"The Lost Prince", "Quartet" and the Bomber Command Memorial

[london1967]

We had another little outing into town today.

From Penge to Trafalgar Square



still adorned with its Christmas tree (donated as every year since WWII by the city of Oslo)





We went to the National Portrait Gallery to see


an exhibition on the prince who would have become Henry IX, hadn't he died aged 18 (his brother - the future Charles I - became the heir to the throne).
It was rather interesting and not too crowded.

Then we had a 'sarnie' in the basement cafe'



before going to the Curzon in Mayfair to see



which we loved.
(There must have been something wrong with the heating - or maybe it was dust - because when the film ended we both had watering eyes! lol)

Before heading home,  we  visited the new £6m  Bomber Command Memorial on Constitution Hill (the north-west corner of Green Park) inaugurated by the Queen last June.

Comments

[dan4behr.livejournal.com]

Nice outing, but I must ask a stupid question...

What's a 'Sarnie'?

[london1967.livejournal.com]

It's a British term for 'sandwich' (probably more used in northern England).

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

"Quarter" hasn't debuted here yet. It's on my list of must see's!

[london1967.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

Wow-so much history in England!

[london1967.livejournal.com]

There sure is.