Prince William reached out to the U.K.’s Caribbean community while delivering a heartfelt speech in South London for Windrush Day.
06.06.2022 - 15:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
If you recently read our article on eating like the Queen for 24 hours, then you’ll know that Her Majesty enjoys afternoon tea most days.
Included in her afternoon tea the Queen enjoys finger sandwiches cut into circles, including raspberry jam pennies.
However, it seems the chefs at Buckingham Palace include a secret ingredient within the humble cucumber sandwiches which help elevate the taste and make them a favourite with Her Majesty and guests.
TV presenter Jenny Hanley, who recently appeared on Boom Radio, revealed the royal kitchen hack after sharing her experience of attending a Garden Party at the palace.
She explained that while she was at the party she took great delight in the cucumber sandwiches and said they were “wonderful”.
Jenny recalled: “The most wonderful thing that happened at one of the Buckingham Palace garden parties that I was lucky enough to go to was not the fact of the scones but the cucumber sandwiches.
“They may be a joke to some people, but when you’ve had a cucumber sandwich out on the grass at the back of Buckingham Palace and the sun is shining and there’s mint in it, then you know you’ve made it!
“I will never make a cucumber sandwich without chopped mint in it again.”
The sandwiches were made with white bread, buttered and topped with sliced cucumber, a dash of mint and a sprinkle of pepper, report Mirror Online.
Alongside the sandwiches, The Queen enjoys a cup of tea and her preferences are for Earl Grey or Assam, with a splash of milk added afterwards.
She also loves a slice of chocolate biscuit cake, according to her former chef, Darren McGrady.
The sweet treat is made with dark chocolate and Rich Tea biscuits and even Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to be fans, with the
Prince William reached out to the U.K.’s Caribbean community while delivering a heartfelt speech in South London for Windrush Day.
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