The weirdest part of the day came when Fox News showed up.
is a British restaurant with an attached grocery and royal memorabilia store in Manhattan’s West Village. On Thursday night, it was busy, the restaurant and sidewalk dining area packed with people wielding bangers and mash and cups of tea.
When I asked what had brought them there, they all answered to the effect of, “Where else would we go?” Many were British. A couple of English pubs were mentioned, and someone speculated whether the British consulate would be doing something, but no one seemed to know exactly where that was.People’s grief took different forms—some were hanging around outside the store, commiserating; others were just coming in to buy armfuls of crisps or to pick up a takeout order of fish and chips.
It had been a long day for the employees. They said TV crews had come early, before Queen Elizabeth’s death was announced, and the police had also been around all day. Those interviews with the press had been awkward; the staff didn’t understand whether the reporters wanted them to pretend like the queen had already died.“I’ll tell you one thing: Fox does whatever the fuck they want,” one employee told me, saying that reporters had come into the store and started filming without permission.
Americans in attendance described the curious bond some feel for the royal family. John Christian White said he comes to Tea & Sympathy to mark moments of historical significance for Great Britain. He’d come earlier this year during the queen’s Platinum Jubilee for a celebration and block party.
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