Royal fans overjoyed as Queen Camilla spotted doing her Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason
Royal fans were thrilled to see Queen Camilla doing some Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason.
Shoppers were left shocked as Camilla browsed through tins of festive tea at the iconic department store.
The royal family opted for cinnamon and orange black tea, onlookers said.
Surrounded by a number of assistants, Her Majesty looked through the £13.95 tins for a while, while other customers walked around making their own festive purchases.
Queen Camilla was spotted around 2:30 PM by a man who bought the same tea for his wife in the shop.
He looked across the table and was surprised to see the Queen standing opposite him with the same can.
Her visit yesterday continued a long tradition of the royal family shopping at the store – where the royal warrant is kept – at Christmas.
According to the website: ‘Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II continued the family tradition of doing Christmas shopping in the store, which had to be arranged months in advance.’
Royal fans were thrilled to see Queen Camilla doing some Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason
Shoppers were shocked as Camilla rifled through the cans of festive tea
Queen Camilla was spotted by a man who bought the same tea for his wife in the shop
She too preferred to give tea as a gift, and the shop’s website adds: ‘The list of provisions she and her mother were able to give as gifts shows a shared practical mindset, involving breakfast trays, breakfast crockery, garden furniture and hostess trolleys are used. particularly popular.’
The man who saw her, from Romford Essex, said: ‘It was wonderful to be so close to her and I never thought I would be asking for the same tea as the Queen.
‘I went to ask the clerk how much the can of tea cost and then I saw that she was standing right in front of me, I could hardly believe it.
‘It was a lucky opportunity. I had gone to London for a rare trip for my birthday.
‘It was funny because I never thought I would be within striking distance of the Queen. There was just over a meter between us.
“She had about four security guards with her, but they didn’t warn me when I walked up to the table – that was a really good feeling.”
It comes the day after she was spotted enjoying a night out at the theater with her family to watch Operation Mincemeat.
Queen Camilla waves and speaks to a young girl as she welcomes children and families to Clarence House on December 12
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave as they arrive by carriage on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race in Ascot
The 77-year-old queen did not take command of the State Bentley for the private family gathering, opting instead for a Ford Transit minivan, according to reports.
The popular luxury store Fortnum and Mason is located on Piccadilly in London, next to the Ritz hotel.
It is one of seven brands that have received the Camilla quality mark.
Queen Camilla, who is known to enjoy a drink and is chairman of Wine GB, the national association for the English and Welsh wine industries, has also chosen to grant two wine companies her edict.
One of these is Camel Valley in Cornwall, a family business that supplied wine for last year’s lavish state banquet at Buckingham Palace for the President and First Lady of South Korea.
The other is Corney & Barrow in London, founded in 1780 and one of Britain’s oldest wine merchants.
Other recipients of warrants from Camilla include London chemist DR Harris and Co, ‘flower alchemists’ Shane Connolly & Co and stationery suppliers Smythson.
At Sandringham, King Charles will host his biggest family Christmas ever, with Prince William having already revealed he will spend December 25 with 45 people.
The big day begins with the monarch dining on a personal breakfast, before the whole family gathers to head to St Mary Magdalene Church for the 11am service.
The photo shows shoppers entering the Fortnum and Mason store in London earlier this week
Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly, busy with shoppers enjoying their festive window displays
After that, the royal family’s Christmas Day is a lot like other families’ December 25: filled with food every time.
The royal family dines on delicacies such as ox tongue and stuffed boar’s head; but the classic Christmas dinner is also observed as the royals eat roast turkey with all the trimmings.
Later, there’s lots of fun to be had unpacking a royal Fortnum and Mason Christmas basket of organic jams, chutneys and other treats.
After lunch and some more fun, it’s time for the family to watch the monarch’s Christmas message on television, followed by an evening meal of roast hams and pig’s head.
The day ends with a Christmas boogie, with the palace staff gathering for the rest of the evening for an evening of disco and drinks.