I so enjoyed the Queen's Jubilee events. My equally-Anglophile friend Carol has been watching too, and last week she and I had a Jubilee tea! I had ordered some Jubilee tea plates from Cath Kidston and got out the silver and some pretty table linens.
It was a bit of a pink and white theme, which worked with the plates. Easy carnations and baby's breath made for a queenly floral piece!
The food was abundant!
I made Marie's Classic Fruit Scones from her "Best of British Baking" cookbook.
And, I made her Battenberg cake! It was my first time doing it and while it sank a bit in the middle...
...It went together like a dream and looked so pretty when it was cut! I got it a tiny bit off kilter but for a first time doing this, I felt good about it and will definitely do it again!
The rest of the menu included cucumber, egg salad and ham/dijon sandwiches; chocolates; deviled eggs, lemon tartlets and shortbread. In addition to the Cath Kidston plates and mom's silver, I used some Depression glass tumblers and the plates on the tiers were vintage Hall "Crocus" and Taylor, Smith & T "Tulip."
Carol and I both wore hats! And we posed for pix by my Queen's Royal Standard flag that my friend Maryanne sent along! You can see it draped behind the table.
And for better or worse, there we are. Rick crashed our party, which was a good thing because it wasn't a blurry selfie!
It felt good to be able to pull together a mini-party after two weeks of having life disrupted by the PICC line and antibiotics!
So, here's to the queen -- and I to resuming a bit of normalcy!
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That is outstanding! You did it up right, girl.
ReplyDeleteThat is the most perfect party for the Queen, our only Queen.Love the plates and flag. Your cake is fabulous all of it is!! LOVE! Let's go to London soon!
ReplyDeleteNow this sounds like fun times :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat pic of you two!
Gorgeous tea party!!! I just love it. Enough food for 4 people. The tiers look very nice. It is so English. Gigi hawaii
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you and your friend enjoyed your Platinum Jubilee tea party in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. I like all the references to her in the decorations and food including the cake you chose! Best of all you were well enough and I hope your health continues to improve over the coming days.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks good, glad ou had fun together at yur royal party! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmmm…I wish I could eat a yammie scone with you…!….you look nice with your hat ! Love Ria and Leaf 🍀💗🐾🍀
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely tea.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Your teas tablescape is perfect! I too am watching the Jubilee...just a bit at a time as I taped it all. I so love all of the British traditions. This may be the last jubilee for the queen so it makes it even more special and bittersweet. Janice
ReplyDeleteFabulous!! I love the Cath Kids on plates and your cake, all of it really. Cheers to having a sense of normalcy again!
ReplyDeleteHello Jeanie,
ReplyDeleteYour tea party looks fun, yummy food and the cake looks delicious.
Take care, enjoy your day!
Oh I LOVE those wonderful plates, so much fun. That cake is truly amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI just love that you made an event out of this! I think theme parties are so much fun to do, and you've inspired me to think of something to do for later this summer. The Battenberg cake is impressive, and all of the food looks scrumptious! Glad you are getting back to normal, Jeanie!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tea party to honor the Queen. You did it up just right and I love every little thing about it. Those plates just made the right statement. I have made a Battenberg cake once and not sure I would do it again. Yours looks just wonderful. So glad you could enjoy tea time fit for a Queen.
ReplyDeleteYou made it into an occasion. 🎂🎀
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful party celebrating the Queens 70 years of service
ReplyDeleteYou had a wonderful table of goodies. Congratulations on a perfect table of yummies.
Love the plates…. Good to hear you are feeling better😍.
What fun! You cake looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou know I've never had scones but always wanted to try them. Yours look luscious. What a party of great food!
ReplyDeleteGreat battenberg!Nice to have a friend to share .
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I'm glad you have a friend who loves the Queen as much as you do and could celebrate in great style befitting the Queen.
ReplyDeleteHow much fun Jeanie! And the food, WOW, over the top fabulous, you really captured the feel of a fancy royal tea! The cake looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteJenna
It's exciting to think of you celebrating in such afternoon tea British style across the globe. We have just had our long-awaited post covid family reunion in the UK we went to Windsor last week and joined in all the celebrations.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week
Wren x
Truly a tea fit for a queen!
ReplyDeleteYou really produced such a lovely thing: the savory and the sweet, *that cake!*,the flowers, the place settings, everything. Brava! And a friend to share it with made it all perfect. Thanks for showing this to your blog friends. XOXO
This all looks so amazing! What a fun way to honor the queen. That Battenburg cake makes me think of the GBBO! Well done, Jeanie!!!
ReplyDeleteThe pink cake looks very promising!
ReplyDeleteWow, Jeanie -- this is all so lovely. Nice to see everything (and you) in the pink again!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun Jeanie. And those plates are amazing. They make me want to order a set myself. I bet those sold out fast though. And your meal looks perfect for tea. A friend and I are going to a Harry Potter themed high tea in August, and your post has made me very excited for this. Thanks for putting a big smile on my face today. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI love the flowers! And I've never heard of a Battenburg cake -- only Battenburg lace. Is there some connection between the two? Maybe they both come from a certain location?
ReplyDeleteA feast for for a Queen. I love the plates. The cake looks so cool with the colors. The food looks amazing. How special to have a tea party in honor the Queen's Jubilee. So nice to gather with friends once again.
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun! :)
ReplyDeleteJeanie, what a perfect tea fit for a Queen. Love the Cath Kidston plates and the food looks fabulous. I am so happy you could share with your friend and that you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteThat is a totally impressive tea table! I am especially overawed by the Battenberg cake, which of course I know about only from the Great British Baking Show. The china and silver are also beautiful and very in keeping with the theme. Like my mother before me, I have never had silver tableware at all. You look as if you had a marvelous celebration.
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Looks great!! You will have to share the recipes 😊
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLooks to be fun
ReplyDeletesuch cute crockery jeanie! and i love the look of your battenburg cake and scones etc. what fun you must have had. Wasn't the queen a corker when she was young? just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteA Beautiful Fun Party!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks delicious, and interesting to make. Did you make the pretty hats?
Looks like a fun time. Glad you enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly know how to put on a spread fit for a queen, Jeanie. I love the plates and the various elements needed to have a perfect high tea. This was brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThis is so appropriate for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! Such a feast you were having! The Battenberg cake looks fabulous (I wonder whether it has anything to do with the Mountbatten family, since Battenberg is the German princely family that the Mountbattens originated from) - it also looks like a ton of work to put it together. You did a fabulous job, Jeanie, and your friend Carol and you look like you were enjoying yourself. Such a lovely picture. Your mother's silver is beautiful and I do like the corgi on the queenly plates.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, Jeanie! The decorations were lovely, and the spread of goodies to enjoy look scrumptious. The little corgi on the plate is darling.
ReplyDeleteI've only had a "high tea" two or three times in my life, all when I visited Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. Relatives on both sides of my family, including both grandmothers, always had photos of the Royal Family displayed in their homes. We were all loyal to the Queen. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Royal Family to this day. I'm glad you celebrated with style and had fun!
Have a lovely weekend!
Looks like lots of fun. Well done, the Queen would have approved. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, you really went all out! You put us to shame and we LIVE here. LOL! (I put out two Union Jack flags that we have and that was the extent of our decorating.)
ReplyDeleteI love those Cath Kidston plates.
What fun, what fun! Makes me want to move up near you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tea, Jeanie! The plates are wonderful, and everything looks delicious, especially the cake. Love the hats, too! Watched some of the Jubilee. Loved the golden carriage and little Prince Louie. The Queen was crowned the year my parent's got married. They would have loved seeing the jubilee. Glad you are feeling better! x K
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! You went all out.
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like a great tea party.
ReplyDeleteAww, I love this post!!! You've had the flag and the crockery and all the rest. It's just amazing. xx
ReplyDeleteLovely post and photographs.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks and sounds perfect.
I feel sure Her Majesty would have approved.
All the best Jan
How fun, Jeanie! I love your tea party. It would have been great to be involved in something like this.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you enjoyed it and posted about it.
Your table and food look great.
Sounds like you had fun.
ReplyDeleteOh you know I LOVE this post Jeanie! What a fun party. I adore those Cath Kidston plates. What fun!
ReplyDeleteJeanie, your tea looks fit for a queen. What fun! Love the darling plate and all the special touches. I'd love a slice of that pretty cake. In fact all the goodies are calling my name. You went all out. Queen Elizabeth would be proud to join you for tea.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun having a Queens Tea. Everything looks delish and so festive. That cake is outstanding! Love the plates too. I really enjoyed watching all the coverage of the Jubilee. The Queen has certainly lived an amazing life. God Bless the Queen! 🇬🇧
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, I missed this - how lovely! What an amazing spread of food and how prettily presented. I hope you all three enjoyed it - three, since RIck gatecrashed - don't blame him - I would have done too if I'd been in Michigan.
ReplyDeleteOh, you look so pretty here Jeanie, and what a beautiful spread! You did her Majesty a real honor! I think your cake turned out very well! Scones also!
ReplyDeletewasn't the Jubilee wonderful! xoxo