IT has recently been reported the Queen wants to spend more time in Scotland to shore up support for the Union.
Now it seems those efforts have even extended to what might be seen as a "politically-motivated" pudding created in honour of her Platinum Jubilee.
A Scottish entry has made the final five in a nationwide competition to find a dessert fit to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
Retired sales manager Susan, from Argyll and Bute, says the inspiration for her "four nations pudding", which consists of Scottish berries, Yorkshire rhubarb, Welsh cakes and Irish butter and cream, was to represent the UK coming together.
Susan said: “The Queen’s Jubilee is the one time that we can all be together to celebrate our Queen and how she’s represented us during her selfless 70-year service to our country.
“So I wanted my pudding to represent us as one nation.”
Other finalists include Shabnam, from north London, who has made a rose falooda cake to reflect the Commonwealth and how Britain has become a multicultural society.
Sam, from Warwickshire, submitted a cake based on the classic Victoria sponge shaped like a crown.
The inspiration for a lemon Swiss roll and amaretti trifle created by Jemma, from Southport, was baking by her grandmothers, while Kathryn, who lives in Oxfordshire, felt her passion fruit and thyme frangipane tart is perfect for the Queen’s historic celebration as it is a “light summery pudding”.
The judging has been left to a panel of experts, including Dame Mary Berry, who will announce the winner along with the Duchess of Cornwall during a special BBC programme on May 12.
The Jouker can but wonder if the Queen will "purr with delight" if the "one nation" pudding is chosen as the best creation.
