Grand Finale – What A Night!
Well, going out with a bang with some of our best friends, in particular The Committee!
Category Life As We Live It
Tilt Boats & Hatch Boats Of Gravesend & The London River 1555-1865
Wow! David Patient asked me to provide a foreword for his book on a pet topic of mine, commercial Thames boats, and I just received the finished product:
Article: Dressing up the past year – “I’ve had an incredible year as Lord Mayor – here’s to the next 695”
“I’ve had an incredible year as Lord Mayor – here’s to the next 695” – City AM
40 Remarkable Individuals Awarded Freedom Of The City Of London In Group Ceremony – Number 3
Leading figures from the business, finance, law, education, medicine, literature, and diversity and inclusion sectors have been awarded the Freedom of the City of London during a group ceremony, hosted by Lord Mayor Professor Michael Mainelli.
Loopy About Ties
As is well-known, official City roles such as Lord Mayor and Sheriff involve a lot of dressing up, and down. Requisite attire embraces a variety of official functions, largely in the following order of increasing formality:
Commendatore, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
Well, tonight was an honour. We say that a lot, but this evening it truly was as I was given the rank of Commendatore in the Italian Republic’s Order of Merit.
Vietnam International Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award
I could start to get a bit cranky about achievement awards, but not about this one from Vietnam International Awards. While I related this true story in my speech to the judges this week:
Piping Along To The Lord Mayor’s Show – A New March By Malcolm McCaig
Ah, how childhood musical infatuations return again and again. I was so excited to receive via email earlier this year a new march for the bagpipe composed by Malcolm McCaig:
Paganini Fit For A King
What a fantastic evening at the Guildhall! Tonight, in our special gala for LSO Discovery, the legendary Il Cannone – Niccolò Paganini’s 18th-century Guarneri del Gesù violin – was brought to life by violinist Simon Zhu, with Sir Antonio Pappano…
A Hacking Defence
The HAC Light Cavalry are the bodyguards for the Lady Mayoress, while I am solidly defended by the HAC Company of Pikemen & Musketeers. The HAC Light Cavalry was originally formed in 1861, then later absorbed into the Horse Artillery element of the…