Celebrate the Jubilee with Craft Chocolate

On June 2nd the UK is set to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘platinum jubilee’. We’ve two bank holidays and, hopefully, good weather to enjoy. And we’ve built a series of craft chocolate boxes, wine pairings and activities below to help you celebrate.

Side note: for the eagle-eyed amongst you, you may wonder why the 2nd of June has been picked when the Queen’s reign started on the 6th February 1952; the answer seems to be that her coronation was on the 2nd June, but 1953.

Queen Elizabeth II has had an extraordinary 70 years not just as Queen of the United Kingdom, but also as Head of the Commonwealth. Whereas being Queen of the United Kingdom is a hereditary position (i.e. you are born to rule), Queen Elizabeth’s role as Head of the Commonwealth is ‘selected’ (and the next Head has also been selected, and yes it is indeed Prince Charles).

As well as covering all the continents where cacao is grown, the Commonwealth comprises 30% of the world’s population. The Commonwealth is also often misunderstood. Yes it does have its origins in the British Empire. But some of its newer members weren’t in the British Empire (e.g. Mozambique and Rwanda). And it spans wider than the Caribbean, Africa and Asia; it does include Canada (though not that other North American ex-colony; the USA) and it also includes Belize and Guyana in South America.

More importantly, its not about imperial nostalgia. As Queen Elizabeth II noted when she became head of the Commonwealth in 1952: “The Commonwealth bears no resemblance to the empires of the past. It is an entirely new conception built on the highest qualities of the spirit of man: friendship, loyalty, and the desire for freedom and peace”.

So please can we recommend that you celebrate the Jubilee with twelve milk and dark craft chocolates in our Commonwealth Jubilee Box. Naturally it’s priced at £70 (a saving of over £15). And the bars and beans are sourced from all over the Commonwealth; from Canada to New Zealand, India to Ghana, Uganda to Belize, Malaysia to Papua New Guinea and Singapore to Grenada.

And we’ve also built two boxes priced at £24.95 from craft chocolate makers representing England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each contains four bars, one box is dark only and the other milk. Please see below for all of these wonderful boxes.

Alternatively (or in addition?), celebrate with some great chocolates expertly paired with wine from Corney and Barrow, royal warrant holders to the Queen for their wine.

And if you want to keep the kids amused over the long weekend, please try our craft chocolate lollipop making kit! Wishing you all a great weekend; and a fantastic Jubilee celebration.

Spencer

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