My father’s Commission from World War II is kept in our home and will be passed down to the next generation (along with my husband’s, similarly worded) from Queen Elizabeth II. Some years before inheriting […]
Prince William, heir to the British throne, has gone on record as describing 2024 as a “brutal” year. He was speaking, of course, of both his father and his wife being diagnosed with cancer. King […]
The atmosphere in London is solemn, but not sad. The crowds at Buckingham Palace have been huge, and the mood is one of sharing in something sacred, important, history-making. It is dramatic, but not in […]
A searing heatwave a few weeks ago, and Britain in the middle of a political crisis, with the recent resignation of the Prime Minister amid, well, searing headlines. London is never pleasant in hot weather […]
This year will see the 40th anniversary of the first ever visit of a pope to England, Scotland, and Wales. Given the complicated history of the Catholic Church in Britain, it is truly remarkable that […]
It’s a familiar story: a school in Britain has changed the name of one of its houses. The school—apparently after discussions with pupils (aged 5-11 years)—decided to drop the former patron of the house, a […]
We surged out of the Church of the Assumption into Warwick Street where a large crowd was waiting. It took some minutes to get the procession formed as the numbers were substantial, but it was […]
“I find your presence here very offensive”. Pushing her way through the crowd, the assertive young woman accosted me. She didn’t like what I was doing: inviting people into the church to light a candle. […]
How strangely things sometimes work out. In the surreal days of the Coronavirus lockdown, I continued and expanded a self-appointed role as picker-up of litter. Beer cans, old pizza boxes, wrappers of chocolate bars—it’s mostly […]
Twice a week, very early in the morning, I walk from London’s Waterloo Station across the river to the West End to help serve breakfasts at St Patrick’s Church in Soho Square. In what could […]
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