Guests at this summer's huge street party to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday will feast on Great British treats sourced from all four corners of the UK. The Patron's Lunch, organised by Her Majesty's grandson Peter Phillips, will see 10,000 people gather on the Mall for a picnic-style lunch on 12 June.And HELLO! can reveal exactly what is inside the bespoke Marks & Spencer wicker hamper each guest will receive.
On 12 June 10,000 people will gather on the Mall for a picnic-style lunch
The mouthwatering menu features a Smoked Salmon Mousse with Hot and Cold Smoked Salmon, made with Scottish Lochmuir salmon, smoked over wood chips from an oak tree grown on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAYA chicken roulade salad has been created using roasted free-range meat from Pembrokeshire, Wye Valley asparagus and Cornish potatoes, while sandwiches include Roast Northern Irish beef with horseradish and baby watercress.
Each guest will receive a bespoke Marks & Spencer hamper
A mini Piccalilli Pork Pie has been hand-crafted by expert bakers in Melton Mowbray, with a "Posh" raspberry Royale for dessert made from fruit grown in Norfolk.
The picnic lunch and afternoon tea are served with Pimm's, Windsor Apple juice - produced with fruit grown in Suffolk - and Scottish Spring Water.
Sandra Ziles, Head of M&S Product Development, said: "The Patron's Lunch Hamper has been created by our food experts who have put all their passion and creative know-how into devising a very special menu for the celebration.
It will showcase the very best of British produce
For a chance to attend the festivities, which will also be broadcast live on big screens in London's St James's Park and Green Park, register before March 31 at: www.thepatronslunch.com/publicballot
"We've worked closely with farmers and producers to ensure we showcase the very best of British produce at The Patron's Lunch and we're looking forward to seeing guests enjoying the picnic on The Mall. "Marks & Spencer has created vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and children's versions of them hamper and will also produce a similar picnic range of sandwiches, pork pies and cupcakes going on sale from the end of May.
The Patron's Hamper MenuScottish Smoked Salmon mousse with hot and cold smoked salmonCreamy hot smoked salmon mousse topped with Sandringham oak smoked Lochmuir salmon----------
Pembrokeshire chicken roulade saladRoasted free range chicken roulade with Wye Valley asparagus and minted Cornish potato salad with pea shoots, creamy mayo and a herb drizzle----------
'Posh' raspberry RoyaleNorfolk Tulameen raspberries & a strawberry jelly, layered with a sponge & clotted whipped cream hand decorated with a chocolate plaque----------
Best of British sandwich selectionRoast Northern Irish beef with horseradish mayonnaise & baby watercress on soft white breadSmoked Scottish Loch Etive trout with a dill dressing and watercress on soft wholemeal breadFarmhouse mature Welsh cheddar with Kentish Claret tomatoes and Windsor apple chutney on soft malted brown breadApplewood smoked Wiltshire ham with Tewkesbury mustard on soft white bread----------
Mini piccalilli pork pieOur expert bakers have been making pork pies since 1824 using select cuts of British pork encased in hot water crust pastry and hand finished with tangy piccalilli----------
Classic duo of butterfly cakesLight vanilla sponge cake topped with delicious strawberry frosting and a moist lemon cake topped with lemon frosting, both finished with delicate butterfly wings----------
British cheese & seeded oat cakesOur exclusive Cornish Cove mature cheese and classic Red LeicesterWith Scottish seeded oatcakes----------
Pressed Windsor apple juiceThese beautiful red apples have a wonderful parentage; a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Duchess of Oldenburg varieties, resulting in a delicious juice. The fruit is pressed in Suffolk exclusively for M&S.----------
PimmsBottle of water