Graphologists have long busied themselves studying Prince Charles’s handwriting in the ‘black spider memos’ for clues as to the personality of our future King. And in recent months kinesicists have been wheeled out from obscurity to sit on breakfast show sofas to opine on Harry and Meghan’s body language in that interview.
But perhaps royal watchers are looking in the wrong place for insight. ‘Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.’ So declared the celebrated gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
Diana apparently liked to wander into the royal kitchens to cook her own pasta and chat with the chefs which provides a glimpse into the discomfort she felt at the perceived constraints of her position. But what of the other royals?
The Queen
Demonstrating her quiet discipline, former Royal Chef Darren McGrady reports that the Queen shuns starchy carbs in favour of lighter options, such as grilled fish or chicken, wherever she can.
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