Lord Mayor's Banquet
At Guildhall, off Gresham Street, London EC2
6.00 pm on Monday 12 November 2007
The Lord Mayor’s Banquet is held in honour of the immediate past
Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of
the City of London. Traditionally, it is at this Banquet when the
Prime Minister makes a major World Affairs speech. The speakers at
the Banquet this year will be:
- Lord Mayor – Alderman David Lewis (Lord Mayor from 9 Nov
2007)
- Prime Minister – Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
- Archbishop of Canterbury – Dr Rowan Williams
- Late Lord Mayor – Alderman John Stuttard (Lord Mayor until 9
Nov 2007)
- Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor – Rt Hon
Jack Straw MP
The approximate timings for the event are as follows:
- Arrivals on Guildhall Porch - From 6.00 pm
- Reception in the Art Gallery - From 6.30pm
- Procession into Dinner in Great Hall - Approx 6.55 pm
- Lord Mayor’s Speech in Great Hall - Approx 8.30 pm
- The Prime Minister’s Speech - Approx 8.45pm
- Archbishop’s, Late Lord Mayor’s and Lord Chancellor’s
speeches - From 9.35pm
Media facilities:
Due to space constraints, media access to the event will operate on
a pooled basis.
Media arrangements for the Banquet are being co-ordinated by
Michelle Logie, City of London Press Office, 020 7332 3450. Please
contact Michelle for more information.
At the Banquet:
- Accredited media attending the event are asked to
arrive at the Guildhall between 5.30pm and 6.00pm
on Monday 12 November.
- Members of the media should report to the Main
Reception at Guildhall (corner of Gresham Street and Aldermanbury,
EC2), where they will be given their security passes.
- Please ensure that all members of the media are
suitably dressed in dark lounge suits or the
equivalent for ladies. Please also ensure that all
mobile telephones and pagers are switched off
throughout the event (both inside and outside).
- Except for pre-arranged car parking arrangements for pooled
broadcast media, there will be no parking facilities
available.
For further information please contact Michelle Logie at the
City of London’s Press Office on 0207 332 3450 or 07795 301
502.