All the food King Charles eats each day from seeds to eggs and foraged plants (2024)

All the food King Charles eats each day from seeds to eggs and foraged plants (1)

The King's favourite meals (Image: Getty)

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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • What does King Charles III drink?
  • What food has King Charles banned?

As head of the British Royal Family many fans expect King Charles's meals to be characterised by fine dining and a menu that is fit for a King.

But it turns out that many of the the monarch's meals are simple and easy to replicate.

Charles is said to follow a very healthy diet which includes homegrown vegetables, small meals and eggs from his chickens at Highgrove House.

And whilst enjoy an alchoholic drink or two, the King does have some particular requests, as well as one big no-no.

Express.co.uk takes a look at the monarch's favourite foods and treats.

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Breakfast

The King is known to favour an egg dish for his breakfast.

In 2020, Clarence House famously revealed one of Charles's favourite brunch recipes, which was cheesy baked eggs.

Posting a picture of the eggs to Instagram at the time, Clarence House wrote: “The Prince has also shared one of his favourite recipes, Cheesy Baked Eggs, which can be made by using any number of our great British cheeses.”

The monarch is also keen on nuts and seeds in the morning, along with a cup of tea, according to royal journaist, Tina Brown's book "The Palace Papers".

In the book, an incident is mentioned in which a guest was inspecting the breakfast buffet at Highgrove "when he lifted a tureen that offered Charles' preferred heap of Linseed."

Tina wrote: "Prince William said: 'Oh no, don't go near the bird table, Stephen, that's only for Pa'."

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King Charles samples an oyster in Whitstable in 2013 (Image: Getty)

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Lunch

It has been famously reported that King Charles views lunch as unnecessary and therefore does not eat it so he can fit in more royal engagements.

The monarch's eating pattern was revealed in 2018 when Clarence House released a list of 70 facts to mark the then-Prince Charles’s 70th birthday.

Number 20 on the list is that “The Prince does not eat lunch”.

According to former royal correspondent at the Telegraph, Gordon Rayner, King Charles believes that lunch is a "luxury" that interferes with his busy work schedule.

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    Dinner

    The monarch is said to go big on seasonal cuisine as well as using fresh produce produced at his own estate.

    He also has a soft spot for Italian cuisine, according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.

    And one of Charles's favourite dishes is a rack of lamb sous vide with wild mushroom risotto, McGrady claimed.

    The royal has previously claimed to try and follow a mainly plant-based in order to reduce his carbon footprint.

    He told the BBC in 2021: "For years I haven’t eaten meat and fish on two days a week and I don’t eat dairy products on one day a week."

    Charles is said to enjoy a coddled egg with every meal which is an egg boiled for about two to three minutes.

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    Charles and Camilla sample some cheese as they tour a market during visit to Looe (Image: Getty)

    What does King Charles III drink?

    The King's favourite tea has previously been revealed to be Darjeeling with honey and milk.

    And according to the Sunday Times, he only likes it made with loose tea leaves in a teapot, "with the ration being one teaspoon of leaves per each cup of tea, plus one for the pot."

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    The King dislikes foie gras (Image: Getty)

    What food has King Charles banned?

    There is one type of food the monarch hates so much that he's banned it from all royal residences.

    The King - who was even praised by animal rights organisation PETA - has banned the French delicacy foie gras from all menus served at his royal residences.

    Foie gras is made from an abnormally enlarged duck or goose liver due to a disease called hepatic steatosis and is known as one of the most expensive delicacies in the world.

    The gourmet dish, which is made as a result of a liver disease called hepatic steatosis, is widely known as one of the most expensive delicacies in the world.

    The monarch even banned the delicacy from being served during his latest visit to France in September.

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