State visit?

[purplecthulhu]

Is there a low key state visit of some kind in London at the moment? Over lunch I saw two coach-and-fours with full formal staff accompanied by police escort and a large be-shielded limousine. There were passengers in both coaches, dressed to the nines and clearly enjoying the tour round South Kensington in HRH's coaches.

Any idea who this might

Comments

[sammywol]

Weird! When's the Lord Mayor's thing? Are they practicing?

Were you able to get the pictures off your phone in the end?

[purplecthulhu]

They wouldn't have a limo following them if it was just a practice, or passengers in the coaches.

Lord Mayor's Show isn't until November anyway.

[sammywol]

November!? wow! Pick a really cold and wet month why don't they.

[purplecthulhu]

We wouldn't want any wimps as Lord Mayor after all!

[ffutures]

Probably presentation of a new Ambassador or something of the sort.

[lonemagpie]

Charles and Camilla were at the funeral of the most senior officer killed in Afghanistan

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090716/tuk-royal-couple-at-officer-s-funeral-6323e80.html

[purplecthulhu]

It wasn't Charles and Camilla in the coaches and it definitely didn't seem funereal... I suspect a new ambassador might be the explanation.

[liadnan]

There was a new ambassador around
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6718372.ece

[purplecthulhu]

That looks about right - thanks!

Hope the flu is going okay.