Thursday 17 December 2009

House of Lords Dinner







A black tie dinner at the House of Lords was held one week before Christmas, was hosted by our Patron, the Baroness Miller. The event was a huge success with Dame Norma Major as our guest of honour. Six guests flew in from USA & another 3 from Europe. 40% of the guests were Americans who very likely contributed to the enthusiastic atmosphere on the night.

The evening started with a snow shower producing a Christmas feel as the snow flakes floated past Big Ben. Guests were taken on a tour of both Houses of Parliament. The guides were in jovial form explaining the origins of many colloquial English expressions, which amused the Americans.

Christies auctioneer, Nicholas Martineau, was in excellent form squeezing money out of guests in the most humorous manner amidst much laughter. Everyone was in great spirits & in the most generous of moods.

The evening flew by & ended with a surprise birthday cupcake presented to 82 year old Marilyn, who flew in from Maine, USA. She said this was the best birthday of her life!