Guests can look forward to a selection of intricately crafted patisserie, including Le Gâteau du Jardin – a strawberry genoise sponge layered with vanilla Chantilly and fresh strawberries, Le Brisé de la Dauphine – a delicate lemon shortbread shaped like a fan, La Robe de la Reine – a blackberry and lemon curd tartlet topped with blackberry mousse, and Le Macaron Petit Trianon, a raspberry and white chocolate almond macaron. These are served alongside freshly baked traditional and fruit scones with clotted cream and homemade jam.
Savouries include refined finger sandwiches such as egg salad on brioche; French chicken tarragon on white bread; avocado purée, sundried tomatoes & crumbled feta on a savoury pink brioche roll; and pastrami, horseradish cream & baby rocket on hearty brown bread.
A dedicated vegetarian and vegan menu will also be available.
Served in the elegant surroundings of The Kensington, this afternoon tea offers a transportive experience that captures the charm and splendour of the V&A’s latest exhibition, ‘Marie Antoinette Style’, which opens the same day. This will be the UK’s first exhibition on the ill-fated French queen Marie Antoinette, and will explore the origins and countless revivals of the style shaped by the most fashionable queen in history.