Stor tens of thousands The street partythe street parties organized today across Great Britain in honor of King Charles III and of the Coronation, held yesterday with great pomp in Westminster. And many Royals also sat down at the table. William and Kate attended an event in Windsor, a location also chosen by Beatrice and Eugenia. Edoardo and Sophie were at a garden lunch at Cranleigh in the south of England. And Princess Anna had her husband Tim accompany her to Swindon, not far from London.
The Coronation Big Lunch of King Charles III
After weeks of concern at Buckingham Palace over the low number of permits requested from council offices for road closures, the excitement and excitement of yesterday’s ceremonial led to a sudden increase in events organized for the occasion. More than 67,000, government sources say. And not even the rains of these days have discouraged the organizers.
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The one in Downing Street, the London headquarters of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which for the occasion – streamed on youtube – invited groups of Ukrainian volunteers and refugees for a afternoon tea traditional, with tea and pastries served on traditional china. Special guest: Jill Biden, the American First Lady.
The American First Lady is Rishi Sunak’s guest at Downing Street, London, for the “street party” in honor of King Charles III, May 7, 2023 (Getty Images)
King Charles III: «It is celebrated in the name of friendship across the nation»
Also get organized for tomorrow, Monday 8 – a day proclaimed a national holiday for the occasion – The street party of Charles III they promise to benefit British communities in the long term, creating an atmosphere of solidarity and friendship at a historic moment for the nation. And they propose to fight the scourge of loneliness among the elderly, all by raising funds for local charities.
The typical English tramezzini – “finger sandwich” – served in Downing Street for the street party organized by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, 7 May 2023 (Getty Images)
But what do you eat in one street party in honor of the king?
Not just traditional English sandwiches, cakes and sweets. According to the results of a recent survey, the most popular snacks on these occasions are the sausage roll (puff pastry rolls stuffed with sausage) and the barbecued chicken, accompanied by wine and beer. And among the most requested dishes there is the curry Indian, true passion of the British.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, with husband Edward at a Big Lunch in Cranleigh, May 7, 2023 (Getty Images)
Charles III the ecologist inspires street lunches
Many events have decided to adopt King Charles’s environmental principles also for the preparation of snacks and dishes to serve, using only leftovers and ingredients grown within a mile of the venue. Especially for the Coronation Quichethe pie made with vegetables, cheese and eggs that Carlo has approved as an official dish of his Big lunches.
But the British did not resist and they also dusted off the Coronation Chicken, Chicken Salad with Spices and Mayonnaise, created for Queen Elizabeth for her Coronation in June 1953.
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