Time for a Royal High Tea
If you're like most of the world that watched the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on their TV and didn't get an official invite like Sir Elton 'Hercules' John CBE, Ian 'Thorpedo' Thorpe OAM, Victoria 'Posh' and David 'Bend It Like' Beckham then check out the up close and personal photos on The Big Picture to give you a great idea of what it would have been like — how amazing does that wedding cake look. To celebrate this auspicious occasion in style I was very privileged to be invited to a high tea of delicious homemade treats. How nice to start with a glass of Henkell Trocken which is one of my non-champagne favourites which went well with the all-time-classic of a Cucumber sandwich with crème fraiche and dill. The Egg salad sandwiches made apparently to a Women's Weekly recipe were excellent.
Homemade Scones with strawberry jam and freshly whipped cream started the sugary intake along with three types of Macarons bought from Adriano Zumbo. Delightful looking Butterfly cupcakes were homemade and decorated with fresh raspberries. The pièce de résistance of the night for me was the Homemade meringues with freshly whipped cream and Persian rose water fairy floss. Fragile to the touch and melted-in-your-mouth with sugary goodness. The rose water fairy floss worked so well on flavour making them very special and fit for royalty. I had to stop myself at two but could have easy eaten a whole platter of them. Matched with Audrey Wilkinson 2010 Moscato that also gets my tick as a favourite.
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
Audrey Wilkinson 2010 Moscato
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
Santa Margherita Prosecco
Cucumber sandwiches and Egg Salad sandwiches
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
Homemade scones with strawberry jam and freshly whipped cream
Adriano Zumbo macarons and homemade butterfly cupcakes
William and Catherine bell
Forks and tea cups
Table flowers
The Royal Wedding on TV
Arriving to Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles
Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Elton John (right)
Ian Thorpe and David & Victoria Beckham a few rows behind
En route down Constitution Hill to Buckingham Palace
Red Rooster proud sponsor of The Royal Wedding — that's a little weird
Crowds converge towards Buckingham Palace
Media and their big telephoto lens
Royal family greet the public from Buckingham Palace balcony
The Royal first kiss
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