Kate Middleton's borrowed tiara and how the Chinese see the state visit to UK

Kate Middleton's borrowed tiara and how the Chinese see the state visit to UK The Duchess of Cambridge's decision to 'borrow' a priceless tiara belonging to theQueen Mother rather than buying a new one has confused the Chinese media, MailOnline can reveal today. Kate wore the Papyrus tiara at last night's state banquet at Buckingham Palace, which has bamboozled Chinese journalists because sharing heirlooms is so rare. One article said: 'It looks like this is not the first time that she "borrowed" the tiara from the Queen' but added glowingly: 'This made Kate's first state banquet appearance phenomenal. We look forward to more stunning fashion from her'. Coverage of the Chinese leader's four day state visit has also required a string of articles explaining British culture. One described the British as 'potato people' who have beer before every meal and 'can't drink tea properly'. The Chinese Media has also become fixated with Viscount Hood the Queen's Lord in Waiting who meets dignitaries on her behalf at Heathrow, including President Xi on Monday. State journalists have falsely assumed he is the Queen's 15,000 a year 'personal butler' also in charge of serving her food and choosing her outfits. And another story on the benefits of the President's trip says the Chinese people might build HS2 and nuclear power plants and the UK will send more cultural exports like TV show Sherlock and the Great British Bake Off. Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China, tried to describe the eating and drinking habits to its readers today. Describing the British obsession with tea, their report says that the British 'love' tea but had for a long time not drunk it properly. The report said: 'Chinese tea found its way to the UK in the 17th century. British did not understand how http://www.menspoloralphlaurenoutlet.com/ to drink tea at first, they ate the tea leaves, thinking that it was a delicacy. 'It has been proven that the British love their tea. Traditionally, each person has their own porcelain tea cup, saucer and a teaspoon when they drink tea. Most British love drinking strong tea with milk. 'People pour milk first and then place the teabag in the cup. Water is added at the very end'. Translation: A Chinese state news agency described British customs for readers but said people in the UK had for years not known what to do with tea and would 'eat the leaves' rather than drink it Unlikely celebrity: The Chinese media has been very interested in Viscount Hood (pictured with the red tie) the Queen's Lord in Waiting and have nicknamed him 'Her Majesty's butler' Describing other dinner table habits the report says: 'Compared to other European countries, potato is very important in British cuisine. It can be seen as a staple in British meals. Fish and chips is a fast food for average British. Salt and vinegar and other condiments are added to the fish and chips, wrapped in newspaper and served to hungry customers. It goes on: 'A normal British family has four polo ralph lauren outlet meals a day, including breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Another meal is added after nine for some districts in the UK'. To wash it down the report says: 'Beer is drunk ahead of every meal. British also like their strong liquor, like whisky'. While the British obsession with pubs is also discussed, with an apparent obsession with the spooky and strange. The Xinhua story says: 'Pubs and bars are everywhere in the UK. Ghost stories are told in some of these ancient pubs. Apparently the more of these ghost stories the better for business.' The Chinese Media has also become fixated with Viscount Hood the Queen's Lord in Waiting who meets dignitaries on Her Majesty's behalf when they land in Britain. On Monday night he met President Xi and his wife Madame Peng on the Tarmac at Heathrow, and the Chinese press were far more interested in him than Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who was also there. Rampant coverage: There has been wall to wall stories on President Xi's four day tour of the UK Journalists have demanded to know who he is, and called Viscount Hood 'the Queen's butler', believing this is his role. Nandu Newspaper polo shirts ralph lauren asked: 'Who exactly is Viscount Hood?' and explained: 'Viscount Hood, the British Royal Butler will represent the Queen, welcoming President Xi and accompanies him to Mandarin Oriental Hotel'. Another report on him says: 'Other than welcoming different heads of states, the British Royal Butler's daily work includes the preparation of Royal meals, serving the Royal family and guests as well as the person mens polo shirts in charge for formal outfits for the Royal family. 'The Royal family has a high standard for the butler. Queen Elizabeth posted an advertisement looking for a butler trainee on her official website. The basic requirement was "friendliness, politeness as well as keeping secrets".'