He has his tongue-in-cheek as he describes Becky's need of a mother. Women come in for a good share of Thackeray's sarcasm. Crawley to suppose that they ever would have dreamed of paying a visit to so remote a district as Bloomsbury, if they thought the family whom they proposed to honour with a visit were not merely out of fashion, but out of money, and could be serviceable to them in no possible manner." When Becky and Rawdon look for George in order for Rawdon to gamble with him, the author remarks, "I hope the reader has much too good an opinion of Captain and Mrs.
She had a balance at her banker's which would have made her beloved anywhere." A sample of comment on money follows: "I for my part, have known a five-pound note to interpose and knock up a half-century's attachment between two brethren and can't but admire, as I think what a fine and durable thing Love is among worldly people." "What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is!" "The good quality of this old lady has been mentioned. They were joined at the luncheon with Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence, the Duke of Kent, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.Thackeray's irony takes a wide range - sometimes biting, sometimes playful, but always pertinent. The event began in the palace’s white drawing room, where Kate was spotted chatting with Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, one day after William hosted him for a meeting at Kensington Palace. William and Princess Kate also joined for a palace luncheon, where the royals mingled with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the prime ministers of the realm, the 15 countries where the British monarch is still the head of state.
With less than 24 hours to go before his historic coronation, the king did squeeze in one last rehearsal at Westminster Abbey’s Theater of Coronation in the morning, along with Queen Camilla and Prince William, but spent his afternoon greeting the crowds who were camping out in preparation for tomorrow’s procession.
When King Charles III greeted onlookers during a surprise walkabout at Buckingham Palace Friday afternoon, one brave man asked if he was “nervous for tomorrow.” According to the BBC, Charles simply laughed in response.
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