File under: Overheard

Overheard on top deck of the number 9 through Knightsbridge

“Now Max, India, sit down, you’ll fall over if you stand at the front…. That’s the Albert Memorial. Prince Albert was married to Queen Victoria. Do you know who she was? He died of Typhus and everyone was sad. At least I think it was Typhus. We’ll look it up on the Internet when we get home, shall we?…Look over there: that’s the barracks of those soldiers in red coats. The horses live on the first floor…..And if you look out on the right, you can see that shop mummy likes, Harvey Nicks…”