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Dinner to the Bankers and Merchants

7pm on Wednesday 18 June 2008 at Mansion House, Walbrook, London, EC4

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman David Lewis, will host the annual dinner to the Bankers and Merchants on Wednesday 18 June at Mansion House.

The speakers at the dinner will be:

  • The Lord Mayor of the City of London – Alderman David Lewis
  • The Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
  • The Governor of the Bank of England – Mervyn King

The following opportunities will be available:

  1. Group Photograph in Drawing Room (stills only) - 7.30pm
  2. Procession through Salon into Dinner - 7.35pm
  3. Speeches after Dinner in Egyptian Hall - from 8.30pm

To apply:

  • Please submit requests on the attached application form by 12 noon, Monday 16 June. Requests will be confirmed by fax or email by 5pm, Monday 16 June.
  • Security passes for accredited media will be given to them when they arrive at Mansion House and do not need to be collected in advance.

Download the application form (14kb)



At the dinner:

  • Photographers and reporters attending the event are asked to arrive at Mansion House between 6.30pm and 7pm and should enter via the Security Lodge (facing Bank Junction), 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.

For further information please contact Loretta Lui on 0207 332 1528 (or on the day, mobile 07770 803 589).


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