Care homes offered Coronation Banquet menu for Diamond Jubilee

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is hoping to appeal to care home residents’ sense of occasion, as the organisation encourages care providers to serve up a meal based on that served to the Her Majesty the Queen at her Coronation.

An excellent way for older people in care to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the NACC have requested the original Coronation Banquet menu from Buckingham Palace and produced a version suited to both the nutritional needs of care residents and also the budget restrictions of care home catering.

Urging care homes to ensure their service users don’t feel left out by the national celebrations, national chair Karen Oliver comments: “The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in a huge cause for celebration for the entire nation, but for those in care homes it holds an extra special meaning as the majority of residents will remember celebrating the Queen’s actual coronation.

“Our Jubilee menu gives all care providers and caterers a fantastic opportunity to offer residents a real sense of celebration and occasion. The specially-created version of the Coronation Banquet is delicious, meets the vital standards of nutrition that a care environment demands, and respects budget limitations. We’re most grateful to Buckingham Palace for sharing the original menu with us.”

The menu itself, available from the NACC administration office at 0870 748 0180, or via e-mail at info@thenacc.co.uk, includes a starter of chicken soup and croutons, a roast beef main course with croquette potatoes and mushrooms, and a dessert of mango mousse or vanilla ice cream.