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From fussy eating to health-conscious, royals such as Prince William and Prince Harry have overhauled their diets over the years.
As children, rich, chocolate treats and processed foods were their top priority, but they have been replaced with a nutrient-rich menu cooked at home. Join us as we explore the changing taste buds of the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Sussex and more royals…
Royal chef Darren McGrady revealed there was one thing off the menu for young Prince William and Prince Harry.
“I’ve certainly never seen packaged food with any of the royal babies,” he told TODAY.com. “Why would they buy packaged food when the queen has 20 personal chefs?”
Homemade purees made from chicken and vegetables were served as starters, followed by steamed apples and pears for dessert. As they grew older, they were eventually swapped for comfort meals – but they weren’t always healthy.
“They liked comfort food dishes. They loved banana flan, anything with banana really, banana ice cream. They loved things like mixed grills, burgers, pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken and cream chicken sauce… They were royal children but they still had children’s palates.”
And what’s one thing that many children struggle to eat? Vegetables. While William now often chooses to eat healthy vegetarian meals – including vegetable kebabs and lentil curry with his wife Kate – Darren admitted he had to be bribed to eat veggies as a child.
One of his favourite dishes was crispy skin-on chicken with mac and cheese, but when their nanny was in the house, the trade-off was one floret of broccoli for every piece of chicken!
The royal’s late mother Princess Diana reportedly loved fish, but raw seafood is one of the few dishes that the royal family tend to avoid at public events due to the risk of food poisoning.
