This Is What The Queen Eats In A Day

If we were royals, we imagine ourselves eating caviar for breakfast, Roast Dinner for lunch and oysters for dinner, washing it all down with Dom Perignon champagne.

But actually, our Queen loves to eat the same kinds of things that we mere mortals munch on every day.

According to The Telegraph, the head chef to the royal household Mark Flanagan provides the Queen with menu suggestions, which she can approve by ticking off or crossing out.

You'd think this would make her incredibly picky, but Darren McGrady, a former chef in the royal kitchens, said that the Queen is 'not a foodie' and she 'eats to live, unlike Prince Philip who loves to eat and would stand and talk food all day'.

So if she's not eating lobster and coq au vin every day, what is she eating?

The Independent found out that Queen Elizabeth is a fan of a lot of our kitchen staples, many of them are very British.

According to BT, Her Majesty starts her day with a freshly brewed pot of Earl Grey tea (no milk or sugar) served in a bone china cup, with a few biscuits.

She then moves on to breakfast, which normally involves cereal; according to The Telegraph, Special K is her favourite, while Kellogg's, Quaker Oats and Weetabix all hold royal warrants.

Occasionally, she'll opt for toast, smothered in Wilkin & Sons jam, and sometimes she'll have scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and truffle.

Her Majesty enjoys a gin (served with lots of ice and Dubonnet) and for lunch has something simple, like fish with vegetables. According to Darren McGrady, she has a 'no starch' rule when she's eating alone, meaning no potatoes, rice or pasta. This could go some way to explaining how she manages to stays in such good shape.

And just as we imagined, she takes afternoon tea every single day. It's served with finger sandwiches like cucumber, smoked salmon, egg and mayonnaise, with the crusts removed. She'll also have jam pennies – tiny raspberry jam sandwiches that are cut into circles the size of an English Penny. (We wonder whether they stamp her face on those, too?)

Afternoon tea will also include McVities rich tea biscuits, scones and cakes.

Dinner is predictably fairly refined; she'll dine on fillets of beef, venison, pheasant or salmon from farms in royal-owned Sandringham and Balmoral.

But just like us, the Queen has a sweet tooth and loves chocolate, whether it's from luxury brands like Charbonnel and Walker or supermarket staple Cadbury's.

And last but not least, she finishes her day with a glass of champagne, likely chosen from one of the eight champagne brands that have been given royal warrants, including Bollinger, Lanson and Krug.

Okay, so maybe she does eat like royalty after all.