21 December (Part 2) - By Royal Appointment
Since enduring the
grey Brussels, raw potatoes and a dismissive manager at
The Morgan in Belvedere I have repeated the story to everyone who will listen.
Commiserations to anyone who booked Christmas lunch there.
Among those who had little choice but to listen was my son via the family
WhatsApp Group. He responded by rubbing my nose even further into the tasteless
Marie Rose sauce by saying that he had taken his Christmas Dinner with Royalty. Bloody show off!
He explained that Prince Michael of Kent has for many years quietly given
awards to those who make the biggest contributions to road and vehicle safety.
My son’s company was behind three of the awards this year. I had better not go into
greater detail in case there is some sort of commercial confidentiality involved
somewhere but next time he tells me that Bexley’s Highways Department is talking
BS or if he says their road planning is either malicious or incompetent, I shall be
even more inclined to believe him.