[«The Duke of Braganza (left), Mr. Philip Portal (Royal British Club Chairman), Mrs. Catherine Portal.»]
«THE ROYAL BRITISH CLUB AND GRÉMIO LITERÁRIO (AngloINFO Lisbon)»
«What an event! This was a major celebration which took place at the exquisite Portuguese literary club, the Gremio Literario in the Chiado, downtown Lisbon, on Thursday 13th March.
It was a formal lunch, attended by the Duke of Braganza, by the British Defence Attaché to Portugal, Commander James Lowther and over 55 other members and guests of the thriving Royal British Club of Portugal. It was held in the gleaming Louis XV dining room of the Grémio which was packed to capacity. The panoramic views from this club look over Lisbon, down the hill to Praça do Comercio and the Tagus.
The Chairman of the Club, Philip Portal, welcomed everyone and introduced the reciprocal arrangement which the Royal British Club has signed with the Grémio Literário. This will be one of many such lunches and events at the Grémio and Club members are now entitled to the use of its premises and facilities.
He then introduced Executive Committee member, Miguel Carvalho Cerqueira, who has continued his family tradition of belonging to the Grémio Literário. Miguel gave us an excellent exposé of the club, of its history and of his hopes for the Royal British Club’s involvement over the coming years.
This is one of many events on the RBC calendar for this year: on April 1st they have their launch cocktails at the Estoi Palace in the Algarve, hosted by Club President, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal, Jill Gallard. Every month there is a Happy Hour cocktail in Cascais as well as other networking, social and cultural events. This year, for example, in addition to regular lunches there will be a wine and cheese tasting event in May, a visit to a cork estate to see the cork stripping in action and a day’s trip to one of the most lively ancient Portuguese hunting lodges.»
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