Royal Philatelic Society President‘s Dinner 2018

March 18, 2019 By WebMaster

My second gig of the week – acting as Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for the Royal Philatelic Society President‘s Dinner at Banqueting House Whitehall

London Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster at Royal Philatelic Society President‘s Dinner 2018 Richard Birtchnell 01 — London Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster at Royal Philatelic Society President‘s Dinner 2018 Richard Birtchnell

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Some jobs are so big we need more than one Toastmaster… here with colleagues Mark Greatbatch and Graham Dorward

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Legend John Cleese was the guest speaker

450 Guests enjoy the magnificent surroundings of this former Royal palace with its Rubens ceiling

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Banqueting staff briefing

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Corporate Dinner at the Guildhall London 2018

March 11, 2019 By WebMaster

Back in September 2018, I had four working gigs in one week. The first of my four gigs was at The medieval Guildhall for a corporate dinner.

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Indian Wedding Natural History Museum 2018

March 4, 2019 By WebMaster

I was privileged to act as a wedding Toastmaster and Master of Ceremonies at London’s iconic Natural History Museum for an Indian wedding celebration.

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It’s daylight and 6.30pm and half an hour after the museum closed to the public, the caterers are nearly ready. It will be dark within the next hour and the party will be underway.

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Speeches from the Darwin staircase

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Under the 4-ton skeleton of a 25-metre long blue whale.

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The whale looks ready to eat the 300 guests

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Wedding Master of Ceremonies at Syon House 2018

March 1, 2019 By WebMaster

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Last summers I was hires as wedding Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for a wedding at 16th Century Syon House and its Great Conservatory. Today home of the Duke of Northumberland. Henry VIII visited here too.

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Asian Wedding at Waddesdon Manor 2018

February 26, 2019 By WebMaster

Back in the summer of 2018, I was hired as a wedding Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for an Asian wedding at Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury. This beautiful period property was originally built by the Rothschild family and is now National Trust, and a beautiful wedding venue.

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With Giardino Strings quartet… one of the best in the business — with Lydia Alonso.

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Flower girl posing

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Bride and groom exit from the Manor

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Just act natural…

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Speeches

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First Dance

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Goodbye to this remarkable venue. Such a privilege

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Wedding at De Vere Beaumont Mansion Windsor

February 19, 2019 By WebMaster

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Back in August last year, I was privileged to have acted as a wedding Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for a Scottish/Sikh wedding during a very hot and wonderful summer, held at the De Vere Beaumont Mansion in Windsor.

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Asian Wedding at InterContinental Mayfair 2018

February 15, 2019 By WebMaster

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I was hired as a wedding Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for an Asian wedding celebration at the InterContinental Mayfair London. It’s always a privilege to participate in such occasions.

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Egypt’s National Day 2018

February 7, 2019 By WebMaster

I had the pleasure of acting as Toastmaster at the Egyptian Ambassador’s residence for a diplomatic reception on 2018’s Egypt’s National Day. It was also my birthday and it was an honour to share it with our Egyptian hosts and their guests.

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My Toastmaster uniform of red white and black is s perfect match for the Egyptian flag

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Ready for the formal speeches

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With the Egyptian Chargé d’Affaires Nermine El Zawahry

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The beautiful private garden, the biggest in Mayfair, just behind the Dorchester hotel

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A celebratory cake which was ceremonially cut by the Chargé d’Affaires and Alistair Burt, Minister of State at the FCO

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Traditional Egyptian hospitality for 300 guests

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Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018

January 28, 2019 By WebMaster

I was hired as a wedding Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster for an Indian wedding celebration at the O2 Intercontinental hotel on the Greenwich peninsula.

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Posing for a photo just before I get the wedding reception under way.

Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 02 — Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 : Fruit display during cocktail reception

Fruit display during cocktail reception

Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 03 — Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 : Champagne and strawberries being prepared for 700 guests

Champagne and strawberries being prepared for 700 guests

This is a massive 60 foot screen

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The ballroom can seat 2,400. We were only 700

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Cake by Maya Dahlia

Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 07 — Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 : the venue before the guests arrived

Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 08 — Indian Wedding O2 Intercontinental Hotel 2018 : Table decorations

First dance with dry ice…

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First dance with dry ice…

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…. and fireworks

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Skytrax World Airline Awards 2018

January 22, 2019 By WebMaster

Last year I was invited to act as Master of Ceremonies and Toastmaster at the annual World Airline Awards organised by Skytrax held at London’s Langham hotel. Once again I was honoured to act as MC.

Image 2: The global media arrived… together with many paparazzi
image 3: The awards are the result of passenger surveys
Image 4: Air Asia was one of the winners of 72 awards
Image 5: Aeroflot cabin crew
Image 6: Garuda Indonesia
Image 7: Garuda cabin crew
Image 8: Aeroflot crew invited me to join
Image 9: Thai Airways
Image 10: Huinan Airways
Image 11: Air Asia
Image 12: Air Asia
Image 13: Thai Airways

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Royal Philatelic Society President‘s Dinner 2018

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