Fine delicacies of lobster and pheasant feature in tonight’s three-course lavish state banquet for the Qatari royals as and host at this evening.The Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, along with Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bin Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani This evening, VIPs with cultural and diplomatic ties to the country are invited to the soiree at the Palace to be hosted by the According to Buckingham Palace, for their starter, guests will enjoy a ‘light tartlet of Cornish lobster with quails eggs and organic salad leaves’.This will be followed by a main course which is ‘supreme of Windsor pheasant wrapped in savoy cabbage, roasted celeriac puree, gratinated potatoes with a soft creamy cheese from Suffolk, truffle sauce and a selection of winter vegetables’.
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King Charles welcomes The Amir of Qatar for his two-day state visit (Image: PA)
The third and final dessert course will be an ‘iced bombe with organic Samoan vanilla ice cream and Balmoral plum sorbet’.For those who will opt for alcohol with their meals, there is a wine list which includes: Chapel Down Grand Reserve 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Nosroyes, Domaine Génot-Boulanger 2019 Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac 2000 and Château La Tour Blanche, 1er Cru Sauternes 2001.Beautiful flowers are set to adorn tables as the centrepieces, taken from the and the Orchard Garden at the glasshouses in Windsor.Afterward the banquet concludes, the flowers will be donated to Floral Angels, a charity based at the New Covent Garden Flower Market in London, and then delivered to hospices, elderly care homes and shelters.Music to accompany the evening will be performed by The Hiraeth String Quartet which is composed of talented students from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.The King’s Harpist, soloist Mared Pugh-Evans, will also be performing in the evening and she previously performed for
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The finishing touches added to the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)
State visits are a mix of elaborate ceremony and practical politics, offering hospitality on a grand scale to an important international partner.
The Queen was welcome at the Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday due to the cold weather and because of her recovery from an illness, and advised rest from doctors.She did however enjoy lunch at the Palace with the Qatari royals earlier today, before attending a special exhibition in the Picture Gallery of items related to Qatar from the Royal Collection Trust and Turquoise Mountain Foundation.
Doctors urged Camilla to take time off because of the lingering effects of the illness she contracted a month ago following her long-haul .
for the first time since ending the chemotherapy treatment that followed her cancer diagnosis. After taking part in the carriage procession, she joined a private lunch at the Palace, along with the King and Queen. Tuesday’s event marks her biggest return to duties yet, and is being seen by many as a significant marker of her strong recovery.