Guoman Hotels Announces Regal Afternoon Tea at The Royal Horseguards

<div> <p><span class="xn-location">LONDON</span>, <span class="xn-chron">March 7, 2011</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Guoman Hotels has announced the launch of a limited edition afternoon tea menu at <span class="xn-location">London</span>'s AA Hotel of the Year, The Royal Horseguards this April. The special menu is being created in celebration of the impending marriage of <span class="xn-person">Prince William</span> and <span class="xn-person">Kate Middleton</span>.</p> <p>The grand five-star hotel presides over the River Thames and is located literally moments away from where the Royal Procession will take place. It's an ideal spot to relax and indulge in a beautifully crafted, limited edition <a href="http://www.guoman.com/en/hotels/united_kingdom/london/the_royal_horseguards/restaurants_and_bars/lounge_bar.html" target="_blank"><font color="#993399">afternoon tea in a London hotel</font></a>.</p> <p>The hotel's inventive Head Pastry Chef <span class="xn-person">Joanne Todd</span> has handcrafted the truly British menu in honour of the young couple. &amp;nbsp;The celebratory regal tea experience begins with a Sapphire Earl Grey Tea, playing homage to Kate's beautiful and unique wedding ring, as well as a selection of sandwiches including ingredients such as organic cucumber, coronation chicken, Welsh rarebit, king prawn and Scottish smoked salmon. </p> <p>Sweet treats with a royal twist follow, including a miniature rich fruit royal iced wedding cake, English Rose cupcakes scented with Duchy Estate honey, the Queen of Puddings (a delicious combination of berry compote and custard crowned with meringue) and William and Kate heart-shaped buttery sable cookies. Those with a sweet tooth will also love the twist on the classic wedding aperitif, <span class="xn-person">Kir Royale</span>; a blackcurrant liqueur and champagne layered jelly, or one may wish to indulge in a dreamy <span class="xn-person">Eton Mess</span> surrounded by a curl of Valrhona white chocolate or the velvety Felchlin chocolate royale, served on a chocolate and pistachio tartlette.</p> <p>In traditional style, the regal afternoon tea menu is served complete with scones, Cornish clotted cream and English preserves.</p> <p>The Royal Wedding <a href="http://www.guoman.com/hotels/united_kingdom/london/the_royal_horseguards/hotel_offers/royal_afternoon_tea.html" target="_blank"><font color="#993399">afternoon tea in London</font></a> is available throughout the month of April at Guoman's The Royal Horseguards. For more information, customers can visit <a href="http://www.guoman.com/royalafternoontea" target="_blank"><font color="#6099e9">www.guoman.com/royalafternoontea</font></a>.</p> <p>About <a href="http://www.guoman.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#6099e9">Guoman Hotels</font></a>:</p> <p>Guoman Hotel Management Limited operates two hotel brands within the UK market; Guoman Hotels, an exclusive collection of deluxe hotels located in central <span class="xn-location">London</span> and Thistle Hotels, a chain of quality full service hotels<b> </b>in the UK's major cities.</p> <p>Guoman Hotels in the UK consists of four landmark properties; <span class="xn-person">Charing Cross</span>, The Cumberland, The Royal Horseguards (current AA London Hotel of the Year 2010/11) and The Tower. Whilst each hotel in the portfolio is different with its own unique identity and style, each provides the very highest levels of comfort and service to its guests.&amp;nbsp;</p> <p>In 2010, Guoman Hotels launched internationally, with its new property opening in <span class="xn-location">Shanghai</span> &amp;ndash; with a property in <span class="xn-location">Beijing</span> to follow in 2011. &amp;nbsp;In the UK, The Grosvenor Victoria property will join the collection in the near future.</p> <p>Guoman Hotel Management Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GuocoLeisure Ltd, part of the Hong Leong Group which has hospitality and leisure businesses across the globe with hotels in <span class="xn-location">Europe</span>, <span class="xn-location">USA</span>, Australasia and <span class="xn-location">Asia</span>.</p> <div class="divOverflow"> <div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"> <table style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <colgroup> <col style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PR Contact:</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kymberley Hill</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Head of Public Relations</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Guoman &amp;amp; Thistle Hotels</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Grosvenor</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">101 Buckingham Palace Road</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">London</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SW1W 0SJ</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">020 7868 6322</span></p> </td> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN: 0in"><a class="prnews_a" href="http://www.guoman.com/" target="_blank"><span class="prnews_span" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">www.guoman.com</font></span></a></p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> </div>