London: High Tea At Kensington Palace, A Mistake

I am inward beloved alongside England together with the traditions that arrive together with then unique.   And a province that enjoys cake together with tea every afternoon is on my listing of places to live.
During this trip I constitute myself at Kensington Palace together with decided to bring afternoon tea every bit a local inward the Orangery.  This split edifice overlooking the expansive green sent my require heed dorsum hundreds of years imagining strolling through the gardens every bit a diversion earlier the adjacent formal effect or scheduled ‘meet together with greet’ at the palace.

I was non for certain my ‘travelers attire’ would allow me entrance, only constitute at that spot was no work every bit i followed to a greater extent than or less other solo traveler alongside a dorsum pack into the room off the master copy dining area.   At this betoken it was also belatedly to alter my require heed when I lastly translated the menu.  Yes it was inward English linguistic communication only my encephalon did non calculate that the total tea service at 24L was closer to $40 US.       The solely option was non whatsoever savings.   So I decided to splurge together with sense high tea.  

   

There was a tired stand upwards that offered sandwiches, cakes together with scones alongside cream together with jam.      I tried everything.  The salmon sandwich wedge did non print me nor did the selection together with white cake alongside a marzipan casing.     My excuse for eating everything, was that I had skipped lunch. 

The presentation added to this pleasurable hour:  starched white tabular array lines, china cups together with dishes together with a bottomless pot of tea.

An interesting fact I discovered inward the Hyde Park Newsletter my London host edits for a large volunteer group, was that the loo (rest room) is located exterior the edifice together with you lot must enquire for the secret code to unlock the door.    So although I did non see whatsoever Royals piece having afternoon tea nor walking inward the park, I produce bring the undercover code to role the loo.