Queen in Brentford


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh opened a new building at Thames Valley University in west London . Pictures by David Parker/Daily Mail

The Queen opens Thames Valley University building

The university also regularly supplies the royal household with chefs, some of whom demonstrated their 'larder kitchen' talents, including fruit carving, preparing canapes and sugar spinning.

The university also regularly supplies the royal household with chefs, some of whom demonstrated their 'larder kitchen' talents, including fruit carving, preparing canapes and sugar spinning.


The Duke of Edinburgh looked on with great interest, jokingly asking a trainee nurse from Italy whether he came to Britain ‘for the weather or the food’.
previous image icon A number of special guests were on hand to greet the royal party during the visit, including celebrity chef Anton Mossimon.
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The Queen opens Thames Valley University building

9:52am Fri 27 Feb 09

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