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Queen Camilla Celebrates Community Spirit at Eden Dock’s Big Lunch

The initiative formed in 2009 now attracts millions through neighbourhood meals beside city green spaces

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Overview

  • Queen Camilla visited Eden Dock at Canary Wharf for a community lunch supporting The Big Lunch initiative.
  • She greeted Mulberry Wood Wharf primary pupils and warmed a six-year-old girl’s cold hands as she admired their decorations.
  • The community choir London Docklands Singers performed a West Side Story medley to welcome the royal patron.
  • Camilla announced special educational needs teacher Melanie Booth as winner of The Big Lunch Recipe Search competition.
  • The Big Lunch, patronised by the Queen since 2013, has drawn 10 million participants by uniting neighbours over food and urban nature at sites developed by the Eden Project and Canary Wharf Group.