King of England

 

Bordeaux, France is where we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in 2023.  Our travel consultant, Richard Turen, curated this wonderful experience for us.  In my most recent blog, Taiwan, I mentioned Richard in my paragraph about bubble tea.  Below is an email we received from Richard as we were waiting to board our flight from Paris to Bordeaux.  He is not only a terrific travel consultant, he is a great writer and with a imaginative sense of humor.   King Charles did appear though we were not granted an audience with the king.

Dear Randy and Ruth Ann:

 

We want to wish you a truly memorable celebration in France.

 

Word that you will be arriving has sparked a lot of interest as far away as England.

 

In fact, as he is always anxious to greet Churchill & Turen guests, King Charles will be making an appearance on the afternoon of your arrival just across from your hotel. 

 

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - JULY 26: King Charles III visits Sandringham Flower Show at Sandringham House on July 26, 2023 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)There will be a lot of security around your hotel tomorrow about the time you arrive. 

King Charles III will be in Bordeaux tomorrow and is scheduled to visit Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte located just opposite the hotel tomorrow later in the afternoon.

 

The road to the hotel will be closed but the police will have the list of clients due to arrive - You will just need to show your ID and you will be let through. 

If you show the police your confirmation that would be great…but your regular ID should suffice.

 

Our friends in France do not want you to be surprised when you arrive and we don’t want Randy to assume the crowds are for him. . You may even get a glimpse of the King. 

 

Our company Founder, A.V. Churchill may possibly show up as well. He claims he will be providing “security” but he always says that.

We do not always have Royalty greet our guests arriving on their first day in Europe. But we know this is a special celebration and we wanted you to long remember it.

 

Best to Charlie.

 

Richard Bruce Turen


Managing Director - Churchill & Turen Ltd. 

Chairman - The Churchill & Turen Ltd. Media Group  - Traveltruth.com 

Senior Contributing Editor - Travel Weekly Magazine

 

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