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Telegraph
13 hours ago
- General
- Telegraph
Mash 'n' pea fish pie
Fish pie wouldn't be the same without peas. In this version, shared with me by my friend Lorna, the peas are added to the topping rather than mixed through the sauce. Lorna runs an online Duke of Edinburgh cookery school, which is all about building confidence in young people. Before that, she was the queen of canapés, cooking for the stars and writing countless articles and books. There's nothing she doesn't know about cooking, so I practically bit her hand off when she said she had a great fish pie recipe to share. Overview Prep time 25 mins Cook time 35 mins Serves 2 Ingredients 2 Maris Piper potatoes (around 400g), peeled and cut into 3cm cubes 40g butter 20g plain flour 300ml whole milk 300g skinless sustainable white fish fillet (such as cod, haddock or pollock), cut into 3cm cubes, or use a fish pie mix 1 slice white bread 1½ tbsp olive oil 150g frozen peas or petits pois Method Step Put 2 Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm cubes, in a saucepan of salted water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Step While the potatoes are cooking, make the sauce. Melt 20g butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Step Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 20g plain flour, mixing well. Step Gradually add 300ml whole milk, stirring continuously. If there are any lumps, vigorously beat them out with a wooden spoon or whisk. Step Put the saucepan back over a medium-low heat, bring to a simmer then cook for 1 minute while stirring. The sauce should lightly coat the back of a spoon. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Step Remove the saucepan from the heat and gently stir in 300g skinless sustainable white fish fillet (such as cod, haddock or pollock), cut into 3cm cubes. Step Make the crumbs by tearing 1 slice white bread, including the crust, into very small pieces. Put them in a small mixing bowl with 1½ tbsp olive oil, season well and stir well with a fork to coat in the oil. Step Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas mark 7. Step Once the potatoes are cooked, add 150g frozen peas and cook for 2 minutes. Step Drain the potatoes and peas, then return them to the pan. Add the remaining 20g butter and mash well – you should end up with smooth potato, but you'll only be able to crush the peas, so the mixture will be a combination of rough and smooth. Season well with plenty of salt and pepper. Step Spoon the fish and sauce into an ovenproof dish and top with the potato-pea mash, spreading the mixture to the edges of the dish with a fork. Scatter over the crumbs. Step Put the dish on a baking tray and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake in the hot oven for 20 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and the crumbs are crisp and golden. Serve on warmed plates.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
March against knife crime held after boy's death
About 1,000 people took part in a march against knife crime following the fatal stabbing of a teenager who was on his way to play football. Ibrahima Seck,14, had been walking with his brothers and friends to a park in New Moston, Manchester, when he was attacked on 8 June. His parents, who previously said he was "funny, caring, and hardworking", led the march near where he was stabbed on Broadway to mark a week since his death. Karen Birch, who worked with Ibrahima at his school and helped organise the event, told BBC North West Tonight the community was "devastated and in tears". Ms Birch said: "We are holding this in memory of him and of all the other youths in the area who have died through knife crime. "We can't keep putting a plaster over this and thinking that it's not happening. We have to stop it and that starts at home, it starts with parenting, it starts in schools. "We need basic skills bringing back into our classroom – what is right, what is wrong." Marchers gathered at the nearby home of a couple who had tried to save the injured Ibrahima after he asked them for help. The teenager's father led the crowd in chants of "I don't want to die" after it was reported that his son made the remark to the couple. Ibrahima had a 100% school attendance rate and had been doing the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, according to his head teacher at Greater Manchester Independent School, who described him as a "lively, intelligent and engaging young man whose presence lit up every room". Two 14-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to their ages, have been charged with his murder and possession of a bladed article. They will next appear at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
King wears black armband in memory of India air disaster at Trooping the Colour
The King wore a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash as the Trooping the Colour ceremony staged in his honour began. Charles' official birthday was marked with a display of military pomp and pageantry but at the King's request the event acknowledged the aviation disaster that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew, including more than 50 British nationals, as well as around 30 people on the ground. The head of state and his wife left Buckingham Palace in a carriage at the head of a procession travelling along The Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade. The appearance of the Prince and Princess of Wales' children sparked cheering when they were spotted in a carriage with their mother, Kate. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis followed the King and Queen, with other coaches carrying the Duchess of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Riding behind the King were the royal colonels wearing black armbands – the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards; the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals; and the Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel of the Scots Guards. The Royal Procession was accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the sounds of the Band of the Household Cavalry, led by two shire drum horses bearing solid silver kettle drums. Senior officers taking part in Trooping also wore black armbands as a mark of respect for the aviation victims, as did the coachmen and women from the Royal Mews, driving carriages carrying members of the royal family or riding on a coach's lead horse as a postilion. A minute's silence will be observed after the King has inspected the guardsmen on the parade ground. It will be signalled by a bugler sounding the Last Post and will end with the Reveille. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King had requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme 'as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy'. In 2017, Trooping was held a few days after the Grenfell Tower blaze and the loss of life was marked by a minute's silence in a decision taken by Queen Elizabeth II. George, Charlotte and Louis joined other members of the monarchy in the former office of the Duke of Wellington to watch the Trooping the Colour spectacle in honour of their grandfather, the King. Kate took her place next to the King and Queen on the dais, in her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards – a symbolic position and one she was unable to take up last year because she was receiving cancer treatment, and instead watched the ceremony with her children. Trooping the Colour is as much a social occasion as a ceremonial celebration of the King's official birthday, and stands around Horse Guards Parade were filled with around 8,000 wives, girlfriends and the parents of the guardsmen and officers on parade. The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year was the King's Colour of Number 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, also known as the Sovereign's bodyguard and which is celebrating its 375th anniversary. The King's first duty was to inspect the troops and he was followed by the royal colonels, William, Anne and Edward, as he travelled in a carriage with the Queen, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, past the servicemen. The minute's silence was observed when Charles and Camilla returned to the dais, following an announcement to the spectators and a bugler sounding the Last Post. Charles, Camilla and Kate stood still looking ahead and the silence was broken by a helicopter flying overhead, with the moment of reflection ending with the Reveille being played.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sophie stuns in green: Duchess of Edinburgh dons chic ensemble as she travels to Trooping the Colour by carriage
The Duchess of Edinburgh was elegant in a chic green ensemble as she attended the King's inaugural Birthday Parade today. Sophie, 60, looked typically stylish as she travelled in a carriage alongside Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne 's husband. Meanwhile, Sophie's husband the Duke of Edinburgh - Colonel of the Scots Guards - rode in on horseback. Today's celebrations follow reports that the monarch will no longer ride during the Trooping the Colour celebrations due to his ongoing cancer treatment. As a former polo player, and one of the Royal Family 's most accomplished equestrians, the monarch rode for years in the parade - both for his mother's official birthday celebrations and then for his own. But he will not appear on horseback at today's event, and will instead travel in a carriage for the procession from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade and back, according to The Sunday Times. It is understood that he will not ride at the parade again. It was revealed ahead of the event that His Majesty had requested a minute's silence in tribute to the 241 passengers and crew killed when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Gatwick Airport came down on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Charles requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme 'as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy'. Trooping the Colour is a centuries-old tradition that marks the Sovereign's official birthday. It dates back to the 17th century and is rooted in battlefield custom, when regimental flags, or 'colours,' were trooped in front of soldiers to ensure they could be recognised amid the smoke of combat. Last week a full-dress rehearsal, known as The Colonel's Review, took place serving as the final run-through before the King's official celebration. This year, the honour of trooping the Colour falls to the Coldstream Guards, who will officially present their regimental flag, known as the Colour, to King Charles. Following the Trooping ceremony, all eyes will be on the royal balcony to see who King Charles invites to wave to the crowds. King Charles and Queen Camilla will be front and centre on the balcony to watch the Red Arrows flypast, but it expected a host of senior royals will be alongside them. Prince William, 42, is expected to be joined by the Princess of Wales, 43 and their children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven. Princess Anne will feature with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, 70. Prince Edward, 61, - who like Anne will be fresh from his part in the procession - is expected on the balcony with his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, 60 They are likely to be joined by their daughter Lady Louise, 21. Their son James, the Earl of Wessex, 17, did not make an appearance last year and may not attend the ceremony this time around either. The Duke of Kent, 89, will likely also be among the royals on the balcony, with the Duke of Gloucester, 80, and his 78-year-old wife Birgitte, the Duchess. As expected, Prince Harry, 40, and his wife Meghan Markle, 43, are not attending this year's celebrations. Having chosen to walk away from being working royals, they have not been present at Trooping the Colour since 2019. The other notable absentee will be Prince Andrew, 65, who remains exiled from public royal events amid the fallout from his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and the claims made by late accuser Virginia Giuffre. Andrew's daughters Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 35, are not expected to be there either amid Charles' desire for a slimmed-down monarchy and to keep the focus on working royals. Members of the royal family are expected to watch the flypast - including the RAF Red Arrows and a range of planes and helicopters - from the balcony. In previous years it has been a moment where the royal children shine - with little Prince Louis delighting fans last year as pretended to fly one of the planes, appearing to screw up his face as he mimicked the engine's deafening noise. The route for the flypast has not been officially confirmed, but the Military Air Shows has revealed an air restrictions map which shows the expected official route. Proposed restrictions are in the vicinity of the North Sea, East Anglia, Essex and London. Its expected the flypast will go over Buckingham Palace at 1pm. Held traditionally on the second Saturday in June, regardless of the Sovereign's actual date of birth, the celebrations have marked the monarch's official birthday since the mid-1700s. Queen Elizabeth attended all but two of her Trooping the Colours, missing it in 1955 when a national rail strike resulted in the event being cancelled and in 2020 due to lockdown restrictions. The parade is open to members of the public through an online ballot with ticketing ranging from £10 to £30 and is broadcast live on the BBC. What is Trooping the Colour? The Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for more than 260 years. Over 1400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together each June in a great display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to mark the Sovereign's official birthday. The streets are lined with crowds waving flags as the parade moves from Buckingham Palace and down The Mall to Horse Guard's Parade, alongside Members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages. The display closes with an RAF fly-past, watched by Members of the Royal Family from Buckingham Palace balcony. Once the Sovereign has arrived at Horse Guard's Parade in Whitehall, they are greeted by a Royal salute and carry out an inspection of the troops, who are fully trained and operational soldiers wearing the ceremonial uniform of red tunics and bearskin hats. After the military bands have performed, the escorted Regimental Colour, or flag, is processed down the ranks of soldiers. Over one hundred words of command are used by the Officer in Command of the Parade to direct the several hundred soldiers. Once the Foot Guards have marched past the Sovereign, they ride back to Buckingham Palace at the head of the soldiers, before taking the salute again at the Palace from a dais. The Sovereign is then joined by other Members of the Royal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past by the Royal Air Force. A 41-gun salute is also fired in Green Park to mark the occasion.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Trooping the Colour live updates: Prince William to play starring role as senior royals including Kate Middleton celebrate King Charles' official birthday
Trooping the Colour - the military ceremony celebrating King Charles ' official birthday - takes place on London 's Horse Guards Parade this morning. Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the parade which is traditionally followed by the annual RAF flypast and the Royal Family 's iconic balcony appearance. King Charles, who will mark his third event as monarch, will likely travel in a carriage for the procession from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade while he receives weekly treatment for cancer. Prince William is poised to play a starring role this year as he rides on horseback along with fellow royals Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh also expected to be mounted. Welcome to MailOnline's Trooping the Colour LIVE Coverage Good morning, Welcome to MailOnline's live coverage of Trooping the Colour. Anticipation is building as the military ceremony celebrating King Charles' official birthday takes place on London's Horse Guards Parade this morning. Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the parade which is traditionally followed by the annual RAF flypast and the Roya Family's iconic balcony appearance. Troops are expected to form up on Horse Guards Parade from around 9.15am today. So, stick with us and we'll bring you the latest as it happens.
