Fouzia Younis, new British consul general to Toronto, introduces herself with a damn good garden party.
Not the same-same hostess, either: the woman behind this particular neighbourhood soirée, Fouzia Younis, the newly appointed British consul general to Toronto. The party also happened to be doubling as her debut in town. As the first Muslim woman to be appointed head of a U.K. diplomatic post of this stature, it does not hurt that she has a surplus of charm — plus Bollywood beauty looks. No, it certainly does not.
With miniature Yorkshire puddings being passed around, along with tea sandwiches and Welsh rarebit — not to mention someand Halal Chicken Tikka Masala Wonton — Younis, who grew up in Stourbridge near Birmingham and speaks fluent Urdu and Punjabi, welcomed a swath of well-wishers. “What a beautiful afternoon, right?” Younis said, when she herself took a moment to address the throng, which included Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, looking spiffy in a snug button-down and well-curated beard.
At one point, the lieutenant-governor, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, manifested to offer her formal remarks to the crowd, an Ascot-ready hat part of her armour. At another, we all got musical. Sang “O Canada.” Then: “God Save the King.
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