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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Prudence Wade

The official jubilee cookbook is a guide to gastrodiplomacy

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Food is so much more than just nourishment – it can be an expression of your culture, among other things, and a powerful diplomatic tool.

Few people know this better than Ameer Kotecha, a junior diplomat who has written a palace-approved Platinum Jubilee Cookbook to honour 70 years of the Queen’s reign.

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