Buckingham Palace is the highest political symbol for Britain. All the most solemn diplomatic activities are basically held in Buckingham Palace. Even many leaders of other countries who visit the UK also stay at Buckingham Palace.
Generally speaking, the status of Buckingham Palace in the UK is indeed very high, but not only leaders from various countries have the opportunity to be invited. In fact, the British royal family often invites elites from all walks of life to visit Buckingham Palace, such as well-known athletes such as Olympic champions and the national football team. Another example is popular singers, actors, literary and artistic workers, well-known experts, scholars and entrepreneurs.
Not only British elites from all walks of life are invited by Buckingham Palace, but also elites from other countries often become guests of Buckingham Palace, such as Bill Gates and Li Jiacheng.
Throughout the Buckingham Palace, there are dozens of receptions throughout the year, most of which are non-political activities. The British royal family hopes to convey the royal family's concern for the entire country, and even the entire world, through non-political meetings with elites from all walks of life.
After nearly an hour of driving, the motorcade that Li Mu and William were in entered the area of Buckingham Palace that was not open to the public.
Buckingham Palace is the supreme palace in the United Kingdom and is famous throughout Europe. Although the buildings here are not as large as the Goldberg Manor, they are generally much more refined and luxurious.
In addition to the main palace, the entire Buckingham Palace also has three auxiliary palaces. However, the degree of openness of Buckingham Palace at this stage is very low. Most tourists are blocked in front of the fence outside the front of the main palace. Although a large number of tourists are only separated from Buckingham Palace by a wall, they There will be almost no impact on normal intrauterine activities.
At every gate, entrance, and passage, there are Royal Guards wearing red coats and bearskin hats. These people may not look like they have any fighting ability, but they are actually elite troops of the British Army, responsible for the security of the entire Buckingham Palace. .
After the motorcade arrived inside Buckingham Palace through a special passage, a large number of staff, service personnel and royal family members had been waiting here for a long time, including even William's father, Prince Charles.
The decoration of the scene was particularly grand, with not only a brand new red carpet, a neat royal guard of honor, but also the royal orchestra playing Scottish bagpipes at the scene, and the sound was extremely pleasant.
As soon as the bulletproof Jaguar sedan for the royal family stopped, a British gentleman about sixty years old came forward and opened the door on Li Mu's side. At the same time, the door on Prince William's side also opened. was opened, so the two of them got out of the car at the same time.
There were no media reporters at the scene, only two royal photographers took pictures a few meters away from the car door. The sound of the shutter and the fill light did not cause any trouble to Li Mu.
Prince Charles, who was already in his fifties, immediately walked forward with a smile, walked directly across the red carpet, came to Li Mu, stretched out his hand to Li Mu, and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Li, welcome to Buckingham Palace!"
William had already come closer at this time and said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, this is my father, Charles."
Li Mu said politely: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Prince Charles. Thank you and other members of the royal family for the invitation. It's a great honor to be here as a guest."
Charles said: "We very much hope that Mr. Li can stay overnight at Buckingham Palace and let William accompany you to visit Buckingham Palace and famous attractions in London, but it is really a pity to hear from William that you have a very busy schedule ahead."
Li Mu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Next time I come to the UK, I hope I will have a chance to make up for this regret."
Charles nodded and smiled: "That's for sure. Any time Mr. Li comes to the UK, we sincerely welcome you to visit Buckingham Palace."
Li Mu thanked him, and Charles introduced him to other members of the royal family present. There were a total of seventeen royal members who came to greet Li Mu outside the palace. From this, it can be seen that the entire royal family attaches great importance to Li Mu's arrival.
After shaking hands with everyone one by one, Li Mu walked into the main palace of Buckingham Palace with him, William, and other royal family members at Charles' invitation.
Davidson of the Goldberg family did not receive such treatment. Since he was not invited, the royal family arranged for him and his motorcade to rest in one of the attached palaces. Although a sumptuous luncheon was prepared for them there, the British The royal family members no longer have the energy to entertain him.
Charles told Li Mu that the elderly queen was waiting in the drawing room at this time. He also said that the queen had been looking forward to meeting Li Mu and was full of praise for Li Mu.
After arriving at the living room, Li Mu first saw the Queen who came out. The Queen's face was very familiar to Li Mu. When he was a child, he often saw the Queen of England's face when watching Hong Kong movies. As he grew older, , the Queen often appears in the news, and she reigns for an extremely long time. This alone makes her famous around the world.
The Queen is almost eighty years old this year, but she is in particularly good spirits. She wears a lavender dress and an elegant and fashionable top hat of the same color. There are two white flower arrangements pinned to the top hat. In addition, The decorations the queen wears are also very elegant, including pearl earrings, necklaces, and brooches.
This old man can be regarded as one of the most fashionable old ladies in the world. Her clothes are almost textbook examples of European aristocrats.
Seeing Li Mu, the Queen smiled kindly, and she did not look like the monarch of a country at all. After shaking hands with Li Mu, she sighed: "I have been looking forward to meeting Mr. Li, and today I finally got my wish. In my eyes , Mr. Li can be said to be the most outstanding young man in the world, and it is my honor to meet you here."
Li Mu could not bear the Queen's "honor" and said hurriedly and humbly: "Your Majesty, it is my honor to be summoned by you, and I am just an ordinary businessman, far from being the most outstanding young man."
The Queen looked at Li Mu and said with a smile: "My highest expectations for my grandchildren are not even one-tenth of what Mr. Li has achieved today. Take William as an example. He is my eldest grandson. My hopes for him are The highest, but my expectations for him are nothing more than that he can successfully complete his studies, that he can have talents, insights and abilities that exceed most people, and that he will not embarrass the British royal family and the Windsor family in the future. My expectations for him are, Compared with Mr. Li’s achievements today, it is still far behind.”
Li Mu hurriedly said: "William and I have been together in the Goldberg family for a few days. To be honest, William is a very outstanding young man. I think his ability, talent and charisma are better than mine. It's just that the two of us chose The directions are different. I chose to devote my energy to the Internet field, while William hopes to become a qualified royal heir. To use an old Chinese saying, both of us are specialized in the arts."
The queen did not expect that Li Mu would speak so modestly and give William such a big affirmation. With a happy smile on his face, she pulled him like a grandma, then pulled William, and sighed: "You two are of the same age. And it’s rare to be able to have such a congenial conversation, I believe you can become very good friends in the future.”
Having said this, the Queen looked at Li Mu and said seriously: "Mr. Li, William has a very strong sense of family and country. He has hoped to make a contribution to this family, this royal family, this country and even this world since he was a child. However, I have always felt that sometimes his eyes are too focused, which will lead to his lack of breadth and overall view of the problem."
William on the side was not embarrassed at all when his grandma said this. He said jokingly: "Your Majesty the Queen, you can't use Mr. Li's achievements to ask me. As you said, the gap between me and him is too big. .”
The Queen smiled and said: "I am not asking you based on Mr. Li's achievements. Achievements require many conditions and factors, not only your internal conditions, but also many external conditions, such as the direction you choose, external opportunities, The development and changes of the current situation even require a lot of luck, but I think you should learn from Mr. Li's vision and the way he sees problems."
After saying that, the Queen looked at Li Mu and smiled: "William told me some time ago that he hoped to join the Royal Air Force and serve the country. I think this is a good direction, but it may not be a smart direction. Over the years, When members of the royal family think of contributing to the country, the first thing that comes to mind is to join the army;"
"Even when I was young, when the Germans were bombing London, I volunteered to man the searchlights on the front line. Both of my sons joined the army. My eldest son joined the Royal Navy, my second son joined the Royal Air Force, and William and his younger brother also want to join the army;”
"Although I don't want to dampen their enthusiasm for joining the army, I can't help but ask myself, is the only way for the entire Windsor family to serve their country is to join the army? If so, it proves our thinking mode. He is too fixed-minded and lacks a sense of innovation. The most important thing is that he lacks an overall view. As a soldier, he can only contribute a small amount of strength to the country as an individual. However, if he can achieve a career, he can contribute to a greater cause. ability to contribute more strength to the country. If a person wants to contribute to the country, the best way is not to use as much strength as he has. Instead, he should find a way to improve himself, accumulate strong strength first, and then To continuously provide help for national construction and development, it is a pity that William does not have this concept now... "
Immediately, the Queen paused and said: "This is just like Mr. Li, if you are just a young man in his 20s, the contribution you can make to China and the world is actually very small, but what you have created now With Makino Technology and the creation of so many great undertakings, at this time, your contribution to the world exceeds that of most people in the world, and this is also my expectation for William's future."
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