Today some 1.2 million people and me watched the spectacle of various forms of vessels sail or row or steam along the Thames from Chelsea to Tower Bridge. We were lucky enough to have a prime spot on a friend's balcony just between Battersea and Vauxhall Bridges. The weather had turned very cold and … [Read more...]
I’ve got Diamond Jubilee Fever
Queen Elizabeth II, by Dorothy Wilding, 1952, © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler/ National Portrait Gallery, LondonI put my hands up and admit that I, for one, am very excited about the forthcoming Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities in London. It may be true that foreigners in general love the … [Read more...]