BMW & YDL | 5 Series and MINI

Embassy Network | 10th July 2017

YDL President Rafal Sordyl, Belinda Wava (Haiti) and Matt Boyles (BMW Park Lane)

BMW Chris Learmonth welcomes guests to the unveiling of the new BMW 5 Series

Embassy Editor Elizabeth Stewart with Jana Cechlovska (Czech Embassy) and Kristiina Randmaa (European Commission)

How many Young Diplomats can you fit in a BMW convertible?

Christiaan Sys (Belgium), Gerard Liddon (Chacalli De Decker), YDL President Rafael Sordyl (Poland) and Magdalena Zemla

Olly Downing (BMW), Radu Oniga (Romania), Edward Dick (BMW) and Andrew Sabey (BMW)

Irma Mattus (Commonwealth Secretariat) and Estelle Detrembleur get their hands on a 118i Sport

Maria Anguelieva Koleva takes a picture of her dream car

Having a picnic at the MINI Showroom

Embassy Editor and Olly Downing of BMW Park Lane test the MINI Countryman’s picnic bench

Faisal Janjua (BMW Park Lane) with Marcelo Bachechi Pavone (Uruguay)

Matt Boyles (BMW) and Erwin Wendland (Germany) in conversation with Embassy Editor Elizabeth Stewart

Five is alive!

Young diplomats joined the team at BMW Park Lane to acquaint themselves with a dynamic diplomatic duo – the new (and award-winning) BMW 5 Series and the iconic MINI Countryman.

Park Lane MD Chris Learmonth welcomed guests and introduced a few of the many highlights of the 5 Series. Over champagne and canapés diplomats got a closer look at the tech and classy styling that make this the ultimate diplomatic vehicle. Expect to see these in a D parking space near you soon!

Then it was off for a picnic in the great outdoors (actually the MINI showroom decked out as a campsite) to check out the MINI Countryman and its clever in-built picnic bench – ideal for the English summer (when it eventually comes…)

PHOTOS: PIERRE DE VILLIERS