Ian Priest and his wife Teresa attended a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace – King Charles’ first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. Here’s Ian’s account of the day… Imagine our surprise and delight when, in January, we received an email from the Honours Secretariat asking if we would like to attend a Royal Garden Party. The citation for this honour was specifically for “your outstanding services as Choir Master and Conductor, of The Manuden Singers. For services to Music and Charity” – a result of the 21 years or more during which we ran the choir and donated the proceeds o…