Our Maids of Honour & Ted Lasso ⚽️

The Maids of Honour Tart has been part of Richmond history for nearly 500 years. It is believed that Henry VIII was the first to use its name when he met Ann Boleyn and other Maids Of Honour at his Royal Household of Richmond Palace eating the cakes from a silver dish.

Tasting one for himself, the King was so delighted by its ‘melt-in-the-mouth’ sensation that he confiscated the recipe and demanded it be kept secret in a locked iron box at Richmond Palace. Essentially, it’s a Portuguese Tart and we had all tasted better…

Guess What? We had another High Tea. The food included freshly made sandwiches with delicious fillings, homemade bacon, tomato and salmon quiche, yummy sausage rolls & fluffy scone, jam & cream. I’m pretty sure that’s the final High Tea for me for a while! Might need a gluten free diet when i return home after all the cake and bread.

We farewelled Marta, flying home to Italy 🇮🇹 tonight. Another happy London holiday done good 🇬🇧 ✅

Time for a bit of a whinge: Just for the record, a coffee costs $8-$9 here and mostly tastes like hot water! Ive had my last one of those too.
And London, with climate change it might be time to pump some air conditioning into the PT network! Just saying! 😉 and the traffic 🚦 congestion is next level! I’ve probably noticed it more due to using more buses than usual.

Anyway, back to Richmond which is also famous for Ted Lasso! Yes, BELIEVE it! We took a wander into town and saw The Prince’s Head Pub: Known as the Crown & Anchor in the show. It’s right next to Richmond Green which also features prominently in the series ⚽️ 🥅Read more