The Queen is used to having meals cooked by a private chef and indulging in fine dining on a regular basis.
But even in the palace mishaps can occur, and Her Majesty once found a SLUG in her dinner and wrote a firm note to the chef after the incident.
According to former royal servant Charles Oliver’s book, Dinner at Buckingham Palace, the Queen and Prince Philip are given a notebook to share feedback on meals. However, when the Queen found the offending creature on her dish, she took matters into her own hands.
She is said to have removed it from her meal, torn off a piece of paper from the notebook and laid the slug on top. Charles said the Queen had left a scathing note on the pad that said: “I found this in the salad – could you eat it?”
The footman said that the book is usually provided so the royals can write down dishes they want to try again, but that it usually remains blank as the Queen is “not fussy” about food. Charles added: “However, when she has a guest to an informal lunch and they reveal definite likes and dislikes – such as an objection to fried potatoes or Brussels sprouts – the Queen will make a discreet note for future reference. This is duly recorded by the kitchen and remembered, should the guest come again.”
And the British monarch has reportedly banned certain food from her Buckingham Palace kitchens, with Darren revealed: “We can never serve anything with garlic or too much onions.” Darren, who worked for the royal household for 15 years, said the Queen has a royal menu book that is completed by the chef. He explained: “The chef does three days menus and that gives us enough time to get all the produce in and prepare it. When the menu book goes up to the Queen she put a line through all the dishes she doesn’t want.”
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