Inside the royal family's unusual food quirks

As the royals open up about their lifestyles, it’s the diet quirks and interesting indulgences of everyone from Princess Kate and Meghan Markle to King Charles and Prince William that always generate interest.

Everyone has their own personal food preferences – some of us can’t bear spicy food while others adore it, and some people love sweet desserts but others crave a cheeseboard. Despite having the nation’s top chefs cater their daily meals, royals have their own preferred foods too – and also some rather bizarre eating habits!

From eating certain fruit with cutlery to unusual snack choices and even skipping a main meal, the regal lot are an interesting bunch at mealtimes. Find out more below…

The late Queen preferred to skip one food group

Queen Elizabeth II

Did you know that the royal family don’t eat garlic? The late Queen Elizabeth is said to not like the taste and Camilla previously confirmed it was a ‘no-no’ during an appearance on MasterChef Australia, joking: “You always have to lay off the garlic.”

Her Majesty was also not a big fan of carbs and is believed to have never eaten starchy food while dining alone – so pasta, potatoes and rice were off the menu.

The monarch has another slightly unusual food habit too – she eats her bananas with a knife and fork! She apparently slices the top and bottom off with a knife, before chopping the fruit into small pieces.

The Princess of Wales only enjoys healthy snacks

Princess Kate

When it comes to snacks, Princess Kate is super healthy and it started in her early years. While visiting children at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2018, she told a four-year-old patient: “I used to eat lots and lots of olives when I was little as well.”

It appears that young Princess Charlotte is emulating her mother’s healthy eating patterns, as Kate previously revealed that her daughter also snacks on olives!

You won’t see the monarch skipping this meal

King Charles

Charles’ unusual food habit isn’t to do with what he eats but when he eats. The royal is said to skip lunch. Writing in The Telegraph, former royal correspondent Gordon Rayner previously revealed: “Lunch is seen as a luxury that gets in the way of his work, so he eats a late breakfast and works through.

“I found this out the hard way, by going hungry when I started covering royal tours and watching enviously as his long-suffering staff produced snacks from pockets so they could eat on the go.”

The Prince of Wales dodges spicy foods

Prince William

The son of King Charles has an unusual eating habit when it comes to curry. William said in the past: “Chicken masala, love that, a bit of flavour – I’m not a vindaloo man put it that way.”

In fact, William loves chicken tikka masala so much that his former chef created a pizza with the topping! Former royal chef Darren McGrady has said: “I [made] pizza all the time for William. In my second cookbook, The Royal Chef at Home, there’s a chicken tikka masala pizza [recipe] because he loves Indian food. The pizza combined the two.”

Camilla favours an unusual breakfast

Queen Camilla

Whereas many of us eat cereal or toast for breakfast, Queen Camilla enjoys Scottish oatcakes. Clarence House’s official Instagram page recently shared the three-ingredient recipe which “are commonly eaten at breakfast or served up with a cheese board.”

They are said to be a mix between a cracker, biscuit and pancake, and can be served warm with banana or peanut butter for breakfast.

Camilla also has an unusual favourite snack – raw peas! On a school visit to Slough, England, Camilla told students: “I tell you what I really like – eating peas straight from the garden. If you take them straight from the pod they are delicious and really sweet.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a black and white striped apron, holding a plate of food with a fork.

Meghan enjoys healthier options

Meghan Markle

Meghan has an extremely healthy diet and likes to start her day with a green juice – and it’s also the only version of a takeaway she eats!

Speaking of her fast food choices, she told The Chalkboard: “A green juice. That’s fast. And it’s food.” She continued: “It’s been many moons since I went through a drive-thru.”

Anne, Princess Royal, in a white blouse, examines raw meat on a green surface.

Anne’s habits are famously odd

Princess Anne

Out of all of the members of the royal family, it’s well-known that the Princess Royal has plenty of unusual habits when it comes to her diet. According to the MailOnline, Anne has never been one for decadence or indulgence when it comes to mealtimes and has even been known to serve her dinner guests pork pies or “anything by Fray Bentos,” a supermarket brand of tinned meat.

It’s also been reported that the late Queen’s daughter often has a bizarre request for her bananas – preferring them to be out of date. Former royal chef Darren McGrady previously told TODAY: “[Princess Anne] almost always preferred the bananas almost black – overripe – because they digest easier.”

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Queen Elizabeth II Princess Kate King Charles Prince William Queen Camilla Meghan Markle Princess Anne

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