Queen, Camilla and Kate go blue for first joint engagement A small crowd had gathered outside including a group protesting about foie gras sales. The Queen's blue military-style suit and matching hat, decorated with gold braid, were by Angela Kelly, Buckingham Palace said. Clarence House said the Duchess of Cornwall's navy blue and white wool crepe coat and dress were by Bruce Oldfield. She added a brooch in the shape of a Welsh leek to mark St David's Day. Her husband, the Prince of Wales, was presenting soldiers from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with leeks at a St David's Day parade in London this morning. The Duchess of Cambridge also marked St David's Day by adorning her Missoni coat dress with a daffodil. The royal guests met military personnel involved in the Gifts For Troops scheme, which sends packages to soldiers serving in Afghanistan, and will see a display of tea and biscuits similar to those which will be sent to troops deployed overseas on operations during the Diamond Jubilee weekend. The Queen was meeting recipients of grants from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (Qest) - the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association. Qest makes awards ranging up to £15,000 to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers. It was established in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Association and the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and since 1991 has awarded £1.5 million to 242 craftspeople aged between 17 and 50-plus for study, training and work experience. The royal trio browsed luxurious delights before they were each presented with a Fortnum's hamper, containing delicacies including champagne truffles - and dog biscuits. They laughed as they rummaged through their goodies and spotted the "hearty treats for happy hounds." While the Queen is known for her love of corgis, Kate and William recently acquired a cocker spaniel they have named Lupo. The hampers were opened ahead of a quintessentially English tea party on the fourth floor of the luxury store, known as the Queen's grocer. At a table laid out with gilded china, the Queen met members of the Weston family, owners of the 300-year-old London retailer, before conversing with employees past and present. Among them was Joan Goff, 86, who worked at Fortnum's during the Second World War. Mrs Goff, who was first employed at the age of 14 and is two months the Queen's junior, told how she was paid 10 shillings a week as an apprentice tailor in the early 1940s. "I worked here just after the war started," she said. I was here for nearly six years and was here during the air raids when we used to run down to the basement. Sometimes I would run for the shelter as I got off the train. Mrs Goff, whose son works as a royal photographer, said the monarch had paid visits to the store when she worked there. "She didn't come very often but I did see her in the shop once or twice," she added. But we had to sneak a look. I think it was probably in the clothes department. Today I told her that I had been here when I was 14 and she said, 'how marvellous'.