He was the Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster.
In the car, he’d combed his beard and checked his outfit several times before making his grand entrance.
“You’re in front of millions — you can’t afford to put a step wrong,” Hamza Taouzzale recalled recently.
Just 22 at the time of his appointment as lord mayor last year, he is the youngest ever, and the first Muslim, to hold the ceremonial role, which serves as a sort of good-will ambassador for Westminster and its residents.
He represents the area, which covers much of central London, at civic events with all the pomp and protocol that comes with the title, which was created by Queen Elizabeth II by letters patent in 1966.
Persons:
King Charles III, he’d, “, ” Hamza Taouzzale, Queen Elizabeth II
Organizations:
Westminster Abbey, Mayor, Westminster
Locations:
London