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Queen Elizabeth insists on using sword to cut a cake

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13 June, 2021, 10:50 am
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Queen Elizabeth insists on using sword to cut a cake

The monarch cut the cake at the Eden Project, during an event for The Big Lunch initiative and its celebration of “community connections”

TBS Report
13 June, 2021, 10:50 am
Last modified: 13 June, 2021, 01:23 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attempts to cut a cake with a sword next to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as they attend a drinks reception on the sidelines of the G7 summit, at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Britain June 11, 2021. Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attempts to cut a cake with a sword next to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as they attend a drinks reception on the sidelines of the G7 summit, at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Britain June 11, 2021. Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS

Britain's Queen Elizabeth insisted on cutting a cake using a ceremonial sword at an event on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall in southern England on Friday (June 11).

The monarch cut the cake at the Eden Project, during an event for The Big Lunch initiative and its celebration of "community connections".

Queen Elizabeth II insisted on cutting a cake using a ceremonial sword at an event on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

When told there was a knife available instead, the monarch replied, "I know there is! This is something that is more unusual." https://t.co/Bu2P1lVq7H pic.twitter.com/LCd8sHdGnz— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2021

As she was handed the sword to hack into the food by Edward Bolitho, the lord lieutenant of Cornwall, the 95-year-old can be heard saying: "I don't think this is going to work."

After an aide told the Queen "there is a knife available if you want", she simply replied: "I know there is! This is something that is more unusual."

Her efforts prompted laughter from the Duchesses of Cornwall and Cambridge, and the assembled crowds.

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