It had long been planned. Well, actually, planned isn’t quite the right word; maybe proposed, envisaged, contemplated, imagined might be better words, because I was far from certain this could be made to happen. Perhaps I had better start at the beginning, take you through the story and finish at the end. June 2024: A PM from @ellyd22 about the forthcoming visit to the UK by @LizK, hoping there would be an opportunity for them to meet me at some […]