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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Laura Elston

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Mocktail designed for lavish banquet during nigerian state visit - What They Never Told You

A view of the banquet table in St George’s Hall, ahead of the state banquet for Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and first lady Oluremi Tinubu at Windsor Castle (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

A mocktail inspired by a classic Nigerian beverage has been specially created for the King’s banquet as the monarch hosted the first state visit by a Muslim leader during Ramadan in nearly a century.

Guests at the opulent dinner held in honour of Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is Muslim, and his wife, first lady Oluremi Tinubu, will be offered a non-alcoholic after dinner tipple called Crimson Bloom.

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