Ramadan: Celebrations begin with lights and royal visit
The King and Queen met a group of Muslim women, including professional rugby player Zainab Alema and author Hajera Memon, at Darjeeling Express, a restaurant in Kingly Court in Soho on Wednesday.
The Queen also greeted a mother and two of her daughters who are being supported by Doorstep, a charity which helps families by providing goods and services to make their lives more comfortable as they await permanent housing.
She then helped staff in the all-female kitchen team to pack biryani boxes to donate to Doorstep before helping, along with King Charles, to pack dates into small bags to be sent to hospitals during Ramadan.
The King then went to meet chef Imad Alarnab at his restaurant Imad’s Syrian Kitchen.
Mr Alarnab, a Syrian chef, entrepreneur and refugee who ran restaurants in Damascus before they were destroyed in the war, arrived in London in 2015.
He opened the restaurant early in 2020, and on Wednesday as well as the King, he hosted British Syrians including film-makers, doctors and charity workers.
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