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Thankyou for visiting Royal Menus where you can step back in time; step into the shoes of a King or Queen; and pull up a chair at their palace dining table.
This site shares some royal menus and the stories about the royal and imperial hosts of these grand banquets, decadent dinners and the suppers served at the splendid palace balls.
This is a private collection of original menus and the owner retains all copyright of the images. But, like any collector, sharing the collection is ten times more fun and ten times more important than keeping it hidden away.
Please enjoy exploring the royal courts of a bygone era and, be assured, the site will be regularly updated as more and more of the collection is added.
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King of Bulgaria serves Alpine Ibex at his Hunting Lodge
07/07/2012 16:08
The rare Alpine Ibex - a wild goat - is served up at the royal dinner table for King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria while he entertains at his Hunting Palace high up in the Rila Mountains. Click here to see the 1917 menu-card from when the King entertained the German Emperor at a royal hunt towards the end of World War I.
Royal Ascot Menu for King George VI offers Pigeon Pies
17/06/2012 21:33
It's 1937 and King George VI has arrived at Royal Ascot for his first race meeting as monarch. On the royal luncheon table are pigeon pies; cold-roasted quails wrapped in vine-leaves; and the famous mutton pies that were once favored by the late Queen Victoria. Click here to see the royal menu that George VI offered his guests which inlcuded Adolf Hitler's...
Queen Victoria's 1887 Jubilee Luncheon Offers Jellied Plover's Eggs
03/06/2012 11:55
It's the week of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887 and Her Majesty has just arrived back at Windsor Castle for a 12 course luncheon with her daughter and grand-daughter. Click here to see the original menu card as the three royal ladies sat down to an afternoon snack of jellied plover's eggs; venison steamed in red wine; and a slice or two of the popular...
Prince Bülow’s “Miserable Chef” Revealed
12/05/2012 21:06
The royal chef to Prince Bülow was much admired by both King Edward VII of Great Britain and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany; but the latter nicknamed him 'Mr Miserable' despite presenting the french born chef with a gold pocket watch in appreciation of his culinary creations. Click here to see a 1905 menu from Prince Bülow’s luncheon table and see...
King of the Hellenes serves clams in lobster sauce at his summer palace
21/04/2012 22:04
It's 1892 and King George I of the Hellenes has retreated to the cooler hills on the outskirts of Athens where his summer residence, the Tatoi Palace, offers sweeping views of the Acropolis. Click here to see the dinner menu which offers guests glasses of the King's own wine from his Tatoi Palace vineyards to accompany a menu of clams in lobster sauce, young...
Future Tsar Nicholas II attends a dinner hosted by Queen Victoria for his engagement
20/03/2012 14:21
In June 1894 the future Tsar Nicholas II arrived in England to be with his fiancé Princess Alix of Hesse. The engaged couple stayed at Windsor Castle as guests of Queen Victoria who hosted an eleven course banquet in their honor that consisted calf's head soup, stuffed quails, lobster pastries and a dessert of coffee profiteroles. Click here to see the...
Queen of the Netherland's brother hosts a banquet at the Arolsen Palace in 1902
08/03/2012 17:21
Prince Friedrich of Waldeck Pyrmont, the brother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, hosts a magnificent banquet at the family's home in the Arolsen Palace. Click here to see the stunning 1902 dinner menu that features an array of seafoods including oysters, trout and lobsters set in aspic; and magnificent game dishes including hazel-grouse in a Perigues Sauce...
21st Birthday of the Heir Presumptive, Prince Albert Victor of Wales
28/02/2012 13:56
The future King Edward VII hosts the 21st Birthday of his son, Prince Albert Victor of Wales, at the family's Sandringham estate in 1885. A decadent banquet of turtle soup and dishes of pheasant, partridge, stag, wild-ducks, truffled turkey and turbot dressed in a champagne and lobster sauce are offered to the royal relatives attending this strictly family banquet....
Savory Tarts Filled with a Turtle Ragout Served by the Grand Duke of Hesse
11/02/2012 22:02
Savory tarts filled with a ragout of turtle meat feature at the table of Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse. Click here to see the 1873 dinner menu from the Grand Duke's hunting palace, the Wolfsgarten Schloss, that was also one of the childhood homes of the last Empress of Russia, Tsarina Alexandra.
Middle Eastern delicacies feature at the table of Queen Nazli of Egypt
04/02/2012 17:01
Pastries steeped in rose-water and honey conclude a royal luncheon at the Edfina Palace hosted by Her Majesty Queen Nazli of Egypt. Click here to see the 1936 menu-card from the table of Egypt's royal family in the first year of the reign of King Farouk.
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