Royal-inspired dishes can go on to become national favorites. After the queen’s coronation in 1953, florist and author Constance Spry and Cordon Bleu chef Rosemary Hume came up with “coronation chicken” to mark the event — a cold chicken salad dish or sandwich filler with a mayonnaise sauce that has remained popular. Victoria sponge cake was named after Queen Victoria, the current queen’s great-great-grandmother, who, until 2015, was the longest-reigning British monarch.