Buckingham Palace announced that the Coronation of His Majesty the King will take place this coming Saturday, May 6. With that announcement, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) recently shared that there is an expected surge in both dairy and meat sales in the United Kingdom, as Britains celebrate their new leader.
Shoppers around the world love an excuse to celebrate, and a celebration at this level gives British locals an extra good reason to throw a backyard barbeque. In fact, during last year’s Platinum Jubilee, which celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s seven decades of service, cream and cheese sales rose 33% and 28%, respectively. Following suit, meat sales also rose, with sausage rolls up 30%, pork pies up 28% and 9% more sausage sold during that time period.
It is also reported that King Charles’s celebratory dish is Coronation Quiche, which is packed with dairy—butter, milk, double cream and cheddar cheese.
Queen Elizabeth’s Love for Dairy
The Royal family’s love for dairy also includes the late Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, love for animals, including registered Jersey cows. Many of the current herd descends from the ‘Pretty Polly’ bloodline, which dates back to 1871 when they were given to Queen Victoria as a present.
The Royal farm consists of 200 registered Jersey cows, a Sussex beef herd, 140 breeding sows, 1,500 Lohmann Brown hens, 1,000 acres of arable land and 2,000 acres of grassland mainly used to feed the livestock.
A tweet from the Royal family in 2018, showcased the Queen’s dairy herd enjoying waterbeds.
To learn more about the history of the Royal dairy herd, click on BBC Countryfile visits the Royal Dairy at Windsor Castle | The Royal Family
