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Prêt-à-Portea Afternoon Tea at the Berkeley: The Dior Couture Collection

08/10/2019

I’ve longed to visit the Berkeley Hotel to try their legendary Prêt-à-Portea Afternoon Tea. Having swooned over images of this on-trend fashion inspired Afternoon Tea, I knew it’s where I wanted to take my then 16-year-old fashion-obsessed daughter to celebrate the end of her GCSE exams. Not lucky enough to secure tickets to the Dior Couture Exhibition at the nearby V&A Museum, this was the next best thing though the Prêt-à-Portea Tea is the perfect end to a fashionista day…

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My name is Helen and I am owner and creator of the blog London meets Paris blogging on all things London and Paris, where to stay, eat and what to do as well as a lifestyle section including beauty and recipes. My passion is the city of Paris and I hope through my blog I can bring a bit of Parisian chic and glamour and a little bit of magic from the city to you.I'm a keen baker and cook sharing my recipes through this blog as well as restaurant and hotel reviews.

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