Heh! I'm sure more than one person is thinking this, Barry.
But we should never underestimate the worth of a big party where people get together in a pleasant atmosphere and mingle, even if it does involve home-made custard. Indeed, that no one appears to have thrown any, not even our dear queen at Signor B, may bode well, I suggest ...
Either that, or none of them has a sense of slapstick humour.