Queen of the crop: World’s largest strawberry crown unveiled

A SCOTS meals producer has unveiled the World’s Largest Strawberry Crown in the present day, marking the arrival of their newest strawberry selection onto cabinets.

The royal masterpiece by Angus Tender Fruits measures 30 inches in diameter, is 31 inches in peak and weighs 8kg.

The crown used greater than 400 AVA Magnum strawberries and took greater than 50 hours to craft.

The spectacular construction has been created by meals artist, Prudence Staite – identified for her spectacular assortment of designs.

She crafted an edible labyrinth made out of 10kg of Belgian chocolate to have fun the launch of the Maze Runner movies, a reproduction Angel of the North made out of chips, and a We Want You a Merry Christmas-playing chocolate vinyl.

The World’s Largest Strawberry Crown was impressed by the St Edward’s Crown, which was used on this 12 months’s Coronation.

Replicating particulars of the crown, Prudence used AVA Magnum berries to craft the velvet cap and strawberry flowers for the Ermine band.

In addition to celebrating the Scottish strawberry season, it pays homage to the closing days of His Majesty’s inaugural Wimbledon – which strawberries are the symbolic fruit of.

Organisers estimate round two million strawberries are eaten through the championships, and the fruit reaches is peak annual sale.

Britain is a nation of strawberry conoisseurs with greater than 87,000 tons of UK grown fruit offered yearly throughout the nation.

Recognized for its flavour, sweetness, and high quality, the berry is completely grown by a gaggle of growers within the north-east coast of Scotland.

The kinds of AVA Berries have been fastidiously bred to prioritise flavour, look, yield and sustainability.

Jill Witheyman, Head of Advertising and marketing at Angus Tender Fruits, commented: “It felt becoming for us to have fun His Majesty’s Coronation 12 months and inaugural Wimbledon, the place the nation comes collectively to savour strawberries, with this unbelievable piece of artwork.

“The strawberries will now be skilfully remodeled into strawberry jam and gifted to associates of AVA Berries.”