VICTORIA — The Fairmont Empress is digging out china used by the Queen of England in 1939 for special events during the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.
Both the Fairmont Empress in Victoria and the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver will celebrate the occasion.
The Fairmont Empress is offering a “Rise & Shine with the Royals” breakfast starting at 3 a.m. April 29. The wedding will be aired live from Britain.
Guests can wear pajamas or a Fairmont robe and watch the live wedding broadcast during breakfast in the Tea Lobby.
The cost is $39 per adult. Reservations are required.
Later that day, a “Royal Subjects Picnic & Tea” is planned on the front lawn of the hotel.
For $20, guests can purchase afternoon tea to go that includes a cup of tea, scone with cream and jam, mini sandwiches, pastries and a flag to wave.
A celebration will follow. It will include a best-dressed-dog contest.
A “Royal Empress Room Dinner” will be offered for three nights only April 29 through May 1.
The dinner in The Empress Room will be served on the Queen’s china,which has not been used since Queen Elizabeth ate off of it during a visit to Victoria in 1939.
Menu items are inspired by her visit in 1939. Due to the limited quantity of the Queen’s china, the dinner will be available to a limited number of guests for $150 per person.
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver also will feature special events through the month of April.
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