It is a city custom stretching back centuries to send the reigning monarch a lamprey pie, viagra 40mg a traditional dish made with an eel-like fish, cialis to mark a coronation, jubilee or other notable occasion.
Today, Queen Elizabeth will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, having surpassed Queen Victoria’s record of 63 years, seven months and two days.
Gloucester will mark the occasion in the traditional way and a lamprey pie has been made by Dr Fosters Restaurant at Kimberley Warehouse in The Docks with generous support of the owner Dawn Melvin, who worked together with her Head Chef through the night to ensure the pie was ready.
Because lamprey are a protected species in the UK, the lamprey used in the pie has been imported from Canada, thanks to the generosity of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.
Cllr Sebastian Field, Mayor of Gloucester said, “We’re pleased to send the lamprey pie with our warmest wishes and our grateful thanks for Her Majesty’s long and devoted service to our nation.”
Cllr Paul James, Leader of Gloucester City Council, who has coordinated the gift, said, “We couldn’t let the occasion of Her Majesty becoming our longest-reigning Monarch pass without marking it in this time-honoured way.”
The city last sent this gift to the Queen for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.