Chapter 767： Initiate the Doomsday Judgment

After passing the strict security check, Ryan, Ni and Taylor, accompanied by Mr. Pogson, the senior press officer of Buckingham Palace who came to greet them, walked through the long corridor and entered the Royal State Banquet Hall of Buckingham Palace from the main entrance. .

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

This is the tradition of Buckingham Palace. They will be dressed in traditional Scottish costumes before and after the banquet.

The royal state banquet hall is extremely luxurious. There are huge oil paintings on both sides of the wall. The long dining table is in the shape of a horseshoe. Above it is six giant chandeliers, facing the horizontal table of the three of Ryan. It is the host of the banquet. The place where the guest of honor sits is Queen Elizabeth II in the middle, Prince Philip on the left, and the main members of the royal family such as Prince Charles and Prince William next to him.

This is not a banquet dedicated to them. There were nearly 100 guests at the luncheon, most of whom were celebrities who had met last night.

It was not too early or too late for the three of Ryan to arrive. As the others slowly walked to the side of the main seat, they owed Queen Elizabeth II, "May God bless you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome." Queen Elizabeth II nodded slightly and motioned to the seat on the right, "Please sit down."

"Thank you!"

Ryan didn't refuse, and sat on the Queen's right hand side of his duty, Nicole and Tyler sat 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 easily, and the queen is also busy and needs to constantly respond to the guests coming one after another.

Prince Charles on the opposite side took the initiative to speak and chatted with him about the London weather and Disney movies and other unnutritious topics.

About another half an hour later, the invited guests were almost there, and the melodious sound of Sogla's bagpipe suddenly stopped. Queen Elizabeth II briefly said a few words, first picked up the tableware. It was not until she started that the guests Ryan picked up the knife and fork.

The banquet dishes are not complicated. Among them are flounder fillets cooked with tomatoes, truffles and white wine, lamb chops with artichokes and potatoes, tarragon roasted baby carrots and creamy green zucchini as the main dishes, with vegetable salad Desserts such as fresh fruit and mousse cake.

This also clearly reflects the British food culture.

The dishes prepared by the royal chefs taste very good, but few people will eat and drink wantonly on this occasion, including guests including Ryan. Most of them are just a little taste.

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

"Mr. Jenkins." Queen Elizabeth II's voice was not high, and only a few people nearby could hear it, "What do you think of the film "Queen"?"

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

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

"I heard..." Elizabeth II didn't mean to go around, "Hollywood plans to make other related films?"

"Your Majesty..." Ryan lowered his eyelids first, and then said, "Hollywood produces films on various themes. It is a manifestation of free will."

Upon hearing this foolish remark, Queen Elizabeth II fell into a brief silence.

As a member of Hollywood, it is natural to safeguard the interests of Hollywood. This kind of general stance doesn't even need to be considered, but Ryan has no interest in Diana and related subjects of the royal family.

"It's Hollywood's freedom to make movies. I can't interfere." Ryan slowly raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Walt Disney will not make and distribute related movies."

Elizabeth II was silent for a while, and finally said slowly, "Buckingham Palace welcomes you as a guest at any time."

"It's a great honor." Ryan owed his body slightly.

The banquet did not last for a long time. Perhaps I was older and stayed for a while. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip retired, and other members of the royal family greeted the guests. Many people went to the Royal Ballroom on the other side, and some were led by the staff. Visit some places in Buckingham Palace that are not open to the public.

"Dancing, or..." Ryan asked the two ladies for their opinions.

"Let's go visit."

After speaking, Tyler took Nicole and walked out of the banquet hall first, and Ryan followed.

Walking into the flowery royal garden, the three of Ryan chatted softly, followed the crowd, and occasionally shook hands or nodded in greetings with people who came to them on their own initiative.

Passing through the garden, passing the ceremony hall and concert hall, Ryan and others entered the Royal Gallery, where thousands of precious artworks are displayed.

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 okay, and some places that are not open to the outside world, the historic Buckingham Palace has been slightly dilapidated.

In fact, in the upper-class society of the West, 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% of them are concentrated in fixed assets such as land, real estate, castles and artworks. Excluding the annual budget allocated by the British government, the actual liquidity is not not much.

Especially these fixed assets need to spend a large amount of maintenance funds every year.

The ever-increasing maintenance cost of the palace is currently the biggest headache for the British royal family, and there are too many urgently needed repairs, including the reconstruction of the roofs of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and the renovation of its state banquet hall; replacement of the heating and electrical system of Buckingham Palace and removal Asbestos construction; replacement of rusty Victorian water pipes in Windsor Castle, etc.

Moreover, some buildings in Buckingham Palace now leak on rainy days. The rain drips down the ceiling of the Queen's Gallery, which houses thousands of artworks. Earlier this year, there were two serious stone falling off the walls of the palace on the east side of Buckingham Palace. accident.

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

"Miss Swift."

In the crowded ceremonial hall, a sudden sound interrupted Ryan’s cranky thoughts. Prince Harry didn’t know when he would find him. After shaking hands with him and Nicole politely, he said to Tyler, “I still remember what we did yesterday. A promise? I have already greeted the Grant Equestrian Club, if I can..."

Having said that, he made a please gesture.

Taylor calmly turned to Ryan and Nicole, his royal blue eyes rolled, "His Royal Highness, I think it will be more interesting if there are more people."

"Mr. Jenkins, Miss Kidman..." Harry was very witty, "May I invite you to go horseback riding?"

Before Ryan could answer, Tyler pulled Nicole concealedly, and Nicole had no choice but to say, "Of course, thank you."

A black Rolls-Royce drove slowly across the square in front of Buckingham Palace. Nicole stepped up to the baffle and said to Ryan, who was sitting next to him, “This highness is as smart as Diana, but a bit too smart.”

"As long as there is no inherent problem here." Ryan nodded his forehead. "Also influenced by the royal atmosphere, several people are stupid."

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

Ryan smiled, and said nothing.

"Use your identity." Nicole continued, "Sending invitations in public does not give Alison a chance to refuse."

"Don't worry." Ryan made a relieved gesture to Nicole, "It's not difficult to deal with him with Alison's means, let's say..."

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

Rolling his eyes helplessly, Nicole knew very well that Taylor seemed to like to make a fool of himself, but in fact it was a copy of Ryan.

"If our dear sister really marries into the British royal family." Ryan snorted and said, "Does Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince Charles really treat her in the same way that they treat Diana? I promise. Alison will surely demolish Buckingham Palace first, and then put the royal family in front of everyone in the world."

"You taught her badly Nicole seems a little angry.

Ryan grabbed her hand and kissed it lightly, "This is not ten years ago."

Ten years ago, because of concerns about possible conspiracy theories, he dared not even tell Diana with vague hints.

Of course, if there is no need, he will not provoke the British royal family. After all, the relationship between the two parties is pretty good, and it is basically impossible for Taylor to marry the British royal family.

For one thing, she herself has no interest in the royal family; secondly, she is not an Englishman.

As Ryan and Nicole thought, when riding in the equestrian club, Prince Harry was obviously interested in Taylor, but it was a pity that Taylor always maintained the necessary politeness, and politeness also means courtesy and distance, which is also a kind of obscure Rejected, if Harry continues to entangle himself, with Taylor's character, he will definitely give him a big nail in private, and maybe he will call Christine Stewart to London.

When leaving the equestrian club, Harry offered another invitation to go to the Palace of Westminster tomorrow, but Taylor politely turned it down.

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

In the car back, Taylor gritted his teeth and said to Ryan and Nicole, "I will summon Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson and Kristen Stewart to form the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and launch the doomsday trial on him!"

"You play too much games." Ryan glanced at her.

"I only play when I relax occasionally."

The two most important things of this trip to the UK were over. The following day, Ryan went to the Manchester United club to check the Carrington base under reconstruction, and then flew to China and North America with Nicole. .

His destination is Shang Hai, and quite a few shots of "Transformers 2" will be shot here. (To be continued) R655