Chapter 1215: The Feast
"Is the dinner party of the Mathematicians Conference so high-standard?" The car drove slowly on the road, and Ouyang Xiangnan whispered to Duan Yun's ear and asked.
"It depends on who is the east, if the queen is the queen, it is estimated that people will have a light meal with a lot of pomp. Duan Yun replied casually after hearing this.
"Female ...... King!?" Ouyang Xiangnan was taken aback when he heard this, and then asked repeatedly: "You mean that tonight's banquet was invited by the Queen of England!?"
"yes. Duan Yun replied lightly when he heard this, and said, "Haven't you been to the UK before, haven't you seen that the police cars that opened the way for us are all printed with the British royal logo?"
"I ...... I didn't pay attention to ......" Ouyang Xiangnan's mood at this time was still very shocked.
Even if Ouyang Xiangnan has become a billionaire again, her social status is still just an ordinary rich person, and in Huaxia, which has a deep official-oriented thinking, she is just a 'grass people'.
Like other girls, Ouyang Xiangnan listened to the fairy tales of Western princes and princesses when he was very young, and had a lot of fantasies about the royal life of the Western palace, and now he can accept the queen's invitation to attend the dinner of the British royal family, which is like a dream for Ouyang Xiangnan.
Of course, Ouyang Xiangnan also knew that she could have such an opportunity to participate in the queen's dinner because she was completely stained with Duan Yun's light, otherwise, no matter how much money she had, it would be impossible for her to get such a high level of national courtesy.
This also made Ouyang Xiangnan realize that the difference between her and Duan Yun's identity and status has become more and more wide, not only in terms of wealth and fame, but also in social status.
If Ouyang Xiangnan thought that he was still 'on the right side' with Duan Yun after he regained his father's huge inheritance, then now it seems that Duan Yun has become a little 'unattainable' in his eyes......
In fact, at this time, Duan Yun didn't notice the change in Ouyang Xiangnan's heart at all, and in Duan Yun's opinion, accepting the invitation to the Queen of England's dinner was not a particularly high honor, it was nothing more than a statement that the British royal family wanted to take this opportunity to show that they attached great importance to scientists.
Half an hour later, Duan Yun's car stopped in front of a huge castle.
It was already dusk and it was getting dark, but the lights around the castle were bright, illuminating the entire Windsor Castle as if it were day.
At the entrance of the castle gate, several British guards dressed in classical military uniforms stood neatly on both sides of the gate, and more than a dozen Irish bagpipers played a welcome tune, and the scene was very grand.
Duan Yun slowly walked out of the car with the other scholars, and a man who looked like a butler in charge of welcoming the guests greeted him with a smile and led everyone into the castle.
In the entrance hall of the castle, Duan Yun finally saw the Queen of England again, only to see the Queen of England standing with her husband at this time, smiling and waving to the guests who came.
Led by ICM President Fefman, the guests at the banquet stepped forward one by one to shake hands with the Queen and salute the Queen, and then entered the interior of Windsor Castle together.
This is Duan Yun's first visit to the ancient castles in Europe, and unlike the gloomy and solemn environment he has seen on TV and books before, the interior decoration of Windsor Castle is very classical and luxurious, with Gothic relief domes complex and gorgeous, and the walls are full of famous paintings and statues, full of Renaissance style.
Seeing such a gorgeous interior of the building, Ouyang Xiangnan, who had been following Duan Yun closely, was also fascinated, in her opinion, this castle was simply a treasure trove of art, and many famous paintings were obviously from the handwriting of some painting masters.
And when everyone entered the banquet hall of Windsor Castle under the leadership of the queen, they were immediately stunned by the scene in front of them.
In the huge castle eye living room, there is a large long table tens of meters long, which is filled with all kinds of flowers and golden ornaments, which looks extremely luxurious under the reflection of thousands of candles.
The Queen's Dinner is considered one of the grandest in the world, and this time, the Queen of England will entertain the ICM award-winning members with a state dinner, and the Queen will not only personally review all the menus, but also supervise the details such as the floral decorations.
Although Britain is a constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II has no real power in her hands as head of state, but as nominal head of state, she plays a very important role in British diplomacy.
To put it bluntly, today's Queen of England is essentially just a diplomat who decorates the face of Britain.
For decades, the Queen of England has generally received only two state guests a year, and these state guests are foreign heads of state who are on official state visits to the United Kingdom. The Queen of England has a whole set of procedures for receiving visiting heads of state, and the state guests will enter Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn carriage, have lunch at noon, and hold a state dinner in the evening. The Queen will give a speech at the state dinner, welcoming the state guests, after which the visiting head of state will also give a speech thanking the queen for her hospitality, and then sit down for dinner, and the state dinner will be followed by a reception, where the visiting head of state will meet some dignitaries.
Compared with the head of state, Duan Yun and his entourage's 'grade' is obviously inferior, but the queen also attaches enough importance to them.
The state banquet was held in the ballroom of Windsor Castle, the largest independent space of Windsor Castle, with a stunning interior and gorgeous tableware.
Under the arrangement of the castle's full-time butler, Duan Yun and the others quickly took their seats.
This time, Duan Yun was placed closer to the queen, and there was only ICM Chairman Fefman and his wife in the middle, which shows that the queen still attaches great importance to him.
Before the banquet began, the Queen made a brief speech, which roughly meant to welcome the winners of the ICM banquet from all over the world, and also gave a very high evaluation of ICM's contribution to the world mathematics field.
Once the Queen was back in her seat, the dinner officially began.
At the dinner of the British royal family, chatting is an important part. Before, after, or between meals, people attending a banquet should have a casual conversation with the people around them.
At this time, the table has not yet been officially served, and the queen will chat with the guests around her.
The queen first chatted with Fefman, and even Fefman, who has always been a bit casual and unruly, was very respectful when facing the Queen of England, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
After the two talked for a while, the queen finally turned her gaze to Duan Yun sitting next to Fefman and his wife, she was obviously impressed by this bald Chinese youth, only to see her smile and ask:
"Young man, have you come all the way?"