One was roasted there in 2002 and another one is planned for this year. I am very pleased to report that Windsor is one of the very few places in Britain that keeps up the tradition of roasting an ox for the jubilee celebrations.
The whole extravangaza was paid for by the Prince of Wales and his brothers. In 1809 a little book entitled The Jubilee of George the Third had been published anonymously by (A Lady) the Wife of a Naval Officer.Īlthough this event was attended by the royal family, the original intention of the ox roast was to feed the Windsor poor. It had been such a long time since the last one that loyal British subjects were not sure what to do for the 1887 Jubilee. But help was at hand. So there would have been very few people alive in 1887 who could remember George's 1809 extravaganza. The interval between these two events was much longer than the life span of the average Victorian (about 40 years). It was to be another 78 years before there was another Golden Jubilee, that of Victoria in 1887. This event was celebrated all over Britain and the Colonies - and as you will see, in much more lavish style than we manage today. The first recorded celebration of a sovereign's jubilee, was that of George III on 25th October 1809, when the 71 year old monarch had completed fifty years on the throne.
Before I attempt to answer this question, it is important to point out that Golden and Diamond Jubilees of English monarchs have been very few and far between.
#Royal creamware tv
No doubt just as I am writing this, frenetic post-production activities are going on in the TV world, with celebrity chefs, domestic goddesses and other culinary high priests all devising special dishes for the day.īut what did British people eat in the past to celebrate these important national occasions? It was certainly not wild mushroom lasagne or union jack cupcakes. The shortbread biscuits inside are of course stamped with the union jack. Harrods have launched an 'exclusive' range of Diamond Jubilee edible gifts, including a Diamond Jubilee Chocolate Coin at £4.95 and a Diamond Jubilee Shortbread tin which plays Rule Britannia when the lid is removed at £11.50. Balmoral Castle is marketing a Diamond Jubilee Shortbread Biscuit Tin at £12.95, with a design specially commissioned by the Royal Collection. The royal chefs at Buckingham Palace are going to turn the children's recipes into canapés, yet another ancient British dish! As has always been the case on these occasions, a great deal of merchandising is going on, even at a very high level. As well as such predictable comestibles as Coronation Chicken, Beef Wellington and mini pork pies, one writer suggests that old British standby - Wild Mushroom Lasagne! The Duchess of Cornwall is heading up a fun competition aimed at school children, who have been asked to design a 'menu fit for a queen'.
#Royal creamware full
The internet and the popular magazines are full of articles by food writers and chefs with suggestions for dishes for the great event. But its motif of the king's cipher, crown and laurel wreath have convinced me that it was made to commemorate his 1809 Jubilee.Īll over Britain, towns and villages are preparing for their street parties and other events on June 5th to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. I used to think that the peg-footed creamware mould which I used to make this flummery honouring George III dated from the 1790s.
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