ROYAL HOSPITAL
celebrated war cook Marguerite Patten Waterstones on the King’s Road is
and developed from her Second World putting on a special window display
War menus. The second is Baroness during October and Peter Jones is
Thatcher’s Cabinet Lunch, which details holding a presentation on the ground
the three-course lunch that was served floor from 2-3pm on October 14.
during her time as Prime Minister – a Chelsea’s favourite satirist Gerald Scarfe
meal described as “robust and fortified, designed the cover sleeve, while his wife
just like our discussions”. Jane Asher supplied a recipe for a
In line with the military nature of the calorific chocolate trifle. The Cadogan
Royal Hospital there is also a chapter family, Garden House School, The
dedicated to the six field marshals Phoenix pub and the Sloane Club also
including the Duke of Edinburgh’s recipe supplied recipes
for barbecued grouse stuffed with haggis, “People have really rallied round,” says
all recorded in the Duke’s own distinctive Angela. “And while I might not have had
voice. a committee, I have had an awful lot of
“What I’ve tried to do is keep in the friends and an awful lot of goodwill.
character of the person who’s written it, “Food is the most wonderful way to
because a lot of people have written in look after your family and show people
their normal speaking voice and you can that you care,” she adds. “And I just
imagine them saying it, which I think is hope that this book brings a smile to
priceless,” says Angela. people’s faces, because there’s so much
The book also features a few more local goodwill and I suppose love and good
faces from inside the Royal Hospital, feeling in the book.”
including Dorothy Hughes, one of the A Salute to Cooking: Celebrity Recipes in
first ladies at the hospital; Joe Britten - aid of the Royal Hospital Chelsea is
who turns 98 years old on October 7, published by Bene Factum Publishing
making him the eldest man at the and comes out on October 13, 2009.
hospital – and Angela’s husband £14.99. For further details and to pre-
Lieutenant Governor Peter Currie. order copies visit www.chelsea-
Local support has been strong.
pensioners.co.uk/
“…because everyone loves the
Chelsea Pensioners, all the top
chefs and celebrities have been
very willing to contribute…”
Angela Currie
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