When The Governor –General, Prime-Minister, Members of Parliament or
Members of the Diplomatic Corps are invited to official functions, the correct
seating arrangements should be adopted as much as possible. The following are
hints and suggestions that can be applied.
1.
The senior guest is
always placed to the right of the host.
2.
The senior’s Aid is
always to the back (slightly right).
3.
Guests should be
mixed as much as possible at none meeting type functions.
4.
Always seek the
permission of the Most senior guest to include others in the seating
arrangement.
At a dinner,
the senior guest is always served first and should be allowed to commence.
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