Kate Middleton’s fizzy drinks and favourite cocktails behind closed doors

The Princess of Wales often joins her husband Prince William on royal outings where she samples food and drinks, but little is known about what’s on the couple’s drinks trolley behind closed doors.

Princess Kate strikes a balance between nutrient-rich smoothies to start her day and alcoholic tipples when her three kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have gone to bed. Here’s everything we know about the royal’s drinking habits…

Green smoothie

What better way to kickstart your day than with a healthy smoothie? According to the MailOnline, the mother-of-three blends a combination of kale, spirulina (a type of algae), matcha (green tea leaves), spinach, romaine, cilantro (coriander leaves) and blueberries together for her nutrient-rich morning drink. 

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This could be the secret to her glowing skin, and it will likely be a go-to as the Princess of Wales is known to prioritise her health.

Water

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Hydration is key when you’ve got a schedule as busy as Kate’s. She has been spotted swigging from a bottle of water on several occasions, from the Wimbledon Championships in 2012 and 2021 to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. 

As well as watching sports, the Princess is known to get stuck into activities such as rowing, so it’s no surprise that she had water on hand to help fuel her workout during a training session with the Sisterhood Cross Channel rowing team in 2007.

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She has even been known to swap alcohol for water at royal engagements. During a toast in Singapore in 2012, she raised a glass of crisp, cold H20.

Soft drinks

When she wants to pack a flavour punch that water just can’t deliver, Kate may turn to soft drinks. 

Former royal butler Grant Harrold, who worked for Queen Elizabeth, King Charles, and Prince William for more than a decade, told HELLO!: “The royals do love a fizzy drink, more so the younger senior royals than the older ones. We always had fizzy drinks around for them. They also like squash, orange squash.”

When Kate was suffering from morning sickness, it was suggested that she consume lots of fluids and flat coke. Alison Edwards, senior lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University, said: “Flat coke has been found to help here as can arrowroot or ginger. Some women swear by travel bands. Small low fat meals can help and avoiding anything spicy.”

Alcoholic tipples

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Kate has been pictured getting stuck into Guinness tastings in Ireland, but it’s not the only tipple the Princess enjoys.

Some of her go-to spirits include tequila and gin and tonic, the latter of which William reportedly makes for his wife during a quiet evening at home.

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Cocktails are also occasionally on the menu, including spicy margaritas, which she was spotted sipping at the 2023 Houghton Hall music festival in Norfolk. One of Kate and William’s favourites was the ‘Crack Baby’ cocktail, consisting of vodka, champagne and passionfruit juice, served at their wedding in April 2011.