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King Charles' coronation quiche recipe has divided the nation

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla revealed the recipe for their official Coronation Big Lunch dish

Senior Lifestyle & Fashion Writer
April 18, 2023

Buckingham Palace has declared a quiche as the official dish of King Charles III's coronation, fittingly named the 'Coronation Quiche'. 

In celebration of Coronation Big Lunches taking place over the coronation weekend, King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla shared their personally-chosen recipe featuring spinach, broad beans, cheese and tarragon - but royal fans are seriously divided.

"Introducing… Coronation Quiche!" their Majesties penned on their official Instagram page, sharing a detailed video of palace pastry chefs whipping up the lunchtime delight. Take a look at how to make this royal-approved recipe in the clip below… 

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The post continued: "Easily adapted to different tastes and preferences, the Coronation Quiche - featuring spinach, broad beans, cheese and tarragon - encourages you to get involved with the Coronation Big Lunch! 

"An initiative by @EdenCommunities, The Coronation Big Lunch aims to bring neighbours and communities together to celebrate the Coronation and share friendship, food and fun. 

"The Queen Consort, as Patron, has attended Big Lunches all across the UK and the world, including in Ghana and Barbados." 

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla shared the official recipe for their personally-chosen 'Coronation Quiche'

While many royal fans were quick to share their interest in making the egg-based dish themselves, several others were left stunned by the choice of dish - taking to social media to air their thoughts on the polarising pastry. 

"Coronation quiche sounds really, really disgusting," shared one user on Twitter, as another penned: "Coronation quiche during an egg shortage in the UK was really brilliant timing." 

Other social media users shared on Instagram: "This looks delicious and quite healthy," as another wrote: "I shall be making one to be enjoyed on the 6th May. I love quiches, wonderful light meal with salad." 

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The coronation quiche received Dame Prue's seal of approval when Prince Edward tried it this week

Many expressed their distaste at the inclusion of lard in the recipe. The white pork fat is typically used in pastry dishes to make the dough easier to work with and perfectly crisp once baked. 

Divisive or not, former Buckingham Palace chef Darren McGrady said the choice should come as "no surprise", given the King "loves anything with eggs and cheese". 

Whilst quiche lovers will be revelling in its selection, lovers of coronation chicken may be feeling dejected. Hopefully our coronation chicken fact box below will go some way to making amends...

Coronation Chicken

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The picnic staple was created in 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation luncheon. The dish is thought to be an invention of Rosemary Hume – a former Le Cordon Bleu Paris alumna– and food writer Constance Spry. Formally known as 'Poulet Reine Elizabeth' the unusual dish calls for 'young roasting chickens,' curry paste, red wine, apricot halves, mayonnaise, whipping cream and a watercress garnish.

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