Chapter 319 Nobles, face is more important than lining!
The most beautiful British voice of the year is here!
At three o'clock in the afternoon of Christmas, the old lady appeared on time on the TV screen. She was wearing sky blue clothes, decorated with diamond pearl brooches, pearl necklaces, and smiling. She sat in front of a table with a mirror-lit glowing magnificent environment and a luxurious background, full of ritual. This is also a program that the British people have always retained on Christmas.
Christmas speeches are broadcasted to 52 Commonwealth countries. This tradition can be traced back to 1932.
Generally speaking, she will use this opportunity to summarize the major events of the year and make a comment on some of her own landmark events to express her personal opinions.
"Tomorrow morning, everyone is ready. Let's go to Norfolk, Eddie, are your dresses and jewelry ready?" Arthur turned to look at Eddie and asked with concern while listening to the Christmas speech on TV.
"Everything is ready. After you told me the news, I customized a long dress, a blue hand-embroidered turtleneck dress designed by Valentine. I decided to wear the diamond jewelry my mother left me." Eddie replied seriously.
Eddie would not, and dared not be careless and despise him, aristocrats, have status, and have face more important than the inner sect.
Many places need to show their style. There is no doubt that being able to attend such a dinner is a great thing that is honorable to anyone. There are many rules and must be given priority.
You should know that for the formal wang room dinner, the invited members must strictly meet the standards of the dinner, from their outfits to their hair accessories. They need to wear very sophisticated evening dresses, with light and elegant steps, good manners, and always show and pay attention to their gentlemanly and ladylike demeanor. Any disrespectfulness and incompetence are a disaster.
Not only will it become a laughing stock for the entire class, but it is also likely to lose the opportunity to attend a wang room dinner again!
So this big meal is not something you can attend casually.
What to eat and talk about at dinner has always been the focus of people's attention. I wonder if the noble old lady will worry about what to eat for the next meal every day like most people... After listening to the Christmas speech, Eddie, who was already excited about meeting the old lady at tomorrow's dinner, asked again and again.
Arthur was speechless about some of his sister's foolish questions. Big fish and meat were the food standards of nouveau riche. Not to mention old ladies, even aristocrats like them did not eat dinner, but they were exquisite, elegant, and noble.
However, this was the first time Arthur was invited to attend such a top-level dinner. He knew what the secrets were on the dining table in the wang room. Perhaps it was different in 365 days, or perhaps it was like an ordinary family, bringing classic British fish and chips to the dining table...
If it was really a classic British fish and chips, Arthur would be really depressed!
In order not to let oneself be rude and make mistakes on that important occasion, whether it was Arthur or Eddie, or even though he did not have the opportunity to attend the dinner, he also had to go to Norfolk together. Under the professional explanation and guidance of Paul, the senior expert in aristocratic etiquette, he began to revisit the nobles and court etiquette they hated the most in the past.
Maybe all of this seems very vain, but behind the vain is just a self-esteem that is afraid of being looked down upon by others.
The more scarce a person is in, the more he will show off and behave in that aspect, and package the false under the superficial prosperity, and deceive himself into being lively and happy.
Some people say that the nobles are very "hypocritical", but in reality, I don't know how many people eventually live as hypocritical they hate. For the sake of the so-called face, they borrow money to buy famous brands and rent luxury cars to show off...
With standard court and aristocratic table manners, Arthur, Eddie and Edmund enjoyed a hearty and delicious Christmas meal, while filling their stomachs, they also completed an early simulation roadshow.
I have to say that after the roadshow, neither Arthur nor Eddie were panicked. In fact, this was just because it was the first time they attended such a big banquet and had no experience, so they were a little nervous. I believe that the next time they were invited again, I would probably not be nervous anymore.
Because December 26 is the unique "shop discount day" in the UK and the biggest discount day of the year, the British almost went out on this day, rushing into various shopping malls and stores to buy, with a crowd of people, and no matter where they go, there are people everywhere.
In order not to delay the trip, Arthur had already booked a Gulfstream private jet before Christmas. In the morning, the group drove straight to the airport and took a private jet to Norwich, the capital of Norfolk in the east.
Arthur is naturally familiar with Norwich. After all, he comes here every now and then. Arthur takes his younger brother and sister to stay in a wooded park located on 150 acres, combining Elizabeth-style and Victorian-style castle hotel Dostho.
After lunch, at about 3 pm, the hairstylist and makeup artist had already made an appointment in advance arrived. Arthur and Eddie began to prepare for the dinner.
At around 5:30 pm, Arthur, dressed in a blue hand-embroidered turtleneck dress, an exaggerated white lady hat, jewel-like and beautiful and elegant Eddie, sat on the Rolls-Royce prepared by the hotel, bid farewell to Edmund, who stayed in the hotel, and rushed to Sandringham Palace, the venue of the dinner.
Sandringham Palace is actually a manor, a private residence of the old lady. The manor covers an area of 600 acres, but by standards, the building area of the manor is not large, and the part used to live in is even smaller.
At the gate of the manor, after the car passed the security check, it drove into the manor. The Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped at the edge of the red carpet of the square in front of the gate. Immediately someone stepped forward to open the car door. Arthur got out of the car, said thank you to the other party, and reached out to help Eddie out with a gentlemanly hand.
The two walked slowly into the castle on the red carpet, handed over the invitation letter at the door, and after checking the invitation letter, the servant who checked the invitation letter was confirmed, he smiled and said, "Merry Christmas, welcome to you, dear Lord Arthur and Miss Eddie..."
"Merry Christmas. Thank you." Arthur smiled calmly.
The other party assigned a servant, and Arthur and Eddie led the way to the reception hall.
I have to say that the royal atmosphere is indeed even more awesome. The reception hall is as beautiful as the movie scene, as bright as the oil paintings, and the scene is grand and luxurious. Everyone present has very exquisite clothes and shapes, which can be regarded as a fashionable carnival.
According to Arthur's inquiry, about 150 guests were invited tonight's banquet, including some less well-known members of the emperor.
When Arthur and Eddie, the young and handsome brother and sister, appeared, immediately attracted the guests and guests in the hall.
For many old nobles and royal members and leaders here, Arthur and others are undoubtedly strangers. Although Arthur is a popular object in the media, he is often published in major newspapers. He is definitely a famous person, but not everyone knows him.
For example, now, all the people present are big names in the British aristocratic circle. Perhaps they have heard of Arthur Boling's name before, but they have never seen a real person. Most of them still don't match Arthur, the re-emerging Earl of Boling.
Of course, there were also guests who had already recognized Arthur, nodding to Arthur and Eddie with a kind smile, gathering together in piles, whispering softly.
"Bang!"
When the golden gleaming door was pushed open, a servant walked into the hall and shouted, "King is here!"
Chapter completed!