whipping up a special breakfast. here s the bbc s nicholas wichell. reporter: the kitchens of buckingham palace, well used to preparing food for big occasions, from private meals for the queen to formal dinners for visiting heads of state. every year these kitchens serve up food for something like 50,000 guests. on the kitchen shelves are pots and pans which the royal chefs have used to cook for kings and queens for generations. most of the food they prepare in palace kitchens is straightforward, based on the best of british produce. but much of it is delicate work. preparing canapes for the type of reception taking place here on the day of the royal wedding. for the queen s chef and his team, the wedding reception is just one of the major events at the palace this year. whether it s for the visit of mr. obama, or the duke of edinburgh s 90th birthday, or the royal wedding, they re all once in a lifetime events.
the kitchen which will be whipping up a special breakfast. here s the bbc. reporter: the kitchens of buckingham palace, well used to preparing food for big occasions, from private meals for the queen to formal dinners for visiting heads of state. every year these kitchens serve up food for something like 50,000 guests. on the kitchen shelves are pots and pans which the royal chefs have used to cook for kings and queens for generations. most of the food they prepare in palace kitchens is straightforward, based on the best of british produce. but much of it is delicate work. preparing canapes for the type of reception taking place here on the day of the royal wedding. for the queen s chef and his team, the wedding reception is just one of the major events at the palace this year. whether it s for the visit of mr. obama, or the duke of