UK – The Dairy Council paid tribute to the achievements of the UK’s war veterans earlier this month at a special ceremony at The Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London.

More than 80 Chelsea Pensioners attended the ceremony of the Christmas cheeses where they were presented with a variety of British cheeses. The occasion dates back to 1692 when a London cheesemonger gave war veterans cheese for Christmas.

This year the Dairy Council donated over 110kg worth of English, Welsh and Scottish cheese including Lincolnshire Poacher, Llanboidy, Doddington, Carola, Cotherstone, Tornegus, Double Gloucester, Red Leicester, Sage Derby and Wedmore. A number of other cheeses were donated by processors in recognition of the ceremony.