{"id":2482145,"date":"2026-06-30T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2482145"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:45:51","slug":"how-one-of-the-royal-familys-favorite-hobbies-helps-make-royal-ascots-official-gin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-one-of-the-royal-familys-favorite-hobbies-helps-make-royal-ascots-official-gin\/","title":{"rendered":"How One of the Royal Family\u2019s Favorite Hobbies Helps Make Royal Ascot\u2019s Official Gin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>&#8220;Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You cannot have failed to notice the buzz about bees when it comes to the royal family. Buckingham Palace is home to four beehives and Clarence House has two. Queen Camilla produces honey in her Wiltshire home, Kate has been pictured in a beekeeping suit tending to hives in Norfolk, and even all the way across the pond Harry and Meghan continue the trend with their own Montecito bees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So it was something of a treat to have the opportunity to don my very own beekeeping suit and have a go at one of the royal\u2019s favorite hobbies. And it was also in the name of learning more about (and of course, sampling) Royal Ascot\u2019s official gin Silent Pool, which is made with, you guessed it, local honey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"photo-credit\">Victoria Murphy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe bees do all the work and we take all the credit,\u201d said Head Distiller at Silent Pool, Marzio Di Rocco. \u201cThe bees pollinate all around us, so they grab all the flavours around our distillery and put it in the honey. So we can distill that flavour and we get really strong floral notes, but they\u2019re also very aromatic. Through the distillation we don\u2019t get sweetness but we can get a texture of creaminess and that\u2019s given by the honey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Silent Pool is not alone in using honey to make gin. However, they have a distinct approach with two beehives on site at their home on the Duke of Northumberland\u2019s Albury Estate in the Surrey Hills, where the distillery is situated next to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsurrey.com\/listing\/silent-pool\/66361101\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Silent Pool;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Silent Pool&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Silent Pool<\/a> that inspired its name. The distillery describes the local honey as their \u201cmost cherished botanical\u201d that creates the \u201cvelvety, indulgent mouthfeel\u201d of the gin. The hives are tended to by independent bee farmer Sergio, who looks after more than 40 apiaries in the area. Passionate about his bees, Sergio also runs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/silentpooldistillers.com\/products\/bee-keeping-experience?srsltid=AfmBOoqmEiuQsOXU--gIFRKzUI2dz3ZoUK-vRxi1T1aYW_rdsexdRry6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:beekeeping experiences;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;beekeeping experiences&quot;}\" class=\"link \">beekeeping experiences<\/a> which end with a delicious Bee\u2019s Knees cocktail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A person in a protective beekeeping suit holding a honeycomb frame with bees.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PymAGsvbN92aKHdmTGY0AA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE3MDc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/town_country_721\/eccf5d134644e3d7023594348c2a3833\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"photo-credit\">Victoria Murphy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Indeed, Silent Pool cocktails were on offer at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71559420\/royal-family-ascot-2026-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Royal Ascot;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royal Ascot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royal Ascot<\/a> last week as the royal family joined celebrities and the who\u2019s who of the horse racing world for a highlight of the summer social season. Silent Pool became the official gin supplier to the racecourse in 2025 in a three-year agreement, and Silent Pool hosted guests at this year&#8217;s meet in a box with a prime view of the racetrack. The gin is also used to make Royal Ascot\u2019s signature drink <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/silentpooldistillers.com\/blogs\/cocktails\/ascot-blush?srsltid=AfmBOoqvvD9phvmva30MtY5FMVXw5TleLgWrHCoryzyixWZb8IvNZE_8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Royal Ascot Blush;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royal Ascot Blush&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royal Ascot Blush<\/a>; gin, strawberry cordial and lemonade garnished with strawberries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fit for royalty in so many ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.style.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.&#8221; You cannot have failed to notice the buzz about bees when it comes to the royal family. Buckingham Palace is home to four beehives and Clarence House has two. 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