{"id":55904,"date":"2021-01-09T16:57:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T16:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=55904"},"modified":"2021-01-09T16:57:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T16:57:06","slug":"my-memories-working-at-the-ceylon-tea-centre-in-london-during-the-sixties-by-irangani-gunatillake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/my-memories-working-at-the-ceylon-tea-centre-in-london-during-the-sixties-by-irangani-gunatillake\/","title":{"rendered":"My memories working at the Ceylon Tea Centre in London during the sixties-by Irangani Gunatillake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #003366;\"><strong>My memories working at the Ceylon Tea Centre in London during the sixties<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #003366;\"><strong>My memoirs- written by Irangani Gunatillake<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Chief-Receptionist-at-the-Ceylon-Tea-Centre-scaled-e1610210977782.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55906 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tea-Queen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I was fortunate to be sent to London by the Ceylon Tea Board in Colombo, accompanying my husband, going to UK on a scholarship for higher studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I was extremely nervous, as it was the first time, I was going for<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0a job after leaving school, but I felt good as it was at the Ceylon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Tea Centre in Piccadilly circus, London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">On my first day, I was interviewed by Miss Ward, Secretary to the Tea Commissioner Mr Chambers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Her first question after a pleasant conversation was, \u201cWhen can you start work as the chief receptionist at the Tea Centre\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">That was the beginning of my incredibly happy journey and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I found it very pleasant whilst at the job, that I had the opportunity to meet many people who visited the Centre, and most of them curious to know about Sri Lanka, the costume saree I wore, and about the manufacturing of tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55907\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Irangani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">lords, and famous TV personalities, including Beetles and the Rolling Stones famous British rock bands of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I recollect the time greeting the HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and having a chat with him. He did mention his experience visiting then Ceylon, many years back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I was fortunate to meet the Queen mother attending the Centre, and I had the opportunity to present her with a gift of \u2018Ceylon Tea\u2019 in the presence of the Tea Commissioner, Mr Chambers, as seen in the photo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In my vivid memories, I remember the time I was selected to be sent to Glasgow as \u2018Tea Queen\u2019, to represent and promote Ceylon Tea at the opening of the Centenary celebrations of the co-operative wholesale department, Scotland in 1976.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I was fortunate to be presented to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth 11 of England who declared opened the celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The queen inquired from me all about Ceylon Tea and had the opportunity to chat with her for about 20 minutes, just the two of us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Irangani-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I worked at the Tea Centre for about three years till we left London, after my husband completed his studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I loved meeting people, for that was the best job for me and \u2018my cup of tea\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Those were my recollections, and happy memories of my London days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Please share this memory with me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Irangani-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My memories working at the Ceylon Tea Centre in London during the sixties My memoirs- written by Irangani Gunatillake I was fortunate to be sent to London by the Ceylon Tea Board in Colombo, accompanying my husband, going to UK on a scholarship for higher studies. 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