The decor of the table at the state banquet has to be mentioned, and was perhaps one of the most festive state banquet decors to date. The table, which spanned much of the hall, was decorated in festive deep red poinsettias and bright red berries, along with mini fir trees.
The table had taken around a week to set up, with seasonal flowers from the gardens at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and the Saville Garden in Windsor Great Park also being used to adorn the table and the room.
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A special wine list was also on the menu for the state banquet. This included a German white wine – Joh. Jos. Prum, Graacher Himmelreich, Spatlese, 2010 – and an English sparkling wine – Breaky Bottom, Cuvee Reynolds Stone, 2010, with a Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Vintage 2002 champagne. A French red Chateau La Fleur-Petrus, Pomerol, 1995, was also available and was a personal tribute to the President and his wife, as it was from the year they married.
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