Twelve senior members of Britain’s royal family mingled with foreign royalty from 26 countries today at the Queen’s Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle; 24 Kings and Queens, one Emperor, a Grand Duke and a Sultan, according to the Daily Mail’s assessment.
“They sat at round tables seating up to 12, with each group having at least a sovereign, their spouse, a member of Britain’s royal family and a member of the royal household,” reports the Mirror’s Natalie Evans.
The lunch menu via RoyalDish:
- Starter: tartlet of poached egg with English asparagus.
- Main Course: new season Windsor Lamb with braised potatoes, artichokes, peas, carrots, broad beans, cabbage, and a tomato and basil salad.
- Dessert or ‘Pudding’: Kent strawberries and vanilla Charlotte and dessert fruit and cheese.
On the guest list:
- The King of Bahrain and HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa,
- HM The King of The Belgians and HM The Queen of The Belgians,
- HM The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei and HM Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleh,
- HM King Simeon II of the Bulgarians and HM Queen Margarita of the Bulgarians,
- HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and HRH The Prince Consort (Denmark),
- HM King Constantine of the Hellenes and HM Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes,
- HM The Emperor of Japan and HM The Empress of Japan, HM The King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and
- HM Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
- HH Sheikh Nasser Mohamed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait,
- HM King Letsie III of Lesotho and HM Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho,
- HSH Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein,
- HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg and HRH The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg,
- HM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and HM Seri Paduka Baginda, Raja Permaisuri of Malaysia,
- HSH The Prince of Monaco and HSH The Princess of Monaco
- HRH Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco,
- HM The Queen of the Netherlands,
- HM The King of Norway and HM The Queen of Norway,
- HH The Emir of The State of Qatar and HH Sheika Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned,
- HM King Michael I of Romania and HM Queen Anne of Romania,
- HRH Prince Mohammed Bin Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia,
- HM King Mswati III of Swaziland and Inkhosikati LaMbikiza,
- HM The King of Sweden and HM The Queen of Sweden,
- HRH The Crown Prince of Thailand and HRH Princess Srirasm of Thailand,
- HM The King of Tonga and HM The Queen of Tonga,
- HH The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,
- HRH The Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and HRH The Crown Princess of Yugoslavia.
- UK News: Queen under fire over King of Bahrain’s Jubilee Dinner attendance (walesonline.co.uk)