《メーガン妃 チャリティ料理本を出版支援！》《ピッパさん イタリアで水着姿が激写！》《女王もビックリ！ 画像》

《メーガン妃 チャリティ料理本を出版支援！》

2017年の6月に起こった
グレンフェル
の大火災

忘れもしない、
私がロンドンに到着した翌日の朝だった、、、
TVをつけたら、
英国では見たことのない
高層ビルの大火災

メーガン妃は、
婚約発表後の今年1月、
この火災の被害者たちのコミュニティであるモスクを
訪問されていた。

それ以降も何度か。。
そしてボランティアの人たちと会っていたとか。

この火災でキッチンを失った女性たちが、
地元のモスリムのカルチャーセンターのキッチンを借りて
家族や近隣の人々のために
新鮮な食べ物を提供していたのだそう。

その噂は口コミで広がり、
女性たちのボランティアも増えるものの、
何と言っても経費のかかること。
よって
活動は、週に2回のみ。

「なぜ毎日やらないの？」
と、ダイレクトに聞いたメーガン妃に
「資金よ」

それを聞いたメーガン妃の応えは
「じゃあ、資金集めるための本を出しましょう！」
で、今に至る、、、、とか。
すごい！！！
勢いと決断力ありますねえ〜〜
感動！！！

というわけで
寄付を募るべく
チャリティ本を出版！

この企画は、
ロイヤルファウンデーションのようですね。

ウィリアム王子＆ハリー王子が2011年に設立されたチャリティ基金
ご結婚後、キャサリン妃もメンバーに。
この度、メーガン妃も勿論加入。

この公営高層住宅には
多民族が住んでいたこともあり、
それぞれが、
様々な国の料理を作りあったりしているそう。

当初は、
”皆に美味しいものを”
という目的だったところから
テーブルを囲んで、
コミュニケーションの場としても重要な意味を持つように。

その名も
”Together”
と名付けられた本には
50もの
多種多様なレシピが掲載されているのだそう。

メーガン妃が写った写真に、
はしがきも書かれ
PRビデオのナレーションもされています。

本の利益は
ロイヤルファウンデーションへ移行され
この
”the Hubb Community Kitchen”
（アラビア語で”LOVE”を意味する”Hub”からとって）
への支援へと使われるそうです。

25万ポンドを目標とし、
5万冊が予定され
一冊5ポンド寄付される計算に。

メーガン妃にとって
これが初の
ご自身お一人での公務となりました。

多種多様性、女性の支援、という観点からも
メーガン妃にピッタリのお仕事ですね。

"Together is a cookbook, but it's also the story of a West London community who gathered together in a kitchen and discovered the healing power of sharing food,"

I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen; it is a place for women to laugh, grieve, cry and cook together. Melding cultural identities under a shared roof, it creates a space to feel a sense of normalcy – in its simplest form, the universal need to connect, nurture, and commune through food, through crisis or joy – something we can all relate to… Through this charitable endeavour, the proceeds will allow the kitchen to thrive and keep the global spirit of community alive.

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on June 14 last year and claimed the lives of 72 people

 "Together: Our Community Cookbook"

9月20日〜　発売

Coconut chicken curry
タンザニア

Caramelised Plum Upside-Down Cake
アルジェリア

Aubergine Masala

What the foreword by HRH The Duchess of Sussex says

Extracted from Together: Our Community Cookbook (Ebury Press, £9.99, hbk) 

Together is more than a cookbook. This is a tale of friendship, and a story of togetherness. It is a homage to the power of cooking as a community, and the recipes that allow us to connect, share and look forward.

In January 2018, as I was settling in to my new home of London, it was important to me to get to know organisations working in the local community. I made a quiet trip to Al-Manaar, a mosque close to the Grenfell community.

In 2017, I had watched the Grenfell Tower tragedy unfold on the news; I was in Canada at the time, sharing the global sentiment of shock and sympathy for what this community was enduring, while also deeply wanting to help. Fast-forward seven months, and I was set to meet some of the women affected by the fire, at a community kitchen in Al-Manaar.

The kitchen was opened after the Grenfell tragedy, offering women who had been displaced and the community around them a space to cook food for their families.

Their roles as matriachs united them across their cultures; the kitchen provided an opportunity to cook what they knew and to taste the memory of home, albeit homes some had recently lost.

The kitchen buzzes with women of all ages; women who have lived and seen life; laughing, chatting, sharing a cup of tea and a story, while children play on the floor or are rocked to sleep in their strollers. Now I have come to know these women and this place well, here are a few things to note about the community kitchen:

• It is cosy and brightly lit, with scents of cardamom, curry and ginger dancing through the air
• It will take you about fifteen minutes to enter the room, as you will be joyfully greeted by kisses (cheek x 3) by each of the incredible women there
• You will find yourself in a melting pot of cultures and personalities, who have roots in Uganda, Iraq, Morocco, India, Russia and at least ten other countries
• You should undoubtedly arrive on an empty stomach because upon departure you will have been stuffed to the gills with samosas flecked with cinnamon, chapatis flavoured with carrots and onion, Russian Semolina cake, Persian teas and my very favourite avocado dip that I now make at home
• You will feel joyful in their company, and you will leave counting the days until you go back

On my first visit, I asked Munira, the resident chef de cuisine (so to speak), how I could help. An apron was quickly wrapped around me, I pushed up my sleeves, and I found myself washing the rice for lunch. Munira's sister-in-law, who had flown in from Egypt after Grenfell to help the family, helped me divide the correct amount of butter and fresh thyme to pour into the pot of rice bubbling away on the stovetop. All the aromas percolating in a kitchen filled with countless languages aflutter, remains one of my most treasured memories from my first visit to the kitchen.

I have a lifelong interest in the story of food – where it comes from, why we embrace it and how it brings us together: the universal connection to community through the breaking of bread. Within this kitchen's walls, there exists not only the communal bond of togetherness through sharing food, but also a cultural diversity that creates what I would describe as a passport on a plate: the power of a meal to take you to places you've never been, or transport you right back to where you came from. 

One of my own favourite meals is collard greens, black-eyed peas and cornbread – a meal I would look forward to throughout my childhood: the smell of yellow onions simmering amongst a slow-cooked pot of greens from my grandma's back garden; the earthy texture of peas; and a golden loaf of cornbread puff-puffing away to a browned peak in the warmth of the oven.

This was always eaten on New Year's Day, a tradition steeped in ancestral history where each component has a meaning: the black-eyed peas for prosperity, the greens for wealth, the cornbread for health and nourishment. It wasn't a new year's resolution; it was a wish. It wasn't simply a meal; it was a story.

I've spent many years away from my birthplace of Los Angeles and have found that travelling far from home highlights the power of personally meaningful recipes.

During my time at university in Chicago I would wait with bated breath to return to LA for the winter break and have a bowl of my mother's gumbo. And while living in Toronto (seven years of being adopted by that beautiful place for work), I embraced poutine and several other Canadian culinary favourites, but the Southern California girl in me always craved fish tacos, and the memory of eating hometown fare infused with a strong Mexican influence.

We've all had that experience where you have a bite of food, close your eyes, and taste, remember and even feel the first time you enjoyed it. There is good reason that chicken soup is often credited with healing not just a cold, but the soul. There is something quintessentially restorative about a taste of something meaningful. 

I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen; it is a place for women to laugh, grieve, cry and cook together.

Melding cultural identities under a shared roof, it creates a space to feel a sense of normalcy – in its simplest form, the universal need to connect, nurture and commune through food, through crisis or joy – something we can all relate to.

During my visit I met Zahira, a working mum who oversees much of the coordination at Al-Manaar and whose infectious smile is enough to make you forget any troubles. Upon learning the kitchen was only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays I asked, 'Why isn't this open seven days a week?'

Her response: 'Funding.'

And now just a few months later, here we are… Together.

Through this charitable endeavour, the proceeds will allow the kitchen to thrive and keep the global spirit of community alive. With the support of dynamic women from all walks of life, we have come together with a united vision to empower other women to share their stories through food.  

This cookbook is a celebration of life, community and the impact of coming together.

Our hope is that within these pages you will find new recipes and family favourites that you can enjoy in your own homes, because these recipes aren't simply meals; they are stories of family, love, of survival and of connection. From a Thanksgiving supper to a Shabbat dinner or a Sunday roast, the meals that bring us together are the meals that allow us to grow, to listen, to engage and to be present. We invite you to do the same, together, in your home, communities and beyond.

Great thanks to everyone who made this book possible. And thanks to you, the reader, for supporting the good work of the Hubb Community Kitchen.

Now it's time…

to gather, Together.

HRH THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX

https://www.royalfoundation.com/project/together-cookbook/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6175569/Meghan-cooks-Grenfell.html


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《ピッパさん イタリアで水着姿が激写！》

8 / 30 (水)

気づけば、
こちらも臨月近い、ピッパさん。

”ベイビームーン”
でイタリアはトスカーナでバカンスだった模様。
もちろん夫婦揃って。

パパラッチされてしまった形ですが、
臨月の水着姿ながら、
なんだか全くまだのなさげな体系、、、に見えますが。。

すごい、とにかく。
そして、美しい〜。

（https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Pippa-Middleton-Pregnant-Bikini-Italy-Pictures-2018-45214054?stream_view=1#photo-45214056）


そして
これだけでは終わらない、、、
さすがピッパさん。

以前、Waitroseのこれ夢を描いているピッパさん
妊娠中もやはり
鍛えることが大好き、
エクササイズを欠かしません。

バーエクササイズ！！！！

ちょっときになる、これ、、、

 MiddletonMaven shared these shots from a recent column in which the Pipster discussed her addiction to barre classes to stay fit

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《女王もビックリ！ 画像》

珍しい画像発見

エリザベス女王が、本気でびっくりされてるシーン
リアクションが可愛い〜〜〜❤️
だから愛されるのですよね〜〜

all smiles as she cuts a cake at WI event 
＠ the Royal Albert Hall (with a little help from giggling Sophie and Anne)

動画

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《ROYAL気分でアフタヌーンティー》

帝国ホテル　

『英国フェア A Taste of Britain』

＠ インペリアルラウンジ アクア 

（本館17階）

10月17日（水）

　13：00～15：30

要予約、20名様限定

かの帝国ホテルで
毎年大人気の”英国フェア”

英国大使館のエグゼクティブシェフ
フレデリック・ウォルター氏監修！！

という
超スペシャルなアフタヌーンティー

今年は、5月のロイヤルウェディングを祝し
その時のウェディングケーキが登場❤️

そんなスペシャルアフタヌーンティーを
お楽しみ頂きながら
最新ロイヤル話に
ここに書ききれていない話

先日のロンドン話、ロイヤルアスコット、ファッション、
アフタヌーンティーのエチケットなど
お話したいことは満載

そして、目玉が。。
英国在住のミリナリー
ミサ・ハラダのお帽子が当日、いっぱい勢揃い！！
被り方も教授できるかと。。

被って写メって、
楽しい時間を一緒に過ごしましょう〜
私も楽しみ❤️

現地で購入した、お土産もあります〜！

20名様のみの限定ですので
お早めに。

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帝国ホテル　

『英国フェア A Taste of Britain』

＠ インペリアルラウンジ アクア 

10月17日（水）　13：00～15：30

要予約、20名様限定

　10,000円　

アフタヌーンティー

私セレクトの現地お土産付

（個室料、サービス料、消費税込）

”お問い合わせ・予約”

インペリアルラウンジ アクア　TEL.03-3539-8186（直通）

＊一部、帝国ホテルオフィシャルサイト（http://www.imperialhotel.co.jp）からも予約が可能

https://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/j/tokyo/restaurant/imperial_aqua/plan/a_taste_of_britain.html

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『25ans オンラインコラム』

ほぼ毎日書いてます(*^_^*)  ♥♥♥

http://www.25ans.jp/princess/catherine

『お問い合わせ・お仕事の件』

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