One of the most important tasks for a London guide is to give people a decent view of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament – or the Palace of Westminster, to give it its proper name. It was once the home of kings and queens and was where the horse trading between aristocracy and monarchy took place. The […]
Diary of a Tourist Guide:
Archives for March 2017
THREE WOMEN
A CENTURY Dame Vera Lynn celebrates her 100th birthday today. She lives in Ditchling, Sussex and is still going strong. I wrote about her last year (see link below) and have little to add except to wish her well and thank her for stopping the British National Party from using her famous White Cliffs of Dover song to promote their […]
NATIONAL TREASURES
Both still have the blond hair, the glasses and the Yorkshire accent. Both are usually seen seen wearing a tie (unusual these days) and remain productive in their eighties. Both are unashamedly gay, even if one had a short and slightly scandalous flirtation with heterosexuality – and both undoubtedly qualify for genuine National Treasure status. […]