The Lord Chamberlain and Head Housekeeper do not approve of cafes. Both have urged the Queen not to patronize these on the grounds it looks common. Not that this cuts much ice with the monarch, who is aware of the need to keep in touch with the lower ranks. The only reason she hasn’t been to a café already is due to pressure of appointments and engagements but she hopes to rectify this shortly. Those villages that have cafes hope she’ll reward them with a Royal Warrant and all are anxious to be the first to receive this. To avoid some snobbery, the Queen has given huge hints she likes nice simple food and traditional cakes. She does not want the cafes rivalling each other in producing wildly extravagant items nobody really wants to eat!
Eileen likes cafes. Not only is the food good (she has the enviable knowledge that nobody will dare to serve her anything remotely off, she would make them pay), but the café itself is a useful source of gossip. She has found, prior to her defection, people are willing to tell her what’s worrying them over a cup of coffee or tea. Quite often it leads to her being sent out to tackle a new monster that’s reared its ugly head but Eileen can take comfort from the fact by getting in there early to deal with the pest, she’s (a) doing her job and (b) saving many lives. Eileen loves a good chocolate cake, as does Hanacrill. The Queen prefers delicate pastries. Eileen never has trouble getting a decent seat with a good view either...
The Lord Chamberlain and Head Housekeeper do not approve of cafes. Both have urged the Queen not to patronize these on the grounds it looks common. Not that this cuts much ice with the monarch, who is aware of the need to keep in touch with the lower ranks. The only reason she hasn’t been to a café already is due to pressure of appointments and engagements but she hopes to rectify this shortly. Those villages that have cafes hope she’ll reward them with a Royal Warrant and all are anxious to be the first to receive this. To avoid some snobbery, the Queen has given huge hints she likes nice simple food and traditional cakes. She does not want the cafes rivalling each other in producing wildly extravagant items nobody really wants to eat!
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AuthorI'm Allison Symes and I write novels, short stories as well as some scripts and poems. I love setting my work in my magical world, the Fairy Kingdom, and my favourite character is Eileen, who believes hypocrisy is something that happens to other people without caring that statement is hypocritical in itself! Eileen is huge fun to write for and about. Archives
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