Coronation Celebrations Fit for a Queen

            It's an exciting day in the village, for today a new Queen will be crowned.  All over the globe across every part of the British Empire there will be celebrations being held, including in the village.  Here a Coronation Afternoon Tea is being held and everyone has pitched in to help make it as celebratory as possible.  

Mrs. Gough who runs the high street haberdashers has decked the street out with Union Jack bunting.  Miss Vine the postmistress has created some very patriotic cupcakes with Union Jacks made out of royal icing.  Mr. Tavistock the grocer, has baked a cherry bakewell tart.  Miss Kitty Arundel of "The Oaks" has made some whimsical fairy cupcakes decorated with coloured marzipan flowers and sprinkles.  Mr. Jervis from "Knollys Farm" has used fresh produce from his farm to make ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce and tomato sandwich triangles.  Old Gladys Hawarden, the Major's widow, has dusted off her beautiful crystal and made a delectable trifle.  Mrs. Snowdon's daughter, Daisy has excelled herself with her home economics skills learned at school and has created a light and fluffy sponge that looks almost too good to eat... almost.  Mr. Berry of "Apple Tree Farm" has kindly supplied orange juice and creamy fresh milk.  Mrs. Ponsonby from "Willow Cottage" has gone through every cupboard she has to find teapots, milk jugs, sugar bowls and teacups, all not seen before the war, to help make endless cups of tea.  Retired railway master Mr. Hemsley has brightened the table with a selection of his white roses in a fitting regal cranberry glass vase.  And to keep the children occupied and amused for the afternoon, Miss Mainwaring the schoolmistress has acquired Coronation colouring books and pencils from London.

Now everyone can celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and user in the new Elizabethan Age in true style.

2022 marks the year that Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of devoted and loyal service to her people.

Celebrations will be happening in Britain and around the world during the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend which takes place from 2nd to 5th June.

I thought I would add to the celebrations with my own Coronation 1952 Afternoon Tea harking back to when The Queen was first crowned, made up completely with pieces from my miniatures collection.

God bless our Queen!  Long may she reign over us!

Fun things to look for in this tableau:

The Coronation Colouring Book is a 1:12 size miniature made by the British miniature artisan Ken Blythe.  Most of the books I own that he has made may be opened to reveal authentic printed interiors.  In some cases, you can even read the words, depending upon the size of the print!  I have quite a large representation of Ken Blythe’s work in my collection.  This colouring book has pages inside that feature images that could be coloured.  To give you an idea of the work that has gone into this volume, it contains twelve double sided pages of illustrations and it measures thirty-three millimetres in height and twenty millimetres in width.  What might amaze you even more is that all Ken Blythe’s opening books are authentically replicated 1:12 scale miniatures of real volumes.  To create something so authentic to the original in such detail and so clearly, really does make this a miniature artisan piece.  Ken Blythe’s work is highly sought after by miniaturists around the world today and command high prices at auction for such tiny pieces, particularly now that he is no longer alive.  I was fortunate enough to acquire pieces from Ken Blythe prior to his death about four years ago, as well as through his estate via his daughter and son-in-law.  His legacy will live on with me and in my photography which I hope will please his daughter.  I hope that it makes you smile with its sheer whimsy!   

The coloured pencils on the table are 1:12 miniatures as well, and is only one millimetre wide and two centimetres long.

The Union Jack cupcakes, flower cupcakes, cherry bakewell tart, tray of sandwiches and trifle are all artisan pieces that have been made in England by hand from clay by former chef turned miniature artisan, Frances Knight.  Her work is incredibly detailed and realistic, and she says that she draws her inspiration from her years as a chef and her imagination.  

The lemon sponge is also an artisan piece made by Karen Ladybug Miniatures in England.

Made by French ceramicist and miniature artisan Valerie Casson, the Dolly Varden teapot, Peter Rabbit in a watering can teapot and the goose jug are all authentic 1:12 miniatures of real ceramic pieces.

The cranberry glass vase was issued by Glasscraft for The Queen's Golden Jubilee.  It is made from real cranberry glass, is hand blown, etched with a portrait of the Queen in profile and hand gilded around the rim.

The white roses in the vase, and the jugs of orange juice and milk all come from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures in Kettering.  The jugs are made of hand blown glass.

The different crockery comes from various miniature stockists on E-Bay.

Taken on: June 4, 2022

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