Yesterday had to be of the most extraordinary days of my life. To begin with it was World Aids Day, which always gives campaigners an opportunity to give some focus to an issue that hasn’t gone away, but isn’t hitting the headlines in the press in the same way that other viruses do...You might have seen the interview on BBC breakfast news, or listened to Woman’s hour. I also gave another interview with LBC.
Later on we went to the Guildhall, which is actually the Town hall of the City of London. The ceremony receive the Freedom of the City goes back to the 13th century, and is, as you might expect, very traditional and formal, but as we’re modern day people there was plenty of fun and humor peppered in for good measure. I’m still completely mind blown to be the “youngest freeman of London”..think I might have to get myself a flock of sheep after all.
The performers...
THE KARELIA STRING QUARTET....absolutely wonderful quartet from the Royal Academy
THE AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR...what can I say...??  Eight and nine year old sweeties who were recovering from flu, but had performed earlier at Downing Street!
THE NOISETTES...mind blowing genius..a goddess in the making
LITTLE BOOTS...simply the best!
PLUS ..STEPHEN FRY, who is me and my family’s ( and the rest of the world’s )  total hero....BOBBY G...who’d just come back from Ethiopia...BRIAN ENO...my beloved chum...and KEVIN SPACEY..another giant!!