The Worshipful Company of International Bankers – Annual Banquet
SGM-FX Fri 17 Mar 2023
Wednesday night the Mansion House bore witness to the first of two major dinners held by the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB).
A luxurious room was packed full of WCIB members and their guests with nine long tables protruding from one at the top, and at table eight sat our own Humphrey, Mireille, Jamie, and Charles.
Introduced by orchestral renditions of popular pop songs, performed by the London Banqueting Ensemble, the evening entailed fine dining and a fine international selection of wines. A menu including but not limited to Ox Cheek Braised à la Bordelaise, Pearl Barley Risotto, and Chocolate & Salted Caramel Crémeux, had every guest salivating, though Jamie was particularly drawn to the dessert.
Conversation was only silenced by the toasts, the first of which being a patriotic singing of the National Anthem loudly dedicated to the King. Of course, distracted by the grand paintings donning the walls of the staircase outside of the room, Charles missed all of this.
The banquet continued till 10:30, where the four departed. Or at least it is thought they all did; Charles might still be looking at those paintings.
Related news
South of France Summering
A couple of months ago, a handful of friends and I journeyed to the South of France for a week to a beautifully isolated country house just outside the village of Coulx. We had taken the exact same trip last year and loved it so much we had to repeat it. We were leaving behind […]
Corfu
At the end of the summer, I went to Corfu with my family. We were in a nice resort right on the sea. With bottomless food, drink and a sunny beach, I can’t say that I did much other than enjoy those three things. Spending my time on the beach with either a book or […]
Venice Beyond the Gondola
In August, I visited Venice for the first time and discovered that there is far more to do than I ever expected. The city itself is beautiful and the winding canal pathways are a joy to simply wander and get lost in. One morning we even laced up for a sunrise run around the island […]
