WHEN the invitation came, we were a little mystified. In beautiful lettering on stiff creamy card, it read:

The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral and the Board of St Paul’s Cathedral

Trust in America request the pleasure of your company for an intimate concert and dinner at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. On November 11, 2021, at 6:30 in the evening Evening Dress (Black Tie) with Decorations

Although ours is a marriage that unites those two countries, we weren’t sure we merited an ‘intimate concert and dinner’