{"id":37525,"date":"2022-06-05T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-yorkers-go-all-out-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-tea-sympathy\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T11:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:59:03","slug":"new-yorkers-go-all-out-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-tea-sympathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-yorkers-go-all-out-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-tea-sympathy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorkers go all-out for Queen&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee at Tea &#038; Sympathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Strings of miniature Union Jacks fluttered in the breeze outside Tea &#038; Sympathy, the West Village&#8217;s own British tea house, as Americans and expats alike gathered Saturday to cheer Queen Elizabeth II and the record-breaking 70th anniversary of her reign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where else would a Brit be in New York?&#8221;  asked London-born Amanda Rodrigues as she waited for a spot of celebratory tea.  &#8220;No other monarch in history served for 70 years.  There is no one else like her. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Partygoers nibbled finger sandwiches and fish and chips as a jazz band played outside the Greenwich Ave. tea shop.<\/p>\n<p>The queen herself even put in an appearance &#8211; in the form of a life-size cutout that patrons posed alongside for selfies.<\/p>\n<p>Essex native Sophie Hays, 34, a photo retoucher from Brooklyn, wore a lavender fascinator, a frilly and festive chapeau often seen adorning the heads of female guests at royal weddings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Platinum is a pretty big deal,&#8221; she said as she lingered over high tea with fianc\u00e9 Chris Hart, 37, and an Australian friend, Michael Haydon, 34. The three shared a pot of English Breakfast tea and champagne as they plucked miniature cakes and scones with clotted cream from a three-tiered tray.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Amanda Rodrigues and Tea &#038; Symphony owner Nicky Perry celebrate Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?resize=618%2C913&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tristan Layton 53, from England and Millie Gibbons 22, from England, celebrate the big weekend.\" class=\"wp-image-22537120\" width=\"618\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee5BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Tristan Layton and Millie Gibbons, who are both from England, celebrate the big weekend.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we decided we were going to do this, I said I have to wear the hat,\u201d Hays added.  &#8220;It&#8217;s an English tradition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jess Lucas of North Wales, 25, took the morning off from her au pair job in Westchester to celebrate the Queen&#8217;s big day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s such an icon, isn&#8217;t she?  She she always looks well, \u201dLucas said.  \u201cSeventy years in reign is a long time.  Lei she&#8217;s been in reign for so long and she brings so much tourism to the country. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Lucas, whose brother is a Welsh guard at Buckingham Palace, was keenly aware of the joyous doings across the pond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone at home is having street parties,\u201d she said.  \u201cIt&#8217;s nice to see all the decorations\u2026 nice to see everyone joining in.  I&#8217;m hearing British accents all around. &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee12BS.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Musicians and People celebrating\" class=\"wp-image-22537121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee12BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee12BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee12BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Partygoers relished the afternoon at Tea &#038; Sympathy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee11BS.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jess Lucas celebrated the Jubilee by took the morning off from her au pair job in Westchester to celebrate the Queen's big day.\" class=\"wp-image-22536995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee11BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee11BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee11BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Jess Lucas celebrated the Jubilee by took the morning off from her au pair job in Westchester to celebrate the Queen&#8217;s big day.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee2BS.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"People enjoyed eating finger sandwiches and fish and chips.\" class=\"wp-image-22537122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee2BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee2BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee2BS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>People enjoyed eating finger sandwiches and fish and chips.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The restaurant boosted the festivities with special Union Jack dresses for female staffers and an appearance by Flotilla, a well-known drag queen in a long psychedelic frock, who served as judge for a \u201cqueen for a day\u201d contest. <\/p>\n<p>Hays and her lilac-hued lid won the title, claiming a sash and a sequined flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s an honor,\u201d she grinned.  &#8220;It felt great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is another example of our city&#8217;s multiculturalism,\u201d said State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), who stopped in for a glass of champagne and a Cornish hen sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always nice to have a little piece of Britain on Greenwich Avenue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strings of miniature Union Jacks fluttered in the breeze outside Tea &#038; Sympathy, the West Village&#8217;s own British tea house, as Americans and expats alike gathered Saturday to cheer Queen Elizabeth II and the record-breaking 70th anniversary of her reign. &#8220;Where else would a Brit be in New York?&#8221; asked London-born Amanda Rodrigues as she &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-yorkers-go-all-out-for-queens-platinum-jubilee-at-tea-sympathy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Yorkers go all-out for Queen&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee at Tea &#038; Sympathy<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[10],"tags":[17461,17462,1978,633,634],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/060422Jubilee-comp.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}