Now & Z/Yen is delighted to announce that our very own Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli was recently one of five City dignitaries to be awarded a Chartered Institute of Services And Investment (CISI) Honorary Fellowship.

This honour has been widely reported, not least by CISI itself - click here...

...and by Mondovisione - click here.

But wait...where are the five dignitaries?

That photograph, depicts only four honorary fellows plus Sir Alan Yarrow, handing out the gongs. Michael Mainelli is not amongst them. What's going on?

An intrepid journalist to the last, Now & Z/Yen's reporter sought an extensive clarification from Michael, only to receive a terse response in broken English:

"was at Buckingham Palace Garden Party"

When the reporter politely asked for further clarification about his absence from the photo, Michael replied, gnomically:

"...the Queen has one of me on her mantelpiece now, whereas those City guys don’t."

Then, in a rare moment of self-awareness, Michael asked:

"might a Now & Z/Yen piece on this topic seem like bragging?"

Not at all, Michael - up she goes. Many congratulations on the honour.