Royal family rules cover everything from words to avoid to fingernail polish to use. And the protocol includes guidelines for the children. For instance, Kate Middleton and Prince William’s three children don’t get to eat with their parents, even on Christmas.
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Find out the reason that Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince Louis don’t get to sit at official royal family dinners with Kate and William. And learn what a former royal chef revealed. Get all the details below.
Kate Middleton’s Children Can’t Eat Christmas Dinner With Her
When the royal family gathers for official dinners and holidays, Kate Middleton and Prince William know the rules for children. And they follow the protocol by arranging that their offspring Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, and Prince George sit at the kids’ table rather than with their parents.
The reason? Children in the royal family cannot “sit with the adults until they have learned the art of polite conversation,” former royal chef Darren McGrady revealed via the NY Post.
And even at Christmas, the three children will dine with their nannies in the nursery. The royal family believes that children should eat separately until they get old enough to understand public affairs of state.
“The children always ate in the nursery until they were old enough to conduct themselves properly at the dining table,” recalled McGrady.
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And as the chef for the late Queen Elizabeth for about 15 years, McGrady also knows what the Queen used to enjoy. For instance, the chef shared that she liked to eat jam sandwiches, known as “jam pennies,” during high teatime.
And McGrady explained, “The queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl. She had them for afternoon tea ever since.”
Chef Reveals Favorite Royal Family Foods
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But McGrady also shared that the queen loved spending time at her summer residence, Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Once settled in, she enjoyed jelly made from fresh strawberries grown in the garden.
And she ate her jam sandwiches with butter, cut into little circles the size of an old British penny.
Other royal family treats include scones topped with sweet jelly and clotted cream. But beyond childhood pleasures like jam sandwiches, the queen enjoyed gin.
And she particularly liked the cocktail Pimm’s Royale. That drink consists of one part Pimm’s Gin and two to three parts Sprite or lemonade.
Lemons, strawberries, mint, cherries, cucumbers, and borage (starflower) can also go into the cocktail. And McGrady joked, “Some members of the royal family measure it the other way around.” But in regard to the ratio of gin to juice, he added, “I’m not saying who they are.”
In addition to Queen Elizabeth, McGrady served as a chef for other members of the royal family. For instance, he cooked for Prince William and his brother Prince Harry when they resided at Kensington Palace. And he also prepared meals for Princess Diana.
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