About Town: Brew’s up with the Hamlet crew at the British Embassy

The British Embassy held a garden tea party complete with national favourites including fish ‘n’ chips, pork pies and Eton mess to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday (the official one, not the actual one) on June 9.

Providing the entertainment was Hamlet Live from Kronborg Castle– Polonius (Ian Burns) and Ophelia (Antonia Pipaluk Stahnke).

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Also among those in attendance were (left-right) British ambassador Vivien Life, US deputy ambassador Karl Stoltz and US ambassador Rufus Gifford;

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and (left-right) Life, actress Vivienne McKee, Copenhagen Post managing editor Ben Hamilton and Macedonian ambassador Naim Memeti.

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