She read an oath in front of an audience of 200 people and is now officially one of the company's liverymen. |
The senior members of the livery companies, known as liverymen, form a special electorate known as Common Hall. |
The Lord Mayor of London and the two Sheriffs are chosen by liverymen meeting at Common Hall. |
Most liverymen progress through the hierarchy to become members of the court and in due course the Master of the Company for a year. |
Elegantly restored, down to the white-suited liverymen opening the hotel doors, from inside the Strand's tearoom one could still think the sun hasn't set on Britannia. |
I am grateful for this exchange, which is educating us all about liverymen in the City of London. |