After passing the strict security check, Ryan, Ni and Taylor, accompanied by Mr. Pogson, senior Buckingham Palace press officer, who came to greet him, 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 bagpipes walking towards the state banquet hall while playing.

This is a tradition at Buckingham Palace, where they will play before and after the banquet begins.

The Royal State Banquet is extremely luxurious, with huge oil paintings hanging on both sides of the walls. The long dining table is horseshoe-shaped, and above are six giant dendritic chandeliers. Facing the horizontal tables of Ryan and the three of them, the place where the host and guest of the banquet sit. In the middle is Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip is on his left, and next to him are the main members of the royal family such as Crown Prince Charles and Prince William.

This is not a banquet that specializes in entertaining them. There were nearly 100 guests in total, most of which were celebrities they met last night.

Ryan and the other two came early or late. As the others slowly walked to the head, they owed Elizabeth II, "May God bless you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome." Elizabeth II nodded slightly and signaled to the seat on his right, "Please sit."

"Thanks!"

Ryan did not refuse and sat on the Queen's right hand side without permission. Nicole and Taylor sat next to him one by one.

This is a very formal royal banquet. Ryan and others maintained the necessary etiquette and would not speak easily unless the other party asked. Moreover, the queen was busy and needed to deal with the guests coming one after another.

The Crown Prince Charles, opposite, spoke to him about London weather and Disney movies and other topics of nutrition.

About half an hour later, the invited guests were basically here. The melodious sound of Socrates' bagpipe suddenly stopped. Elizabeth II said a few brief words, first picking up the tableware. It was not until she started that Ryan and other guests picked up the knife and fork.

The banquet dishes are not complicated. The flounder fillets made of tomatoes, truffles and white wine, lamb chops with artichokes and potatoes, tarragon and carrots and creamy green squash are the main dishes, accompanied by desserts such as vegetable salads and fresh fruits, and mousse cakes.

This also clearly reflects the British food culture.

The dishes cooked by the royal kitchen are very good, but few people will eat and drink freely on this occasion. Most of the guests, including Ryan, try it casually.

Although he had no special sense of the British royal family, respect was mutual, and Ryan also remained silent until Elizabeth II spoke actively after the meal.

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

"The video has a positive side to promoting the royal family."

Ryan didn't say much, the woman opposite, who seemed silent but was actually extremely smart, must have understood this.

"I heard..." Elizabeth II had no intention of going around the circle, "Hollywood plans to make other related videos?"

"Your Majesty..." Ryan first lowered his eyelids. Then he said, "Hollywood produces videos of various themes, which are the embodiment of free will."

Hearing these foolish words, Elizabeth II fell into a brief silence.

As a member of Hollywood, you naturally have to protect the interests of Hollywood. You don’t even need to consider this position in general, but Ryan is not interested in Diana and the royal family.

"It is Hollywood's freedom to make videos, and I can't interfere." Ryan slowly raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Water Disney will not make or release related videos."

Elizabeth II was silent for a while, and finally said slowly. "Buckingham Palace is always welcome to visit."

"I am not honored." Ryan owed his lower body slightly.

The banquet did not last long, and perhaps it was older. After staying for a while, Elizabeth II and Prince Philip surrendered and the other royal family members greeted guests. Many went to the Royal Dance Hall on the other side, and some, led by staff, visited some places that were not open to the public.

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

"We'll go and visit."

After saying that, Taylor pulled Nicole and walked out of the banquet hall first, and Ryan followed.

Walking into the Royal Imperial Garden, Ryan and the other two chatted softly while walking with the crowd, occasionally shook hands or nodded with the people who came over.

After passing through the garden and passing through the ceremony hall and concert hall, Ryan and others entered the Royal Gallery, where thousands of precious works of art are placed.

Along the way, Ryan also noticed the dilemma that the British royal family might face. Those places that are open to the outside world are not open to the outside world, and some places that are not disclosed to the outside world, the historic Buckingham Palace has become slightly devastated.

In fact, in the upper class of Western society, the economic situation of the British royal family is not a secret.

Although the British royal family has billions of pounds of total assets, 90% are concentrated on fixed assets such as land, real estate, castles and artworks. Excluding the annual fiscal budget allocated by the British government, there is actually not much liquidity.

Especially these fixed assets require a large amount of maintenance funds every year.

The increasingly large palace maintenance costs are the most troublesome expenses for the British royal family, and there are too many projects that urgently need to be repaired, including rebuilding the roofs of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and renovating its state banquet hall; replacing the heating and power system of Buckingham Palace and demolishing asbestos buildings; replacing the Victorian rusted water pipes of Windsor Castle, etc.

Even some buildings in Buckingham Palace now leak water on rainy days, dripping along the ceiling of the Queen's Gallery, which houses thousands of works of art. Earlier this year, there were two serious stone fallout accidents in the palace walls on the east side of Buckingham Palace.

With the daily expenses of the royal family, it is likely that they will not be able to raise enough funds to repair them in the next 10 years.

"Miss Swift."

In the crowded ceremony hall, a sudden sound interrupted Ryan's random thoughts. Prince Harry came over and shook hands politely with him and Nicole, and said to Taylor, "Do you still remember our promise yesterday? I have greeted the Grant Equestrian Club, if possible..."

Speaking of this, he made a gesture of asking for help.

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

"Mr. Jenkins, Miss Kidman..." Harry was very tactful, "Can you invite you to ride together?"

Without waiting for Ryan to answer, Taylor pulled Nicole secretly, and Nicole had to say, "Of course, thank you."

The black Rolls-Royce slowly drove through the square in front of Buckingham Palace. Nicole rose to the baffle and said to Ryan, who was sitting beside him, "This highness is as smart as Diana, but she is a little too smart."

"As long as there is no problem here," Ryan pointed his forehead, "and was influenced by the royal atmosphere, how many people are fools."

"Once 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, "issuing invitations in public, without giving Alison a chance to refuse."

"Don't worry." Ryan made a reassuring gesture to Nicole, "It's not difficult to deal with him with Alison's methods, let's talk about it..."

He said in a joking tone, "If Harry can chase Alison, I believe the British royal family will regret it."

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

"If our dear sister really marry into the British royal family," Ryan snorted, and said, "Can Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Crown Charles treat her in the way she treats Diana? I promise that Alison will first demolish Buckingham Palace and then put the royal family's foundation in front of everyone in the world."

"You taught her badly." Nicole seemed a little angry.

Ryan grabbed her hand and kissed her softly, "It's not ten years ago."

Ten years ago, he didn't even dare to say anything about the conspiracy theories that might exist.

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

First, she was not interested in the royal family; second, she was not an Englishman.

Just as Ryan and Nicole thought, Prince Harry was obviously interested in Taylor when riding horses in the equestrian club. Unfortunately, Taylor always maintained the necessary politeness, and courtesy also meant politeness and distance, which was also a vague rejection. If Harry continued to entangle, with Taylor's personality, he would definitely give him a big nail in private, and maybe he would even call Christine Stewart to London.

When leaving the equestrian club, Harry proposed an invitation to visit Westminster Palace tomorrow, while Taylor politely refused.

"If he still comes to entangle..."

On the car back, Taylor gritted his teeth and said to Ryan and Nicole, "I'll call Emma Watson, Scarlett Johnson and Kristen Stewart to form the Four Apocalypse Horsemen and launch a doomsday judgment on him!"

"You've played too much of the game." Ryan glanced at her.

"I only play when I relax occasionally."

The two most important things of this trip to the UK were over. One day later, Ryan went to Manchester United club, checked the converted Carrington base, and then flew to China and North America with Nicole respectively.
Chapter completed!