After going through the strict security checks, Ryan and Nike and Taylor, accompanied by Mr. Bergson, the senior press officer of Buckingham Palace, walked through the long corridor and entered the royal state banquet hall of Buckingham Palace through the main entrance.

As soon as he entered the ballroom, Ryan heard the melodious sound of Scottish bagpipes, and saw a group of bagpipers walking towards the state banquet hall while playing.

This is a tradition at Buckingham Palace, where they will be dressed in traditional Scottish costumes and play before and after the feast.

The royal state banquet hall is extremely luxurious, with huge oil paintings hanging on the walls on both sides, a long table in the shape of a horseshoe, and six giant chandeliers on top of it, facing the horizontal table of the three Ryans, where the host and guest of honor are seated, in the center is Queen Elizabeth II, on the left hand is Prince Philip, and next to him are key members of the royal family such as Prince Charles and Prince William.

It wasn't a banquet for them, as there were nearly 100 guests at the luncheon, most of whom were celebrities they had seen last night.

The three of Ryan didn't come too early, nor too late, and as the others slowly walked to the side of the lord's seat, they owed themselves to Elizabeth II, "May God bless you, Your Majesty." ”

"You're welcome." Elizabeth II nodded lightly and motioned for the seat on the right-hand side, "Please be seated." ”

"Thank you!"

Ryan didn't shirk and sat down on the Queen's right hand, with Nicole and Taylor sitting next to him in turn.

This is a very formal royal banquet, Ryan and the others maintain the necessary etiquette, unless the other party asks, they will not speak, and the queen is also busy, and needs to constantly deal with the guests who come one after another.

Crown Prince Charles, who was opposite, took the initiative to speak and chatted with him about the weather in London and Disney movies and other non-nutritious topics.

About half an hour later, the invited guests were almost all there. The melodious sound of Socrates' bagpipes stopped abruptly, and Elizabeth II spoke briefly, picking up the cutlery, and it was not until she had done it that Ryan and the guests picked up the knife and fork.

The banquet menu is not complicated, including flounder fillets roasted with tomatoes, truffles and white wine, lamb chops with artichokes and potatoes, tarragon roasted baby carrots and creamy green-skinned pumpkin as main courses, accompanied by vegetable salad and fresh fruit and desserts such as mousse cake.

This is also a clear reflection of the British food culture.

The dishes prepared by the royal chef are very good, but few people eat and drink on this occasion. Most of the guests, including Ryan, were superficial.

Although he has no special sense of the British royal family, respect is mutual, and Ryan remained silent until Elizabeth II, who finished the meal, took the initiative to speak.

"Mr. Jenkins." Elizabeth II's voice was not high, and it could only be heard by a few people in the vicinity, "What do you think of the film "The Queen"? ”

"The film has a positive side to promoting the royal family."

Ryan didn't say much, and the seemingly silent but extremely shrewd woman on the other side must have understood this.

"I heard that ......" Elizabeth II did not mean to go around in circles, "Hollywood also plans to make other related films?" ”

"Your Majesty......," Ryan lowered his eyelids. He went on to say, "Hollywood-made films of various genres are the embodiment of free will. ”

Hearing this foolish words, Elizabeth II fell into a brief silence.

Be a member of Hollywood. Naturally, it is necessary to protect the interests of Hollywood, and this general direction does not even need to be considered, but Ryan is not interested in Diana and the royal family.

"It's Hollywood's freedom to make films, and I can't interfere with them." Ryan slowly lifted his eyelids. He said calmly, "Walt Disney does not produce and distribute related films. ”

Elizabeth II was silent for a while, and finally spoke slowly. "You're always welcome at Buckingham Palace."

"It's an honor." Ryan bowed slightly.

The banquet did not last long, perhaps older, and after a while, Elizabeth II and Prince Philip retired and were greeted by other members of the royal family, many of whom went to the Royal Ballroom on the other side, while others were led by staff to visit some parts of Buckingham Palace that were not open to the public.

"Dance, or ......," Ryan asked the two ladies for advice.

"Let's go and visit."

With that, Taylor pulled Nicole and walked towards the outside of the ballroom, followed by Ryan.

Walking into the flower-filled Royal Garden, Ryan chatted softly and walked with the crowd, occasionally shaking hands or nodding his head to someone who came over on his own initiative.

Walking through the gardens, and through the Ceremony Hall and Concert Hall, Ryan and the others entered the Royal Gallery, which is home to thousands of precious works of art.

Along the way, Ryan also noticed the dilemma that the British royal family may face, those places that are open to the outside world are fine, some places that are not open to the public, and the historic Buckingham Palace has been slightly dilapidated.

In fact, in the Western upper class, the economic situation of the British royal family is not a secret.

Although the British royal family has billions of pounds in total assets, 90 percent of them are concentrated in fixed assets such as land, real estate, castles and works of art.

In particular, these fixed assets require a large amount of maintenance funds every year.

The increasing cost of palace maintenance is currently the biggest headache for the British royal family, and there are too many projects in urgent need of repairs, including the reconstruction of the roofs of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and the renovation of their state banquet halls; replacement of heating and electrical systems at Buckingham Palace and demolition of asbestos buildings; Replacement of Windsor Castle Victorian rusty water pipes and more.

Even parts of Buckingham Palace now leak on rainy days, dripping down the ceiling of the Queen's Gallery, which houses thousands of works of art, and earlier this year, there were two serious stone falling off the palace walls on the east side of Buckingham Palace.

With the daily expenses of the royal family, it is likely that there will not be enough funds to repair it in the next 10 years.

"Miss Swift."

In the crowded ceremony hall, a sudden sound interrupted Ryan's thoughts, only to see Prince Harry come over at some point, and after shaking hands with him and Nicole politely, he said to Taylor, "Remember our agreement yesterday?" I've said hello to the Grant Equestrian Club, if I can......"

With that, he made a gesture of please.

Taylor quietly turned to Ryan and Nicole's side, his royal blue eyes rolling, "Your Highness, I think it will be more interesting if there are more people." ”

"Mr. Jenkins, Miss Kidman......" Harry was very interested, "may I invite you to go horseback riding with you?" ”

Without waiting for Ryan to answer, Taylor pulled Nicole covertly, and Nicole had to say, "Of course, thank you." ”

The black Rolls-Royce slowly drove through the square in front of Buckingham Palace, and Nicole raised the baffle and said to Ryan, who was sitting next to him, "This highness is as smart as Diana, but he is a little too smart." ”

"As long as there are no problems here." Ryan nodded his forehead, "I have been influenced by the royal atmosphere, and there are a few people who are stupid." ”

"Yesterday once." Nicole seemed to have a rapid decline in Harry's senses, "This is the second time today. ”

Ryan smiled and didn't say anything.

"Take advantage of your identity." Nicole continued, "Giving an invitation in public doesn't give Alison a chance to say no at all. ”

"Don't worry." Ryan made a reassuring gesture to Nicole, "With Alison's means, it's not difficult to deal with him, besides, ......"

He said in a joking tone, "If Harry can catch up with Alison, I believe it must be the British royal family who regrets it." ”

Rolling her eyes helplessly, Nicole knew very well that Taylor seemed to like to mess around, but in fact it was a copy of Ryan.

"Our dear sister if she really marries into the British royal family." Ryan snorted and said, "Could it be that Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and Prince Charles can really treat Diana the way they treated her?" I promise that Alison will tear down Buckingham Palace first and then put the royal family in front of everyone in the world. ”

"You taught her badly." Nicole seemed a little angry.

Ryan grabbed her hand and kissed it gently, "It's not ten years ago. ”

Ten years ago, he didn't even dare to say anything to Diana because of concerns about the possible conspiracy theories.

Of course, if it is not necessary, he will not provoke the British royal family, after all, the relationship between the two parties is not bad, and it is basically impossible for Taylor to marry into the British royal family.

For one, she herself has no interest in the royal family; Second, she's not an Englishman.

As Ryan and Nicole thought, when riding horses in the equestrian club, Prince Harry was obviously very interested in Taylor, but unfortunately Taylor always maintained the necessary politeness, and politeness also means politeness and distance, which is also a kind of subtle refusal, if Harry continues to entangle, with Taylor's character, he will definitely give him a big nail in private, maybe Christine? Stewart called to London.

When he left the equestrian club, Harry offered to visit the Palace of Westminster tomorrow, but Taylor politely declined.

"If he comes to pester ...... in the future"

On the way back to the car, Taylor gritted his teeth and said to Ryan and Nicole, "I'll just call Emma?" Watson, Scarlett? Johnson and Christine? Stewart forms the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and launches a doomsday judgment on him! ”

"You're playing too much." Ryan glanced at her.

"I only play when I'm relaxed once in a while."

The two most important events of the trip to England were over, and the following day, Ryan went to Manchester United to check out the remodeled Carrington base, and then flew to China and North America with Nicole.

His destination is Shanghai, where a significant portion of the footage of Transformers 2 will be filmed. (To be continued......)