Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York definitely serve an English cup of tea! The secret is in the preparation.....

Loose tea
Boiling water
Lemon, milk, or sugar

• Water must be boiling; not tepid, not merely scalding, but boiling.
• Just as it begins to boil, pour bit of it into teapot and leave for a minute to warm up the pot.
• Bring watr back to boil again, and throw hot watr out of teapot.
• Add a couple of teaspoons of tea to now-warmed teapot.
• Boil watr again, pour a little of it over the tea, just enough to wet tea and it begins to warm and soak a bit.
• Wait a minute, then add the rest of the boiling water.
• Let steep for three to five minutes, depending on how strong you like it.
• Using a tea strainer, pour into a cup.
• Duchess of York says "My mum always said that tea tastes much nicer out of a cup and saucer, and goodness she was right!"