Queen meets coronation chicken mastermind 69 years after ceremony

The Queen has met a former cookery school student who helped create coronation chicken on the eve of her platinum jubilee.

In the ballroom of Sandringham House, the monarch joined members of the local community to mark her milestone.

The 95-year-old head of state arrived at the event with a wooden walking stick. It was the largest in-person public engagement the Queen had attended since her recent health scare.

The afternoon reception ended with the cutting of an iced Victoria sponge with the platinum jubilee logo as its decoration.