An English-themed casino planned for Las Vegas, Ye Olde England Casino, will cost $676m and will feature a menu offering pie and mash, steak and kidney pudding and fish and chips.

Work is due to start later this year. Around 450,000 British tourists are expected to visit the US city in 2014. Las Vegas council official Sandy Martinez said: “It’s been a while coming, but so many of our visitors are from the UK and this can only be a good opportunity. 

“Everyone loves the royal family and the polite nature of the people, so this is a project which is way overdue. Many other nationalities are already represented here.”