Dignitaries were out in force for the topping-out of Bloomberg's European headquarters in the City of London last week, led by the media conglomerate's founder Michael Bloomberg and the scheme's architect Norman Foster. After hammering a yew tree branch into the top of the building for good luck, it was on to the speeches. American Bloomberg made the surprise disclosure that he had his English ex-wife to thank for explaining to him the difference between England, Scotland and Wales. It was all the stranger given that for no apparent reason the whole shebang had kicked off with two Scottish pipers who entered the party down the building's central ceremonial ramp. Swiss resident Foster looked rather bemused.
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