Speaking of tea… You might as well try a cup of the queen's favorite. It's been reported that Her Majesty often enjoyed Twinings of London Earl Gray Black Tea — a classic and all-natural selection that includes notes of citrus and bergamot — with a splash of milk and no sugar.
Earl Grey Tea
It is the tea most associated with royalty in general and Queen Elizabeth specifically, and there is no question that its popularity was enhanced by being her majesty's favorite.
McGrady also shared that the Queen's favorite meal is "probably" afternoon tea. "The Queen had afternoon tea every day, wherever she was in the world.
The recipe for Queen Elizabeth's afternoon tea snack was simple: Butter two slices of soft, white bread and slather one in strawberry jam—preferably handmade from Scottish strawberries grown in the gardens of Balmoral Castle, the Queen's summer home in Scotland.
The Queen preferred grilled fish or chicken, served simply with vegetables. She generally skipped starches like potatoes, grains, or rice during her evening meal. What is this?
Chef Darren McGrady's vegetarian stuffed bell peppers may have been Princess Diana's all-time favorite recipe, as she came into the kitchen to request it for lunch at least a few times a week, he told Delish.
Queen Elizabeth prefered to keep it simple when it came to breakfast. A bowl of Special K with some assorted fruits was apparently her go-to meal to get the day started the right way. On special occasions, she allegedly treated herself to some scrambled eggs and smoked salmon if she felt like it!
Before you ask, according to her former butler Grant Harold, she's a stickler for tradition. The Queen drinks loose leaf tea, which once it's brewed is poured through a strainer into a bone china cup, before a splash of milk is added.
Chocolate biscuit cake was the late Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake, and this is the authentic no-bake recipe from former royal chef Darren McGrady.
Apparently, she heads to bed at 10.30pm each evening in order to get a good night's sleep. The bling is stunning, obviously. Regular exercise is also said to help with sleep and Kate leads an active lifestyle, often talking about how she loves to get outdoors – it's thought that she runs or walks every day.
Cheddar cheese
There are several cheesemongers who are fit to serve the queen. Paxton & Whitfield, Britain's oldest cheese shop, has a royal warrant from Her Majesty, as does D.
The queen's former private chef says she favors strawberry preserves made from fruit picked from her Balmoral Castle grounds in Scotland.
Does the Queen ever cook for herself? McGrady says that while Prince Philip was an “amazing chef” and regularly enjoyed cooking on the grill and having family BBQs on the Balmoral estate, and the younger royals like William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, all enjoy cooking, the Queen herself stays out of the kitchen.
Jam pennies
From the age of 5, Elizabeth was served these in her nursery and they apparently remained a favourite for 90 years. Essentially, these are just jam sandwiches – but we think we'll call them “pennies” from now on too. Alternatively, you could try these little shortbread versions instead?
Tea and biscuits
A piece in Hello! revealed that her all-time favorite biscuits were Chocolate Bath Olivers which are crunchy cookies enrobed in chocolate.
Revealed: Why blue is the Queen's favourite colour... and why she doesn't like beige. Many have wondered what Her Majesty's favourite colour is - until now. Vogue magazine has studied every outfit she has worn in the last 12 months and found that blue is known as royal for a reason.
These Buckingham Palace Shortbread Cookies are rich, tender, and buttery. They were among the late Queen Elizabeth's favorite sweets for her afternoon tea. This recipe is from the Buckingham Palance Pastry Chef, John Higgins.
The company's Royal Warrant dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria, but it was Queen Elizabeth II who was known to carry a tea bag or two in her purse, so she would never miss tea time. Now that's dedication.
Darren says: “According to reports, Prince Charles favours drinking Darjeeling tea with honey. “This signifies someone has a personality that isn't afraid to take risks in order to get what they want, considering Darjeeling is a spicier acquired taste.
She preferred a cocktail of two parts Dubonnet to one part gin, garnished with lemon.
Kellogg's, Quaker Oats, and Weetabix all hold royal warrants. However, she likes her cereal to be served from Tupperware, which she believes keeps it fresh.
Eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight — as the Queen did — are key to having a long and healthy life .
The queen also had dry gin martini and this secret was revealed by her cousin Margaret Rhodes. And finally, the queen had her last drink of the day, a glass of champagne before she went to bed. These four drinks are only what we can call a royal concoction of class and elegance!
One of the last places Princess Diana visited before her death was the Ritz Paris hotel — or more specifically, "L'Espadon," the hotel's restaurant, for dinner on August 31, 1997. It has been reported that Diana's last meal consisted of Dover sole, vegetable tempura, and a mushroom and asparagus omelet.
In The Crown this season, the two women even meet up for lunch after the big engagement. But did this really happen in real life? According to Andrew Morton's biography, Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words, written with his subject's cooperation in 1992, it did.