In 2018, Clarence House released two photos for then-Prince Charles’s 70th birthday. The photos were from a family photoshoot, where Charles and Camilla posed with Prince Harry and Prince William and their wives, plus Charles’s grandchildren at the time. That was the last portrait session with these particular people, and now King Charles has included one of the photos in his coronation program. The Daily Mail and other outlets are acting like this is the most scandalous thing ever, the fact that Charles would actually include a photo of (gasp) Harry and Meghan. It feels more notable that it’s likely that Buckingham Palace has no new photos of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet with their grandfather. Add to that, grandpa made a point of not inviting them to his hat party.
Meanwhile, Charles and Camilla are reportedly taking a pre-Chubbly holiday in Scotland. They must have traveled up to Balmoral soon after Charles appeared at the Sandhurst graduation last week. People Magazine points out that his mother did the same before her coronation – she spent a week relaxing in Scotland with Philip and her corgis. These people and their vacations, my goodness.
And finally, this story is getting so much attention, probably because it sounds so gross. Buckingham Palace released a video of one of their chefs making a “coronation quiche,” and they’re providing the recipe for people to make it at home to celebrate Charles and Camilla’s crowning. Like, I’m not on Team British Food Is Terrible – I think a lot of your Sunday roasts look amazing, and I would definitely try some pub food. But this quiche looks so unappetizing to me – it’s just spinach and cheese, two of my least favorite foods. The palace really should have done something like Coronation Chicken or a Coronation Roast. Even a Coronation Salad would have been better than this. (I also think anything involving a blind bake is probably way too complicated for most British home cooks, but what do I know.)
Introducing… Coronation Quiche!
Chosen personally by Their Majesties, The King and The Queen Consort have shared a recipe in celebration of the upcoming #CoronationBigLunch taking place up and down the country. pic.twitter.com/aVcw9tNarP
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 17, 2023
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- (Strictly for editorial use only and available until December 12th 2018) In this handout image provided by Clarence House, HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales poses for an official portrait to mark his 70th Birthday in the gardens of Clarence House, with Their Royal Highnesses Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Willliam Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex, on September 5, 2018 in London, England.
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- King Charles III and the Queen Consort during their visit to Talbot Yard Food Court in Yorkersgate, Malton, North Yorkshire, where they met food and drink producers with shops and heard more about their locally produced goods. Featuring: King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort Where: Malton, United Kingdom When: 05 Apr 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and the Queen Consort during their visit to Talbot Yard Food Court in Yorkersgate, Malton, North Yorkshire, where they met food and drink producers with shops and heard more about their locally produced goods. Picture date: Wednesday April 5, 2023. Featuring: King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort Where: Malton, United Kingdom When: 05 Apr 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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I think it is too funny! The main ingredient is EGGS! LOL
“Instead of stocking up on eggs to hurl at our King and Queen, why not use them to bake a lovely quiche instead!? Why waste perfectly good food when you are clearly starving. Surely you would rather feed yourself than develop scurvy. Long love the King!”
That is exactly the message that this fool is sending. If not eggs, they should probably cover a wonderful caprice salad as well as we know how well rotten tomatoes are proficient as well!!
Yes! Please everyone make this quiche so there will be no eggs to toss at my Chubbly.
“Let them toss quiche!”
Honestly… a wet, dismal, eggy tart pretty much encapsulates the majority of public sentiment towards Chucky & Bride of Chucky.
Well done Fred, you made yourself into a meme. The Quiche King.
Haha yes 😂
And for the record: Their whole life is a vacation. This visit from kate+Willi this Thursday is a trip I’m doing while I’m on vacation!!!!!
Quiche is a French tart. I don’t get this at all.
Frantically looking for genealogy book to see if Camzilla has French ancestry. 📚
Spinach quiche seems amazingly “unregal” for a coronation, but it’s really a super easy thing to make and, since I like spinach and cheese, very tasty.
A quick quiche is one of my go-to dinners when I really don’t feel like doing much. I always keep those ready-made pie crusts in my fridge, so I just throw in eggs, sometimes ham or cooked bacon, spinach, a bunch of seasonings, some cheese, and voila, dinner is ready. It’s completely unfancy and rather boring, but it’s easy and fast and my kids will eat it.
I go with an even easier version – a crustless egg bake. Leftover roasted veggies, beaten eggs, greased baking pan, done. You can add a little water to the beaten eggs which lightens the overall texture. You can also bake it (thin) in a sheetpan and make egg-and-roll sandwiches.
@Nota, egg and roll sandwiches/burritos sounds amazing. I’m definitely going to try that!
I make frittata most weeks for a lunch dish. (crustless quiche). This week was ham, broccoli, fresh herbs, pumpkin, cheese and a bit of milk. There was a bit of zucchini in there too. I love them. I’ll not be making one for these awful cretins..
I love a good quiche and I’m also a spinach fan but I rarely find the two working well together.
All this says to me is get the eggs off the market to avoid further egg tossing and people with spinach in their teeth.
But they threw broad beans in it!! Ick. I’d leave ’em out. I do like spinach quiche, though.
Broad beans are fava beans, when they are fresh they are very similar to fresh peas. They are yummy in quiche.
There is a restaurant near me that makes the best quiches that I have ever had in my entire LIFE!!!! The crust is simply the perfect part of their quiche!!!! They have rolled the crust as a croissant which you can peel back each of the fluffy layers…….and it melts into your mouth. 😋😋😋😋
Quiche just strikes me as so 1970s, which seems appropriate, as I imagine that was the last time Charles was actually beloved or popular with a majority of his subjects.
Be still my heart! Great post!
Wasn’t Chuckles “action man” back then?
Try a smoked salmon quiche with goat cheese. Delectable!
And quite healthy. As an European, I’m in favour of showcasing our spring dishes which are focused on eating more greens.
Quiche is French classic not British btw (this is to the author) and as such, of course it counts in cheese. Many quiches include more than two cheeses.
oops…I was going to say I like that it was vegetarian (for vegetarians who eat eggs – like me!). But then I also like cheese and spinach…
The broad beans are an “interesting” addition, though.
Yeah the beans…I like beans, but not in a quiche. When I read the recipe I was like…surely “broad beans” must be British slang for something else? But no. It actually is beans. Fava beans, apparently. That doesn’t sound right to me at all. I got up early and made the Groom’s Cake recipe for Will and Kate’s wedding back in 2011 (it went very well with mimosas!), but there is no chance that I’m making this. Leave it to Charles and Camilla to pick something nasty for their special day.
The Quiche looks fine, if somewhat uninspiring as a special recipe. Blind baking is actually really easy and most home chefs shouldn’t have a problem with it.
I know this family doesn’t feel embarrassment but, come on! Harry and Meghan brought the children over last year and the family couldn’t get together for one official photo! I do like the photo but, all it’s doing is highlighting the lack of regard for Archie and Lili.
Shame on Charles, William, Kate and Camilla.
That’s what is so wild to me. They best they could do was a five year old photo? The entire family was there during the jubilee & yet there were no family photos taken? Pathetic.
The Palace would need permission from Harry and Meghan to include a picture of Archie and Lili and let’s not forget they allegedly banned Harry and Meghan from bringing a photographer to take pictures of them with the Queen.
Charles is saying the quiet part out loud: The only photo I have of my much loved and cherished children and grandchildren is five years old. Maybe they don’t mean that much to me after all. And I omit the two youngest grandkids who happen to be biracial entirely. Anyways. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Charlotte is placed on the other side not interacting with grandpa Wales who is seated with the boys. This is an odd picture. Plus two of his grandchildren are left out.
BP could have, in theory, included a “more recent” photo with just H&M, no kids. Or an unknown photo. And it’s very clear that this does not exist, because KC is very into using family members for attention and positive press.
There is clearly a battle within the palace.
Between KP and BP but also between staff who are still friendly with Harry and Meghan and see the terrible optics.
That’s why there’s so many conflicting messages. One day it’s olive branch the next it’s Charles will never speak to Harry.
Similar to how Charles’ people began infiltrating QEII’s staff in the final years of her life (I will give her credit, a lot of her staff held on for a LONG time), I imagine Peggington the Impatient is already doing the same with Charles. I would imagine William’s people are the ones against reconciliation.
I think for sure Williams people considering they have been the main ones briefing against H&M but I think also people like Edward Young who’s still around.
On the other side you have a couple staff members still there who worked with Harry and Meghan or who just aren’t ass kissers and still have a moral compass.
The late queen had several photos of her and her grandchildren and great grandchildren that the palace released in different occasions. Charles doesn’t have one since 2018 when both of his mixed race grandchildren weren’t even born yet. He’s definitely not your typical father or grandfather figure as the queen was. I already mentioned in another post that a photo of Charles and all of his grandchildren would break the internet an boost his image. In the end, it’s better this way. I wouldn’t want princess lily and prince archie to be used as a popularity boost for him or the monarchy. Side note: Meghan looked gorgeous in this picture! She outshined everyone else! A reminder also of how Kate used to dress in those sister wives dresses..
Staying in Balmoral in 1953 made more sense because travel up there took weeks. I read that the queen always traveled by train or the Britannia, so if she went north for any reason it was NBD to give her an extra week at her Scottish home. It’s 2023, travel has changed, get it together, Chaz.
Harry looks like Charles in that photo, for the birthers out there. Anyway. Will Prince Archie’s and Princess Lilibet’s names even been in the program?
I agree. The older Harry gets, the stronger the resmblence. The close-spaced eyes are all Charles.
What always strikes me with the first photo is how Camilla fails to touch or include Charlotte into the group. She literally shoulders her out of the way and the little girl has to brace herself against the arm of the bench to stay upright. What kind of adult does that? Photos always reveal so much.
Charles wanted a grand
Daughter but is seated with the male grandchildren. Charlotte should have sat next to him.
I used to get into so many online arguments with people when I said this. But Harry has always looked like Philip’s father Andrew of Greece (when Andrew was younger). Andrew (Greece), Philip and Harry all looked alike as boys. He looked more like Charles than William! Without the (Spencer) red hair and Hewitt being a redhead no one would’ve said boo about Harry’s parentage.
The royals are PR trained so they are very good at performative acts especially for the optics.
Including an old photo with Harry and Meghan but not Harry’s children only reminds people of the family rift.
Charles could have easily took a photo with Archie and Lillibet during the Queen Jubilee.
So Mr. Family Man has to use a 5 year old photo instead of a new one which includes all of his grandchildren.
Tell me you are a sh!tty father without telling me you are a sh!tty father.
I love a good quiche, but this one has beans(!) in it FFS. And lard! These people can’t do anything right.
I didn’t read the recipe, is lard in the crust? Lard makes the best, most flakey crust!
Crustless or gluten-free quiches are my jam. But that quiche sounds and looks f**king disgusting. I think I remember hearing that Charles has weird tastes though. I don’t know, this may be more typical British taste than American.
@ K8terade America’s Test Kitchen makes the best gluten free crust recipe I have ever tasted…my husband prefers this one to the regular now and that is saying something
I have to look for that!
Is it a British thing or a royal thing to brand everything with a “Big” and assume you have a PR win? The Big help the Big issue the Big lunch… As a non-Brit, I just don’t understand it.
It sounded really dumb to me, too. As did the font used for the logo. Just cheapens the whole thing. Less than regal.
Drive home the fact the Sussex grandchildren aren’t there and the family rift is on. Calling it: Letters Patent on Con-a-Nation Day announcing Archie and Lili’s ranks of Prince and Princess, to be spun as a birthday present to Archie and a christening present for Lili.
The already hold the rank of prince and princess as a result of pre-existing letters patent.
They’re already Prince and Princess and it’s used by the royals themselves. Pretty sure they used it in the Harry coronation announcement
If there’s going to be an issuing of LP it would be remove the titles. They had the titles the day the Queen died.
This photo with little Charlotte not being touched or held by anyone always annoys me. C-Rex could have held both Cambridge children on his lap of put Charlotte on the other side of him, with him holding her hand. Otherwise, it’s a nice enough photo that captures everyone smiling. Meghan looks beautiful as usual. No other photos of grandpa with the biracial grandchildren despite the wails alleging how much he misses them. I’ll bet he wouldn’t recognize them if he passed them on the street.
C-Rex really has no creativity. Quiche? I hope the Sussexes release a photo of Prince Archie and the Queen on his birthday/C-Rex’ ClownFest day.
The photo actually used in the program is the other one from that day, where Camilla has her arm around Charlotte. To me, Charlotte looks more comfortable in this one, not encircled by Camilla’s harpy wing.
The British press is saying that the inclusion of the photo is an olive branch to Harry and Meghan. Whatever, the same time they tweeted Birthday greeting to the Sussexes they were smearing them in the press. I think it shows that the Palace believed that Meghan was going to be at the coronation. I doubt there was a sigh of relief but more like total shock that Meghan wouldn’t want to come the most grandest of days in Charles life.
In response to the olive branch nonsense let me paraphrase someone on social media who was concise.
Briefed against a pregnant woman to the point of suicidal ideation
Silent against racism against the children
Could not ‘fund’ you
Did not let you see the Queen when she died
Continuously used the media to attack you
Versus
Walked you halfway down the aisle
Include you in a event program in the form of a picture.
Yes, they were shocked that she graciously declined the invitation.
Big mistake to publish this coronation program excluding the two biracial grandchildren. Big mistake. This program will be out there long after the players are dead.
Maxine, as l.said on another thread here, l.cant understand how Charles doesn’t look at cousin Daisy last weekend, in her finery, all smiles surrounded by all her family including her grandchildren she shafted, on the balcony, waving away as if they are Happy Families, fair play to the Danes, they know how to handle bad press !
That’s all he has, and it would’ve been terrible on his part if he had excluded his son.
He has got the media he deserves, he cannot show any grace towards his offspring without them braying about it.
💘 the idea of the coronation being called the ‘hat’ party.
well wisher, definitely got the press he deserved, because one reporter wrote about his choice of Quiche as his “coronation dish”, “Quiche was around when the king was a young POW and even then everyone knew he was PARTIAL TO A POSH TART”, that made me spit my breakfast coffee all over the paper 🤣🤣
That was pretty good! But I gotta say, quiche was around when Charles was young? Quiche has been ‘around’ forever!
I feel slightly attacked Kaiser…I love spinach and cheese quiches.
How could one not like cheese? Every country has its own version of cheese/s and breads. I think cheese, bread and soup are a universal language.
For a family whose brand and survival depends on optics, they’re really shitty at it. They tried to play Harry and Meghan and ended up playing themselves. After briefing non-stop that they snubbed Princess Lili’s birthday party and banned her parents from taking photos of her and Prince Archie with the rest of the family during the jubbly, now the BaRF have no current photos to use for PR. What a not very racist family they are. /s
They didn’t think to get the chef in that video a new shirt that has Charles’s cypher instead of Elizabeth’s?
Charles’ cypher is ugly.
But so is Charles, inside and out
I know Chucky is a vegetarian, but REAL MEN DON’T EAT QUICHE. Plus quiche is French. Did they not have any other vegetarian dish that’s British. Was Bubble and Squeak not available? They could have Spotted Dick for dessert.
Boiled potatoes. Mushy peas. Chips.
Are there no real men in France then?
I know this is supposed to be a joke but it’s super regressive and distasteful. (And has homophobic undertones.)
That’s a part of the Normans in England.
The food and menu for special occasions were in French.
It is strange that in order to celebrate the coronation of a British King, they put forward a basic riff on classic French cuisine. Couldn’t they come up with something quintessentially British?
Guess not.
They might have chosen Toad-in-the-Hole, but then someone might have said that the “toad” was Chucky Boy or Queen Side Piece.
Lol, it’s almost as if Chuck & Pegs know they’re on a sinking ship, and I think they resent Harry for not going down with them.
Hopefully Harry can sneak out a little early, & catch a flight straight home.
If someone brought this unseasoned nasty egg and WET spinach and fava been TART (in no way shape or form is this offensive colonizer bland nastiness a quiche. Of COURSE the king had to appropriate another country’s food for his conAnation that all his culture is appropriation, assimilation and extermination but I digress ) if someone brought this to the chef window they would be immediately fired. NAST. Every single piece of equipment used, every single ingredient used was wrong. Call it a gentrified bland egg tart and I’m on board.
Quiche is French. Wtf?
Something the povvos can afford to make!
Charles the Turd repeatedly briefs about how much he resents and loathes Meghan, but still uses her images to add some genuine shine and beauty to his coronation program? It’s obvious that while the biracial duchess is not welcome, her photos are propping up the Con-a-Nation.
These people are beyond evil and ridiculous.
Yikes! Coronation dish is a spinach and cheese quiche, because Charlie likes posh tarts. Who is off to the Tower of London tonight?
He’d have done better with a Pop-Tart!
Charles has cut out his two youngest grand-children who happen to be bi-racial. For some reason, I felt a bit angry when I read that he had erased Meghan and Harry’s children. The optics are not good at all. Charlotte should be sitting on the other side with her parents and siblings. This makes her look disconnected from her family.
I was watching a segment about the quiche thing on French TV and apparently it went over like a rock. Nobody understands why they choose to promote a French dish and everyone they interviewed in the street was pretty negative about the whole thing. These people can’t do anything right.
That quiche, what an unseasoned mess. Yuck!
Marina Hyde in The Guardian today has a great bit about the Coronation Quiche: like Charles himself, a bit wet, often disappointing, and a great use for leftover eggs.
She also addresses all the column inches expended in the will they/won’t they/ why the f**k won’t she/we didn’t want her anyway wars: Shrödonger’s invitation.
Charles’ right eyebrow is looking wonky in the header picture. I say we do a story on Charles’ wonky right eyebrow and Kate’s wonky left eyebrow. They have so much in common!