Today Reena and I got to have a girls' day out at Buckingham Palace - or B.P. as the insiders call it. The tour was in three acts - or four if you count lunch! We set off in miserable rain early as we had a 10am entry time. Our first tour was an exhibition of Da Vinci's anatomical drawings which were quite beautiful and over 500 years old. Then we did a tour of the State Apartment - sorry no photos allowed. The Dianond Exhibition was VERY bling and so entrancing that the queue came to a complete halt. They had to get staff to urge people along. Reena and I had lunch in the Garden Cafe (pictures allowed) where it was a bit parky as they say here! Then we exited through the shop (as you do) for more delights.
The fourth part of this event was a visit to the Royal Mews where they keep their cars and horses. This was a treasure. First of all there were less people - by a factor of about 500 - it was outdoors and it was fine! Check out the Gold Coach! The last event of the day was afternoon tea at the Landmark Hotel Marylebone. Gorgeous is the word.
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