State banquets at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace are full of lavish floral arrangements, the best wines and decadent foods. But the Royal Family broke tradition with the spread for the Nigerian state banquet on Wednesday, March 18, going for a full vegetarian meal and no alcohol to honor Ramadan.
King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and first lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu to Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, following their daytime events with a formal state dinner. Typically a variety of wines are served and a specialty cocktail is created in honor of their guests, like the “Transatlantic Whisky Sour” that was served for Donald Trump’s state visit in September 2025.
