I was born in Wales. I had an extraordinary childhood as my father inherited an old and crumbling castle by the sea which is where I grew up with my brother and sister. My parents loved to entertain. My father was one of her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants which is a royal appointment. It meant that he was required to look after any visiting royalty or members of parliament and so home wasn’t just a fairytale setting—it was also a stage for countless grand occasions.
Growing up, I attended many formal parties. My father was required to host visiting royalty and we had several Prime Ministers to stay, including Sir Edward Heath and the disgraced head of the liberal party, Jeremy Thorpe at the height of the murder scandal 😱! He arrived in a helicopter, and we had to move all the cows out of the field in front of the house and paint a large white circle on the grass for the helicopter pilot.
I grew up in an extraordinary world, full of invisible rules and traditions experienced first-hand from a young age and can safely call myself an expert on the culture of British social life from top to bottom. I would like to guide you through it in a light-hearted manner as well as providing you with useful language for socialising in the UK.
Crumbling: in a bad state – falling down
Inherit: something precious that is given to you by somebody close to you after they are dead. They write a will, and ask the lawyer to make sure that you receive a gift of money / jewellery / property that belonged to them.
A will: a legal document written by people who have something of value they want given to somebody after they’ve died.
In a light-hearted manner: Don’t take me too seriously!
To take something/someone seriously: to believe that everything they say is true.
Jetset English 
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