WEEKS of preparation by staff at The Inn at Whitewell paid off as the Queen sat down to a sumptuous five-course meal yesterday.

Head chef Jamie Cadman, 33, revealed that the menu presented to the Queen was the second he had suggested after the first contained garlic, which the Queen dislikes.

He said: "The original menu included wild garlic but she's not too keen on garlic so we had to change that. They gave us the go-ahead on the second menu which was good.

"We try to keep the produce as local as possible and the beef from the farm she had just visited.

"It is the first time I have cooked for royalty. What I do is always of a good standard but speed was more of a worry because it was a tight schedule."

Menu
Goosnargh corn-fed chicken lightly smoked with a wild rocket salad, horseradish relish and roast tomatoes.

Roast fillet of Burholme Beef, mini cottage pie, chateau potatoes, broccoli hollandaise and glazed carrots.

Lancashire apple crumble tart.

A selection of local Lancashire cheeses: Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire, Butlers Blacksticks Blue and Butler's Goosnargh gold double gloucester.

Whitewell's own blend of coffee.

Meal accompanied by wine: El Coto Blanco 2004 Rioja or Burgogne Pinot Noir 2002 Sea cave d'Bissey.