Prince Harry and his father, the Prince of Wales made speeches at the lunchtime reception hosted by the Queen for her grandson and his American bride.
Kensington Palace earlier mistakenly said that the bride was also due to address guests at the St George’s Hall event, but later said Meghan would be speaking at the evening reception.
The reception also included the cutting of the lemon and elderflower-flavoured wedding cake.
The wedding cake is to be served at the Reception. It was designed by Claire Ptak and features elderflower syrup made at The Queen’s residence in Sandringham from the estate’s own elderflower trees, as well as a light sponge cake uniquely formulated for the couple. #royalwedding pic.twitter.com/kt5lE4tEn9
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 19, 2018
Details of the menu revealed that guests were due to enjoy both savoury and sweet canapes including Scottish langoustines wrapped in smoked salmon with citrus creme fraiche, croquette of confit Windsor Lamb, roasted vegetables and shallot jam, and champagne and pistachio macaroons.
Rather than a formal sit-down dinner, guests were also served a selection of bowl food including 10-hour slow roasted Windsor pork belly with apple compote and crackling.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have asked that anyone who might wish to mark the #RoyalWedding considers making a donation to charity, rather than sending a wedding gift.
Take a look at the seven charities chosen by Their Royal Highnesses: https://t.co/K9bgolanZ4 pic.twitter.com/yWtujm9V5R
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Guests were offered Pol Roger Brut Reserve non vintage Champagne, a selection of wines and a range of soft drinks, including an apple and elderflower mocktail, made with the same elderflower syrup used in the couple’s wedding cake, and Sandringham Cox’s apple juice.
Around 7,500 items of food have been prepared by a team of 25 chefs, led by royal chef Mark Flanagan, the Palace said.
All the ingredients for the reception food have been sourced from Royal Warrant holding companies, the Palace said, using as much UK-based produce as possible.
