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Garden Parties & Picnics

Michael Buerk and Paul Ainsworth celebrate al fresco dining. Paul prepares Gaelic steaks, said to be Prince Philip's signature barbecue dish.

Presenter Michael Buerk is joined by chef Paul Ainsworth to celebrate al fresco dining, cooking food served at royal picnics and garden parties. Paul has set up the barbecue in the grounds of a former royal palace to prepare Gaelic steaks, said to be Prince Philip's signature barbecue dish.

Historian Dr Annie Gray heads to Chiswick House in south west London - the location for some of the earliest royal garden parties - and she reveals just how Queen Victoria made the picnic fashionable. And Michael unearths a recipe for an apple tart from Buckingham Palace kitchen maid Mildred Nicholls's notebook - dating back to the early 1900s.

29 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Michael Buerk
Participant Paul Ainsworth
Participant Annie Gray
Participant Grant Harold
Participant Anna Haugh
Participant John Morris
Participant Margaret Morris
Executive Producer Juliet Rice
Production Manager Euan McRae
Production Company Spun Gold TV
Producer Bella Lloyd
Editor Ricardo Clarkey

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