While the Princess of Wales tends to carefully follow royal protocol, she once broke one of Queen Elizabeth’s golden rules. The late monarch, who abided by rules on everything from public etiquette to dress codes, reportedly never revealed her favourite foods.
When it comes to eating etiquette, the royals avoid high-risk foods and are prevented from having everything from garlic to seafood. But while the late Queen remained tight-lipped about her food preferences throughout her reign, Kate has historically been very open about what foods and cuisines both she and her children enjoy.
Why did Queen Elizabeth II keep her favourite food a secret?
© Photo: Getty ImagesIt is believed the monarch chose to keep her favourite food private because she didn’t want to be served the same dishes at every official engagement. We can all agree too much of a good thing, can be a bad thing!
Gordon Rayner, former royal correspondent for The Telegraph, once said he’d discovered this fact from a royal staff member. “As one of her staff told me, ‘If she said she had a favourite meal she would never get served anything else,” he revealed.
Princess Kate spills the beans
© Getty ImagesPrincess Kate memorably broke the Queen’s golden food rule back in 2018 during her visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she chatted to four-year-old Rafael Chana, from East Preston, who was waiting for a heart transplant.
Rafael revealed that he liked olives, to which Kate replied: “I used to eat lots and lots of olives when I was little as well.” When the young patient added that he also likes pasta, Kate revealed: “Charlotte likes pasta too.”
Royal reporter Rebecca English later posted on her Twitter page: “The [Princess of Wales] revealed today that her daughter, Princess Charlotte, loves olives and she encourages both her and Prince George to cook with her.”
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Queen may have been reluctant to share her favourite cuisines, but the Princess of Wales was also quick to share her love for curry and spicy foods at an engagement in Scotland with Prince William. The royal was asked if she made curry at home, to which she replied: “Yes, I love it.” Prince William laughed and added: “She likes a bit of spice. I’m not too good with spice.”
Queen Elizabeth’s sweet tooth
© Tim Graham Photo Library via GetDespite her reluctance to spill the beans about her favourite meal of all time, there is one treat we know Her Majesty couldn’t get enough of. “The Queen is a total chocoholic,” revealed former royal chef, Darren McGrady.
“The chocolate biscuit cake is the only cake that goes up to the royal table every day until it has all gone – sometimes this means it following her to Windsor Castle for the weekend,” Darren told HELLO!.
“I remember as a young chef travelling from Paddington to Windsor one Friday morning with a half-eaten chocolate biscuit cake packed neatly and tightly in a biscuit tin, and wrapped in cling film, perched on my knee with the fear of God in me that I would lose or drop the thing! It was her favourite. And when Prince William first tried it, he loved it and then requested it as his groom’s cake [at the Royal wedding in 2011].”
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