Let them eat cake! Crossroads pupils receive royal gift from King Charles
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Pupils at Crossroads Primary School have received their latest royal Christmas cake – and this year it is a first as it comes from the reigning monarch, King Charles.
The cake tradition began with the Queen Mother, as Crossroads was the closest school to her Caithness holiday home at the Castle of Mey, and it was maintained by Prince Charles, who has continued it this year as king.
Primary 6 pupils Lana Myatt, Dylan Macdonald and Moira Darby were among those to admire the cake, which was created by Jenny Dunnet who made a wonderful design of Christmas gnomes which the children thought were "funny".
The royal cake was displayed to the public at Crossroads Primary and Scallywags Christmas Shopping Event at Mey Hall last Friday, December 2.
The school said it was received warmly but was a sad reminder why it had come from the King rather than Prince Charles after the death of the Queen earlier this year.
One of the pupils said: “It’s awesome to get something from the real king, I have never had something from royalty before.”
Head teacher Pauline Pearson said: “We are very fortunate to have good links with the Castle of Mey and are very grateful each year to receive the royal cake. We are thankful to Jenny Dunnet for her creativity and her work, and to the generosity of HRH King Charles."
