Antique Royal Dinner Menu Queen Elizabeth II Ascot Gold Cup Windsor Castle 1980
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Fine antique royal dinner menu in French prepared for Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, dated 19th June 1980. June 19th was the Thursday of Ascot week and marks the traditional Gold Cup Thursday dinner party during Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Ascot house party at Windsor Castle. After a long, high-profile afternoon at the racecourse, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle to host their final major formal dinner party of the week, beautifully embossed in gold with ERII surmounted by a crown.
Size: 15.5 x 10 cm approx
Royal: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
To Commemorate: Ascot
Type: Menu
Royalty: UK Royalty
Year: 1980
Signed: No
Manufacturer: Royal Household
Theme: Royalty
Features: Antique
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Vintage: Yes