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London’s Mayfair Jubilee Celebrations: Full party plan revealed

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London’s Mayfair Jubilee Celebrations:
Full party plan revealed

  • London’s iconic Mayfair will be transformed by a free party on North Audley Street on 2 and 3 June to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
  • Londoners can choose from over 30 different cuisines including a special Jubilee Kulfi known to be one of The Queen’s favourite desserts
  • The famous Connaught Patisserie to offer first revellers a free slice of a magnificent three-tiered cake hand-crafted especially for the event on 2 June

London’s Mayfair has announced the full line-up for its spectacular street party, which will take place on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

From 12pm-7pm each day, the iconic neighbourhood will be transformed into a free majestic summer fête with live entertainment, mouthwatering food and drink from some of London’s best loved dining spots and a communal, fashionable feast running down North Audley Street. The 200ft banqueting table, curated by Lay London, will see a kaleidoscope of wild flowers drawing inspiration from the palaces of the British Royal Family.

Credit: David Parry

The fashionable feast in figures

  • Over 150 seats for the public to take their place at a 200ft curated communal banqueting table set by tablescapers, Lay London
  • Visitors can choose from over 30 different cuisines from some of London’s hottest restaurants and the city’s best chefs including Bibi’s Chet Sharma and The Ivy Asia, Mayfair’s Simon Gregory
  • 2,000 wild flowers and plants will decorate the table including known favourites of the British Royal family, the celebrated Queen Elizabeth Rose and the topiary trees of Buckingham Palace Gardens
  • Award-winning British fashion illustrator Anjelica Roselyn will live sketch 70 colourful commemorative Jubilee prints of revellers throughout the event, to celebrate each year of The Queen’s reign, which will be given away for free
  • 20,000 party goers are expected over the two day event bringing visitors back to London

The foodie line-up

The culinary celebration will include Mercato Mayfair hosting a special Jubilee take over spilling out onto the streets. The eclectic food emporium will be serving Jubilee sorbet slushies and Royal Tea Earl Grey cocktails while The Biltmore Hotel will be offering special Jubilee picnic baskets alongside their signature Buttermilk fried chicken sandwich.

For pudding, other Mayfair favourites including BiBi will be creating a special Jubilee Indian Kulfi inspired by the Queen’s favourite dessert of Framboises St George and The Connaught Patisserie‘s team will be serving an exquisite three-tiered cake hand crafted by French Executive Pastry Chef, Nicolas Rouzaud. The elaborate gateau will take inspiration from the flowers of Buckingham Palace Gardens and will be distributed, with The Connaught’s compliments, to the first lucky visitors to the Jubilee party on 2 June.

On the drinks menu, The Beaumont will be serving a special Jubilee cocktail and Nyetimber will be offering glasses and commemorative Jubilee bottles of their award-winning English Sparking Wine on board their 1968 Routemaster Bus.

Credit: David Parry

The Mayfair Jubilee Party experience

Revellers will be invited to eat and drink at the party’s magnificent table decorated by sisters Jemima and Alice Herbert of Lay London with an abundance of flowers and plants to recreate the look of a traditional British garden. Regal topiary plants will give a quirky, yet quintessentially British, nod to Her Majesty’s palace gardens. Geranium plants will sit in frilly topped terracotta pots, while tall, elegant pastel-coloured foxgloves will sprout from elegant swan planters. Trailing clematis and fragrant jasmine will spill around the table’s centrepiece while cosmos flowers will create a delicate but wild look.

Hand-made decorative paper and bamboo kites will adorn the street’s floral arches and stalls, with trailing ribbons and bows attached as a whimsical tail. Pastel-coloured stripy tablecloths and fringed parasols will pay homage to vintage summer fetes.

Live entertainment will take place throughout the two days, with music from some of London’s coolest jazz musicians. The event will see vibrant, swinging performances from Garner trio, Fuse Duo, Jojo and Mark and Sara Rosa Trio.

The family-friendly event will spill out onto Grosvenor Square where the Royal Academy of Arts will be providing an artistic soft play area. Specialist Assemble Play’s Kings and Queens of the Playground will run from 1- 5 June 2022. All the family can drop in anytime between 11am – 3pm, to find giant blocks, boxes, colourful fabric, and many other treasures.

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