Off to Guildhall this morning to attend the Company’s
Christmas Court Meeting.
The Meeting was followed by the Company’s Christmas Court
Lunch which this year took place in the Alderman’s Dining Room. This is always
a most enjoyable occasion, and this year was no exception. We were 31 in
number, including a good number of consorts and some Guests of the Company, and
we had a really great time – plenty of laughter and seasonal humour!
Judy and I left the Guildhall as the afternoon loosened its
hold on daylight, and as the dusk gathered , we walked to Eastcheap, through
streets buzzing with the pre-Christmas anticipation of the City. Some were,
like us, leaving extended celebratory lunches; others were off to start late
afternoon parties , and some were no doubt using the walk to a meeting as an
opportunity to pop into a shop or two en route. 
We had time for a coffee before walking down to St Mary – at
– Hill for the Carol Service in which the Company was taking part. As in
previous years, the choir was outstanding, and when the chorister began the “
Once in Royal David’s City “ solo , it seemed that the season of Christmastide
had really and truly started. The candlelit Carol Service was beautiful, and
the choir sang like angels.
After a mince pie and refreshments that followed the
Service, Judy and I caught the bus back to Islington; and thence the following
day to Dorset.
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