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Queen Elizabeth waves as she stands with, from left, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to mark her Diamond Jubilee in central London June 5. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team fly in formation over Buckingham Palace as the royal family stand on the balcony June 5. Peter Macdiarmid/Reuters
Queen Elizabeth with Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, ride in a carriage as they head for Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession in London June 5. Elizabeth Dalziel/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II departs after a service of thanksgiving with the Dean of St Paul's David Ison (l.) at St. Paul's Cathedral in London as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, on June 5. Tim Hales/AP
The queen and members of the Royal Family depart after a thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral. Jeff J Mitchell/Reuters
Guests arrive at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving to which 2,000 people were invited. Stefan Rousseau/AP
Fireworks explode over Buckingham Palace at the end of the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of the palace in London, on June 4. A star-studded lineup serenaded the Queen and huge crowds at the pop concert. David Moir/Reuters
The Duke of Cambridge with his brother, Prince Harry (r.), point as they attend the Diamond Jubilee concert, on June 4. Thousands of flag-waving fans gathered to watch British music royalty celebrate the Queen with a Buckingham Palace concert featuring acts from throughout her 60-year-reign. Dave Thompson/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip leave from Chelsea Harbour in London on a launch on the first part of their journey in the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant, on Sunday June 3, 2012 . More than 1,000 boats will sail down the River Thames on Sunday in a flotilla tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne that organizers are calling the biggest pageant on the river for 350 years. Eddie Mulholland/AP
Britain's royal family, Kate Duchess of Cambridge (2nd l.), Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, an unidentified man, and Prince Harry stand on the royal barge, the principal boat of a flotilla of 1,000 vessels, on the River Thames, during a river pageant to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London, Sunday, June 3, 2012. Matt Dunham/AP
Three-year-old Henry Skelton waves his Union flag during the river pageant to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee as it passes St Paul's Cathedral in London June 3, 2012. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
In this 1937 photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, poses with her husband, King George VI, and their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II (c.) and Princess Margaret. AP/File
In this Sept. 8, 1932 photo, Britain's Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II (front r.) stands with her mother and father, the Duke and Duchess of York, (4th & 5th r.) at the Braemar Highland Gathering. AP/File
The queen waves from a boat during a pageant in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee along the River Thames in central London June 3, 2012. Andrew Winning/Reuters
People wait on Tower Bridge as thousands gather along the River Thames in London waiting for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II flotilla of boats to sail pass in a river pageant as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the queen's accession to the throne. Sang Tan/AP
People crowd onto balconies overlooking the river to watch the flotilla sail down the river Thames in London in a river pageant as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the queen's accession to the throne. Sang Tan/AP
In this image taken from TV, Britain's royal family on the royal barge as it sales under the Tower Bridge, on June 3. SKY TV/AP
A man wears a Union Flag outfit as he waits on The Mall for the start of the Diamond Jubilee concert for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London, on June 4, 2012. Ki Price /Reuters
Manpowered craft pass Tower Bridge during Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Terry Seward/MoD/Crown Copyright/Reuters
The Spirit of Chartwell (c.), with Britain's royal family on board, is escorted during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Britain's Queen Elizabeth joined a spectacular armada of 1,000 vessels on Sunday for the most dazzling display of British pageantry seen on London's River Thames for 350 years, watched by cheering crowds celebrating her 60th year on the throne. Suzanne Plunkett /Reuters
The Gloriana leads the man powered crafts towards Westminster Bridge during Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip watch the proceedings from the royal barge during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London Sunday June 3, 2012. John Stillwell/AP
A skipper steers a boat as a passenger holds up a Union Flag as they take part in Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Andrew Winning/Reuters
Army guards fire canons during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London, on June 3, 2012. The queen joins an armada of 1,000 boats in a gilded royal barge on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations to mark her 60th year on the throne. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Cakes are carried during a street party to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee at Fulham in London June 2, 2012. Queen Elizabeth gets four days of celebrations to mark her 60 years on the British throne under way with one of her favorite pastimes, a trip to the horse races, as tributes to the long-serving monarch pour in. Kevin Coombs/Reuters
Competitors take part in the Kilt Run in Perth, Scotland, as part of the city's Royal Golden Jubilee celebrations Saturday June 2, 2012. Andrew Milligan/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, right, arrive for the Epsom Derby at Epsom racecourse, England at the start of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne, June 2, 2012. Sang Tan/AP
Bob Clark (l.) wears a mask of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II while his German friend Juergen Hordt wears a mask of Britain's Prince Philip during a so-called "Queen's Diamond Jubilee Rehearsal Tour" on lake Berta in Duisburg Germany. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
A young 'knight' on horseback from St George's Church joins the parade through the town of Chichester, England, as part of the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Saturday June 2, 2012. AP
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, HCMR, form up in the early hours of the morning, June 1, 2012 at the Palace of Westminster, London during the Queens Diamond Jubilee Procession rehearsal. AP
An abseiler secures a giant canvas along the River Thames of a photograph showing Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Royal Family during the 1977 Silver Jubilee in London on May 25, 2012. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the then Princess Elizabeth (2nd r.), is seen with her sister Margaret (r.), her mother Queen Elizabeth (l.) and father King George VI, in this still image taken from archive film footage. The film entitled Royal Road, was shot during a car trip around the grounds of Windsor Castle in 1941. Reuters/File
Britain's Queen Elizabeth (c.) walks with Prince Charles (r.) through the Principal Corridor on Coronation Day at Buckingham Palace in London on June 2, 1953. Reuters/File
23-month-old Scarlett Rose Green tests a Union flag bowler hat for size at The Jubilee pub ahead of Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrations in Sunbury-on-Thames in south west London on May 30, 2012. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Queen Elizabeth II attends a dinner with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland at the Caledonian Club in London on May 30, 2012. Lewis Whyld/AP
Carriage restorer David Evens cleans the 1902 State Landau carriage at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace, as the horses and carriages are prepared for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee on May 28, 2012. Sean Dempsey/Reuters
A woman walks past silkscreen prints of Britain's Queen Elizabeth by Andy Warhol during a press view at the National Portrait Gallery in London May 16, 2012. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Members of an anonymous group protest outside Buckingham Palace in London against the invitations of royal dictators from around the world to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee dinner at Buckingham Palace, Friday, May 18, 2012. The guests include Swaziland's King Mswati III, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, whose Gulf nation has been engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent. Sang Tan/AP
Anita Atkinson, is seen in her tea-room the Royal Teas in Stanhope, England, May 24, 2012. Atkinson has opened the tea room which is dedicated to the British Monarchy in time for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Scott Heppell/AP
Diamond Jubilee souvenirs are seen on display in a shop on Oxford Street, London, May 25, 2012. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
British Union flags fly above New Bond Street in London, May 25, 2012. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits Burnley College and University of Central Lancashire in northern England May 16, 2012. The Queen and Prince Philip were on a two-day visit to northwest England. Paul Grover/Reuters
Queen Elizabeth II with her royal guests pose for a picture before her Sovereign Monarchs Jubilee lunch in the Grand reception room at Windsor Castle, England Friday May 18 2012. John Stillwell/AP
Empress Michiko of Japan kneels to place a flower, given to her by her husband Emperor Akihito, into the ornamental pond, as they tour the Kyoto Japanese Garden, in Holland Park West London, Thursday May 17, 2012. The royal couple are in Britain to take part in celebrations around the Diamond Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. John Stillwell/AP
Upholsterer Stephen Mills works on the throne that Britain's Queen Elizabeth will use on the Royal Barge, in the workshop of Albert E. Chapman in north London on May 11, 2012. The throne is in the process of being constructed for the Pageant to be held on the River Thames in June, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Paul Hackett /Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth watches dancers at the Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England May 17, 2012. The Queen is on a two-day visit to northwest England. Paul Grover/Reuters
Madame Tussauds employee Keeley Scothern poses with a new figure of Britan's Queen Elizabeth, produced in honor of her Diamond Jubilee in London May 14. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets members of the public outside Manchester Town Hall during a visit to Manchester, northern England, March 23. The Queen is travelling around Britain to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Heathcliff O'Malley/Reuters
Bruno Peek, Pageantmaster of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons, poses with the Jubilee Crystal Diamond at the Tower of London May 1. Britain's Queen Elizabeth will use the diamond to light the National Beacon on June 4, during her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is shown the Ampulla and Coronation Spoon used at her coronation in 1953 by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams as her husband Prince Philip during a reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen's Accession at Lambeth Palace in London, Feb. 15. Matt Dunham/AP
Chef Gerhard Jenne works on a test section of a portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made out of cakes at Konditor and Cook, in London on May 3. The finished portrait made up of 3,120 cakes, one for each week of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, will be displayed in Battersea Park, London. Dominic Lipinski/AP
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Coronation Chicken, as Poulet Reine Elizabeth became known, was created as a balance between necessary thrift and needed elegance.
Last weekend, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee – 60 years on the throne. When she was crowned (she became Queen when her father died in 1952, but the coronation was June 5, 1953), Britain was still recovering from the wartime devastation, and rationing was still in effect for many foods. But it was, of course, necessary to create and elegant meal to serve to the guests of Her Majesty.
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