The Master, Karen Mercer, and her Wardens greeted our Guest of Honour, the Countess of Wessex, 260 Liverymen, and guests as they entered the magnificent Drapers Hall for the Worshipful Company of Farmers’ Annual Banquet on 25 January. This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the Company gaining Livery status, and as the evening fell on Burns night, we celebrated our birthday in true Scottish style, with bagpipes, tartan, haggis and whisky.
In his opening address, the Senior Warden, Richard Davies gave a brief history of Drapers Hall, welcomed everyone and paid tribute to the representatives of the Company’s four military affiliations who joined us for the evening – Commander Vince Owen accompanied by his wife, Victoria from HMS Defender, Group Captain Mark Lorriman-Hughes OBE from RAF Waddington, Major Sam Beagley, accompanied by Isobel Smith, from The Westminster Dragoons and Wing Commander Niall Cummings, accompanied by his wife Morag, of Middlesex Wing of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, who once again provided the Carpet Guard that welcomed our guests.
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