Lemon trifle enriched with sponge rolls became II. Queen Elizabeth's official platinum jubilee dessert. The national recipe competition was one of the outstanding events of the series of celebrations organized for the 70th anniversary of the British monarch's accession to the throne.
Amateur confectioners could participate in the competition announced in January, but the submitted recipes were reviewed by a jury of world-renowned experts, including Mary Berry, the nation's expert confectioner, and the result was announced by Princess Kamilla of Cornwall, wife of the heir to the throne Károly.
Five thousand people entered the competition - according to the BBC, their ages ranged from eight to 108 years old - and the jury selected the five-person field that made it to the finals.
Jemma Melvin, who lives in Southport, North West England, emerged victorious with her layered dessert of lemon cream sponge rolls, lemon-orange jelly, lemon pudding, tangerine sauce, amaretti biscuits and whipped cream. (A trifle is a typically English sweet that is best compared to a giant sundae.)
According to the competition specifications, the winning recipe will be shared with the public, and the dessert made based on this recipe will be served to the thousands of participants of the Big Jubilee Lunch, the highlight of the platinum jubilee celebration series, the public picnic organized during the four-day holiday weekend at the beginning of June.
These events will be held on June 2-5. is held between, and the British government also announced a work holiday for the two days before that weekend.
At the climax of the series of events, there will be a huge live concert called the Platinum Party in front of Buckingham Palace, with the participation of "the biggest stars of the global entertainment industry", according to the draft program.
After a gap of two years, the queen's "official" birthday will be held in full splendor, including the spectacular military parade known as Trooping the Color, which usually attracts a crowd of hundreds of thousands. held at his residence in Windsor, without an audience.
This year, however, the colorful parade will be held with the participation of 1,400 soldiers and a 400-member military band, not on a Sunday, contrary to tradition, but on the first day of the four-day jubilee holiday weekend, Thursday, June 2.
Source: borsline.hu
The 96-year-old British monarch is the longest-serving head of state of all time and the current oldest head of state in the world.
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