Just to be clear: there\u2019s likely not a big ol\u2019 book of royal protocol sitting around anywhere, about foods members of the royal family avoid or otherwise.However, there are some foods\u2014many of them staples in most people\u2019s diets\u2014that the royals avoid for various reasons.It makes Prince Harry\u2019s aversion to lobster\u2014which Meghan Markle revealed on the latest season of With Love, Meghan\u2014more understandable.<\/p>\n
In the brand new season of Netflix\u2019s With Love, Meghan\u2014which released all eight episodes earlier this week\u2014Meghan Markle<\/a> confessed to chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s that her husband Prince Harry<\/a> doesn\u2019t like lobster. To this, Andr\u00e9s jokingly responded, \u201cAnd you married him anyway?\u201d\n<\/p>\n Meghan Markle in ‘With Love, Meghan’.<\/p>\n Jake Rosenberg\/Netflix<\/p>\n While royal protocol shifts over time and is typically unwritten\u2014and not recorded in a big book of royal rules somewhere deep in the walls of Buckingham Palace\u2014there are a few foods that the royal family is known to avoid eating for various different reasons. One of these foods, actually, is shellfish, which former royal butler Grant Harrold told The Daily Express<\/a> was because \u201cWhen dining, the royal family has to be careful with shellfish due to shellfish poisoning. You will not normally find this on the royal menu.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Shellfish\u2014including prawns and crab\u2014carry a higher risk of food poisoning, \u201cas they\u2019re often eaten uncooked and can accumulate bacteria from their surrounding water,\u201d according to Hello!<\/a>. Avoiding them is a way to \u201cmitigate risk,\u201d the outlet added.\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton eating. To mitigate the risk of offensive bad breath, royals also avoid garlic, a factoid confirmed by none other than Queen Camilla<\/a> herself. While appearing on MasterChef Australia in 2018, when asked about prohibited royal foods, she said, \u201cI hate to say this, but garlic. Garlic is a no-no.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Charles and Camilla eating in San Francisco in 2005.<\/p>\n Also firmly on the \u201cdo not serve\u201d list\u2014but for a more ethical reason? Foie gras, the French delicacy that King Charles<\/a> banned from being served at all royal residences, including Buckingham Palace.\n<\/p>\n Back in 2008\u2014when he was still the Prince of Wales\u2014Charles wrote an open letter to animal rights activists in which he said, \u201cI just wanted to reassure you that the Prince of Wales has a policy that his chefs should not buy foie gras.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Prince Louis eating a marshmallow in 2023.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n More surprisingly, royals also don\u2019t take sugar with their tea, according to Harrold, who was a butler for Charles from 2004 to 2011. He said, per The Mirror<\/a>, that he had never seen a member of the royal family choose to have sugar in their tea, despite being offered the chance to do so.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Charles\u2014who Hello! reported preferred to stay away from artificial sweeteners\u2014adds honey to his tea instead. This is not surprising, as he has many beehives at his country home, Highgrove\u2014a hobby his daughters-in-law Kate Middleton<\/a> and Meghan Markle have both picked up, too.\n<\/p>\n Meghan Markle and Princess Lilibet take part in beekeeping together.<\/p>\n Meghan, Duchess of Sussex\/Instagram<\/p>\n Charles is (missing one of the true pleasures in life and is) not a fan of chocolate, sticking with his theme of avoiding processed sugars. That wasn\u2019t the same for Queen Elizabeth<\/a>, Charles\u2019s mother, \u201cwho reportedly had a big sweet tooth,\u201d according to Hello!.\n<\/p>\n \u201cCharles goes more for the fruit options,\u201d former royal chef Darren McGrady previously explained<\/a>. \u201cHe would much rather have an orange, olive oil tea cake, or banana bread.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Also confounding? During her long life, Queen Elizabeth avoided starchy carbs like pasta, bread, and potatoes which\u2014while the healthy route\u2014surely robs one of life\u2019s pleasures, right? Anyway, the late Queen preferred grilled fish or chicken with vegetables on the side, as well as avoiding heavy foods in midday meals to keep her energy up to tackle her ever-packed schedule. Makes sense.\n<\/p>\n Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n Princess Diana on her final birthday on July 1, 1997.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n
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