We’ve all been roped into a charity lunch, your Princess Pal mysteriously invites you for a cup of coffee and then before you have even stirred in your sugar, launches into her sales pitch, finishing with a flourish, ”Pleeeeese come, I am making up a table,” as she takes her last sip of cappuccino.
Of course you can’t say NO, she brought the coffee, so you say “Yes, I would love to come” even though you are already making up the table for at least three other ladies luncheons, you have had a lot of coffees this last month.
So last week, I found myself once again suited and booted – what do your wear for May Antarctica? This week’s charity lunch, the location St Johns Wood – great for two reasons – My car can steer itself there, and secondly enough time to look in L’Arizia, oogling at all the shoes and handbags, sizing up what might go on sale SOON if this English freeze continues – there is always a Princess Positive in everything.
The lunch was being held to raise monies for Jewish Women’s Aid, and I have to say that once I had parked, RIGHT OUTSIDE, YAAY and munched on my first canape, I knew this was going to be a good do – yes we Princesses DO like to eat.
The speaker was Deborah Lipstadt – an American historian, author of Denying The Holocuast and The Eichmann Trial. As I sipped my coffee, I realised I was absolutely delighted I had been roped in, not only to raise funds for such a good cause, but to be priviledged to hear such an amazing lady, who spoke so inspiringly, her subject – Should we concentrate on the Oy or the Joy of life? She obviously hasn’t met The Jewis Princess YET!
