The Queen's big, birthday celebrations are happening this weekend, and we're pretty excited about the big day on Sunday which will see 10,000 people line the Mall for one of the world's biggest street parties.
We originally reported that Marks & Spencer were supplying a picnic extravaganza for each guest, and we finally got our hands on one to see just what the Royal family, and the party goers will be eating.
And it's safe to say, they're in for a treat. There was so much to eat, and we were pretty stuffed by the end of it all we couldn't even finish our cheese and crackers. The food was delicious and fresh, and we love the small royal touches to the food, such as the pastry crown baked on to the mini pork pie, and the chocolate crown topping the raspberry Royale.
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The picnic comes in an adorable hamper for one, with a zipped cooler bag inside and a little drawstring bag containing all your tableware needs - including an embroidered cloth napkin!
There's also a plethora of other hampers to choose from if you're vegetarian, vegan, wheat intolerant, or a child and these include things such as a devilled egg salad, cheese and onion quiche, Mediterranean style mezze, mini cocktail sausages and Percy Pig sweets.
The food ingredients have also been sourced from all over the UK, from Welsh cheddar, to Northern Irish beef, to Scottish trout, to Cornish potatoes and Hampshire watercress.
But how much food, and preparation, does it really take to feed 10,000 party guests? Well...
- 20,000 slices of bread were used to make 40,000 sandwich triangles. If these were stacked they'd be 10 times higher than Buckingham Palace.
- 5,000 jugs of Pimm's will be served with 4,000 punnets of strawberries, 360 cucumbers and 137 bundles of mint.
- 25,000 Windsor apples were used to make 10,000 bottles of juice.
- 33,000 cups of PG tips tea will be on hand.
- 12,500 ponchos will be handed out (just in case).
- 525 litres of suncream will be supplied.
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Vicky is our Food & Drink Director, where she oversees strategy and content across all of Hearst's brands, from recipe development to fun video franchises and everything in between.
With almost a decade's experience, Vicky was previously Editor of Delish UK, and Digital Food Editor of Good Housekeeping and she lives and breathes food content creation.
Outside of work, Vicky loves learning about wine, eating her way around the world, and hanging out with her dog Pickle.
