Keeping my hat on in Westminster Abbey | Brief letters
Church clothing | Unusual names | AI namesake | Pull-ups for life | A typical Guardian activityOfficials at Westminster Abbey have a long history of inappropriately asking visitors to remove...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Church clothing | Unusual names | AI namesake | Pull-ups for life | A typical Guardian activity Officials at Westminster Abbey have a long history of inappropriately asking visitors to remove clothing ( ‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey, 14 November ). Back in 1977, a verger was most put out to learn that I, a child who was well wrapped up against the cold, was a girl who had been taught to wear a hat in church, so no, I would not be removing my woolly hat as he demanded. Narmada de Silva Chichester • I really enjoyed reading your article on unusual names ( ‘You get more attention than you would choose’: how an unusual name can shape your life – for better or worse, 13 November ). When I lived in Newcastle as a child, my doctor was Dr Dagger and my dentist was called Mr Mallet. Thank you for reminding me. Judi Lambeth Welwyn, Hertfordshire Continue reading...