Whether you’re planning on hosting a formal English tea to toast the royals or staying in your pajamas and watching Harry wed Meghan with your own family, we have everything you’ll need to host a viewing party in royal style.

British Bites

Traditional English high tea includes tasty bites like scones and tea sandwiches. The most famous sandwich filling considered fit for a Queen is surely coronation chicken. It was invented for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Other classic fillings include cucumber and cream cheese, smoked salmon and cucumber, ham and cheese, tuna salad, chicken salad and egg salad and watercress.

Along with your finger sandwiches, serve up serve a platter of scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam.

 

Sovereign Sips

Toast the newlyweds with an elderflower spritzer. This is a nod to the flavours of their wedding cake. The couple has chosen to serve an elderflower and lemon cake with buttercream and fresh flowers. Simply pour 30ml of Elderflower Liquor into a Champagne flute and top with chilled Champagne or sparkling wine.

A cocktail made with Pimm’s Cup No. 1 Liqueur provides the foundation for the delightfully refreshing drink of choice at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, the Chelsea Flower Show, the Henley Royal Regatta and other events traditionally attended and supported by the Royal family. The classic Pimm’s Cup cocktail recipe calls for filling a large pitcher with ice, 1 cup of Pimm’s Cup No. 1 and 2 cups of lightly sweetened lemonade. Mix in thin cucumber slices and orange slices. Serve the drinks in tall glasses with ice and garnish with a slice of cucumber and a sprig of mint.

No royal drinking party is complete without the Queen’s lunchtime drink – the Martini. When it’s a long night, as weddings often are, there will come a time when you need a break from the syrups, citrus and juices. That’s the time to opt for the satisfying austerity of a perfectly made martini. Go with a London dry, of course, and don’t be shy with the vermouth.