"HRH typically starts [the day] with a simple cup of tea and biscuits, followed by a bowl of cereal, famously served from Tupperware." Yup, just like your mum, the monarch keeps her Cornflakes in a plastic storage box until it's time to eat them – as she believes it's the superior way of keeping them fresh.
Queen Elizabeth II was a fan of an American cereal brand
According to MyLondon News, the cereal that Queen Elizabeth would enjoy to start her day was actually Kellogg's Special K. And at times, she would jazz up her bowl of cereal with some fresh fruit.
"Some Kellogg'scereal from a plastic container, which she'd serve herself. And some Darjeeling tea." She'd serve herself? As far as the specific cereal she eats, McGrady told The Telegraph back in 2015 that it's usually Special K with fruit.
Her preferred daily breakfast was a bowl of Kellogg's breakfast cereal — yes, that Kellogg's. Her two favorites were Special K and Corn Flakes. According to Vogue, she was even known to forego the milk and bowl and just snack straight out of the plastic container the cereals are stored in!
Breakfast. 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!
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.
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?
She particularly likes Special K and Corn Flakes, and usually dines alone at 9:00 a.m. The Queen sometimes adds macadamia nuts or dried fruit, like apricots, into her cereal as well. Other days, she'll opt for toast with marmalade instead.
Today one of the UK's best-selling biscuits, McVitie's have used the brand name Rich Tea since 1891. Another of the Queen's favourite foods was breakfast cereal, along with a cup of Earl Grey tea ... and, according to Paddington, a marmalade sandwich. RIP, amazing lady.
Royal biographer, Katie Nicholl, is quoted as saying that cucumber sandwiches, fruit cake, and more Earl Grey tea were on the menu. McGrady shared the in-depth, but simple, cucumber sandwich the Queen favored on his YouTube channel.
Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, a royal, and, one of the most famous women in the entire world, but she was also a Brit to the core, evidenced by her lifelong love of fish and chips.
As part of his breakfast regime, Philip would seat himself ready at a table laid out by Palace servants in keeping with royal habits. Cereal and porridge oats were kept in Tupperware boxes and two types of marmalade and a bottle of maple syrup would be in place.
While porridge is clearly a favourite of the Queen, it isn't the only breakfast food that she loves to indulge in. The Queen's former servant Charles Oliver revealed what the controversial food was in his book 'Dinner at Buckingham Palace'.
O'Grady spoke about how Queen Elizabeth was never a fan of McDonald's or KFC but did in fact have a hankering for one kind of fast food in particular. The food? Hamburgers. Yes, Her Majesty was similar to the majority of the population in the sense that she loved a hamburger just as much as the next person.
Tea and biscuits
The Queen started her day with a cup of hot Earl Grey tea with milk, no sugar, and a few biscuits. In England, cookies or crackers are called biscuits. A piece in Hello! revealed that her all-time favorite biscuits were Chocolate Bath Olivers which are crunchy cookies enrobed in chocolate.
The Queen likes her fish and chips cooked and served in an unusual style, according to her former personal chef.
When it's time to treat herself, McGrady revealed that all the Queen wants is a piece of chocolate biscuit cake. The cake is reportedly made in-house (or, more appropriately, in-palace), and Her Majesty consumes one slice per day.
chocolate biscuit cake from the British royal kitchen
Chocolate biscuit cake is Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake ~ she would take a small slice every day with her tea, until the cake was finished, and then she'd start on a fresh one!
Mealtimes with the queen
Once queen, Victoria's breakfast usually included porridge, fish, eggs on toast, 'fancy breads', and in later years, finnan haddies, a form of smoked haddock. Of course, she did not necessarily eat everything on offer, but felt it was important to have a choice.
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.
According to the royal's former personal chef Darren McGrady, she loves eating her tried-and-true “jam penny” every day, which has been a staple in her diet for many years. The sandwich is simply made up of three ingredients: bread, jam and butter.
While the latter would hardly be scorned at a special occasion, the Queen is normally fond of foods such as Cornflakes, sausages, Dover sole with vegetables, eggs, and sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
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.
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?
Although a fan of seafood, there was one ingredient the Queen, as well as Prince Philip, hated: oysters. In his book Dinner at Buckingham Palace, former royal servant Charles Oliver wrote: “Inevitably there are one or two things the Queen and her husband do not like, and the hosts are duly warned in advance.