by A Young London Diarist Reports on the Royal Maundy Service, Brunch Culture, and Finding God Adjacent Activities
Easter edition from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. I am almost religious.
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Royal Maundy Service at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales, where children presented them with white bouquets. This is a lovely tradition that dates back centuries and involves the monarch giving specially minted coins to elderly citizens. I think it is sweet. I also think that doing this while your brother is awaiting a court date is a particular kind of poise that I personally could not manage.
My Easter Weekend
Saturday brunch at a place in Notting Hill that does eggs four ways and charges fifteen pounds for orange juice. I paid it. I am not proud of this. My date Kieran is a sustainability consultant, which means he disapproved of the orange juice price but ordered avocado toast from Mexico. We had a lovely time and agreed not to discuss the supply chain.
Sunday I went to the Easter service at the local church mostly because I was curious about the building. The vicar talked about resurrection. I thought about Labour’s polling at twenty-one percent and whether that counts as being in the tomb. The Royal Family website covered the Royals at the Winter Olympics warmly. I covered brunch with equal warmth.
Notes on London Spring
The blossom is out. The pubs have moved tables outside. Everyone is in a slightly better mood for exactly the number of days the weather holds. The London Prat’s sources-about-sources piece remains seasonally relevant. Sources are always concerned. Spring continues anyway.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com
The spring supplement: The Daily Mash
