It is the final evening of our houseboating weekend and on the other side of the world, where I grew up, the coronation of King Charles III is in full swing.
As I cook pasta for my teenage daughters on the vessel's four-burner gas stove-top, I'm keeping a lazy eye on proceedings on the houseboat's wall-mounted television when my 15-year-old, usually superglued to her Iphone, suddenly gets excited.
