August/September 2019

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Modern Stereotypes The Christening

have gay godparent. Preferably with houses in Mustique. Honeysuckle’s grandparents are Honeysuckle is being doused in the b e m u s e d b y h e r b e i n g ca l l e d waters of the river Jordan. Honeysuckle. Whatever happened to Or more accurately, water from the proper Christian names like Jane and church warden’s hot tap preserved in Sarah? At least a backhander to St a thermos so the little mite doesn’t Mary’s Chipping Saintly, secured a get too much of a shock. That bit p r i v a t e c h r i s t e n i n g s o t h a t hasn’t worked. Honeysuckle’s Honeysuckle (however regrettable) induction into the Christian faith has did not have to be done at the family been greeted with a wail of despair. service with Jaden and Daenerys from Were she sentient, this would be the council estate.. With any luck, it intensified by the scrutiny of those wont take too long so everyone can chosen as her godparents. get back to Cowslip House to guzzle Time was when things were relatively champagne and Mrs Killigrew’s simple. Two women for a girl and a legendary egg sandwiches. No social chap with whom her father had been event, and Honeysuckle’s mummy and at Eton. Preferably, one of the three daddy definitely think the christening with money and another with a title. is a smart social landmark in their This has now been increased to six to country lives, would be complete insure against the dropout rate. It without Mrs K’s egg sarnies. includes Jill, a lame girlfriend of A lovely touch of rural simplicity. The Honeysuckle’s mother, who was house is full of flowers, the garden has included because everyone felt sorry been mown and weeded, an a for her. She will be the only one who professional photographer will take r e m e m b e r s b i r t h d a y s , s e n d s pictures so that forever afterwards beautifully illustrated copies of Peter Honeysuckle can blame her mother Pan and steps up to the plate with for dressing her in a christening gown expeditions to the Natural History like a demented chrysanthemum. Museum. With ie Crean afterwards. The other godparents only step into From There’ll always be an England by church for weddings and funerals and Victoria Mather and Sue Macartneyare having some problems with Snape featured in The Sunday promises to banish the devil on Telegraph 5th May 2019 Honeysuckle’s behalf. They have been chosen for diversity: it is so chic to 16


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