Jubilee Weekend Dessert

We went over to Heather and Ewan's for our dinner tonight and had a lovely evening with a delicious meal - stuffed aubergines, a gorgeous Portuguese stew, and a red, white and blue Jubilee dessert that was so attractive; a cream covered trifle decorated with raspberries and blueberries. It also tasted great! This got me thinking about the Diamond Jubilee weekend ahead; it really is a very historic occasion. The Queen is the second longest serving monarch of Great Britain ever, only Queen Victoria has reigned longer (63 years). My Mum used to tell me that my grandmother bought her first television in 1953 so that her family could watch the coronation. On Sunday there will be a flotilla of 1000 boats going along the Thames with the Queen on the Royal Barge. Then on Monday there will be a Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace and on Tuesday a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's. I have to admit I quite like all this pageantry, it is like a link back in time to Royal celebrations of over a thousand years.