SIR – I support Lt Cdr Brian Smith’s idea (Letters, April 16) that a new royal yacht should be named HMY Elizabeth and Philip, following the precedent of HMY Victoria and Albert.
Many ships acquire affectionate nicknames: HMS Endurance was known as the Red Plum, HMS Charybdis as Cherry B, and HMS Sheffield as Shiny Sheff.
If the idea is taken up, it won’t be too long before she is known as HMY Liz ’n’ Phil – affectionately, of course.
Cdr Peter Baseby RN (retd)
Kennington, Oxfordshire
SIR – The strict observance by the Queen and the Royal family of the current Covid rules showed their consideration and respect for all those who have died in the past year, and whose families had to cope with even tighter regulations as they laid their loved ones to rest.
Boo! Burgers and more from Mad Burger Co., Syracuse’s first ghost kitchen (Dining In Review)
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Syracuse, N.Y. A table sits at the back of the room with brown shopping bags and signs for the major food delivery apps. This is the only indication you arrived at Mad Burger Co., the ghost kitchen on Tipperary Hill from the owners of The Brasserie Bar & Bistro in Camillus.
We took the long way home, hitting every red light along West Genesee Street to our Camillus home, simulating a delivery ride as best as we could. Delivery is how most customers receive their orders from the restaurant, though it now offers customers the ability to walk in and pickup their bags (Mad Burger Co. will launch its own ordering website and delivery team in the coming weeks.)