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Nathan and Will have put together an exciting menu of Great British Afternoon Tea favourites, featuring recipes from Will Torrent’s latest best selling book, Afternoon Tea at Home, as well as exclusive recipes created collaboratively at The Capital by Nathan and Will.
Nathan Outlaw has said of the collaboration: "We loved the creativity of Will Torrent’s bakes, and this menu has been a lot of fun to put together. We can’t wait to share our Best of British Tea, and toast the Queen’s milestone birthday!’"
The Capital Royal Tea will be available for the entire month of June, where Will will be taking a Royal Residency at The Capital as a guest chef alongside Outlaw’s at The Capital’s Head Chef, Tom Brown.
Will, who is the pâtisserie and chocolate consultant to Waitrose has already turned his hand to royal events, having helped design the Diamond Jubilee Picnic Hamper alongside Waitrose, Heston Blumenthal and Royal Chef Mark Flanagan.
Will said: "I can’t think of anything more quintessentially British than Afternoon Tea to celebrate Her Majesty the
