as studying the art of the curtsey and forms of address.
I’ve joked
for such a long time that they’re really miserable neighbours, having never
invited us over for drinks in the twenty-plus years we’ve lived practically
next door. The big concern now, if course, is whether they'll expect to be invited back?
I’ll be
nice. It’s only polite.
Must you wear a hat?
ReplyDeleteJoan, you will see from blogs passim that I always look like something akin to a bag lady in any form of headgear, but so far a spot of preliminary Googling leads me to believe that few decide against hats, even though it's not strictly de rigueur. That said, I draw the line at a "fascinator", especially since I saw what Princess Beatrice came as when her cousin got married. I'd rather look like a bag lady than appear in public wearing something that resembled moose antlers. A nice sombrero may fit the bill. Or a balaclava. Although the latter may cause a bit of a stir at the security check, I fear...
DeleteWow, CB, you're obviously going up in the world, though not in a cable car this time. :-) What a shame they'll probably frisk all the guests for cameras and smartphones so that you can't enthral us with behind-the-scenes revelations.
ReplyDeleteYes, sadly, Perpetua, cameras aren't allowed. I am sure a bit of judicious jiggling with the smartphone might mean I can capture the odd candid snap. After all, if it's good enough for the paperazzi.....
DeleteThey must have been reading your blog.....
ReplyDeleteSnigger! I hope not...
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