'A kind of madness took over. As the Met Office's first ever Red warning was issued, countless men fired up their barbeques as if they wanted to self-immolate while scorching meat,' writes Rosa Prince. | Opinion
Rosa Prince is editor of The House magazine. She is the former assistant political editor of The Daily Telegraph and author of the books "Theresa May: The Enigmatic Prime Minister""and "Comrade Corbyn: A Very Unlikely Coup." The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN.
In homes swaddled in velvet curtains and where even the lavatories may be carpeted, where showers can be a challenge to centuries-old pipes, and iced tea is a contradiction in terms -- hot is really horrid. Rosa Prince Welcome to Britain, where this week urban fires spontaneously erupted, the Queen's guards melted under bearskins, trains ground to a halt and Members of Parliament -- grudgingly -- removed their jackets.As the United Kingdom officially experienced its hottest day ever at 40.
UK swelters in what could be hottest day ever 03:41Read MoreFrankly, we couldn't cope. We were -- literally -- un-cool. As Aussies tweeted"helpful" tips for surviving the heatwave, hospitals canceled operations, teachers cut classes and planes were grounded as the runway melted. As for public transport: no chance. South Yorkshire's Barnsley -- sodden, dank Barnsley, for heaven's sake, a place with many charms but hardly the Riviera, was hotter than Beirut -- by 20 degrees.
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