As the King of Britain, it's highly likely that Charles has unlimited access to a talented group of royal chefs at the snap of his fingers so it's easy to imagine that mealtimes at Buckingham Palace are filled with luxurious banquets.
20.09.2023 - 14:31 / ok.co.uk
King Charles will be served a mushroom dish on his visit to France - said to be among his favourites as it reminds him of Queen Elizabeth II. The 74 year old monarch is set to attend a lavish banquet at the Palace of Versailles alongside Queen Camilla on Wednesday.
The menu will reportedly include a porcini mushroom gratin, a favourite of the King as well as his late mother, who died aged 96 in September last year.
Mushrooms are also said to remind the King and Queen Consort of the late monarch as Charles was out foraging for the fungi just before her death in Scotland. But it has been claimed that foie gras is off the menu as the King has banned it from his British residences due to the way it is prepared.
Asparagus is also said to have been excluded because it is out of season - so shipping it would be damaging to the environment, a cause close to the King’s heart. Michelin-starred chefs Yannick Alléno, Anne-Sophie Pic and Pierre Hermé have been selected to prepare the banquet’s menu, which was sent to London for approval.
All three are said to be known for their use of foie gras - which is considered cruel as it is made by force feeding ducks or geese to fatten up their livers. A source told the Daily Mail: “The King has banned foie gras from his residences in Britain, so there was no possibility of him eating it in France.
He doesn't want asparagus that is out of season either, because shipping it in is environmentally damaging, but there will be a mushroom gratin, which was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth. “We understand that Charles was out foraging for mushrooms just before his mother's death in Scotland.” Wines costing more than £400 a bottle are also said to be on the menu for the banquet at Versailles - including
.As the King of Britain, it's highly likely that Charles has unlimited access to a talented group of royal chefs at the snap of his fingers so it's easy to imagine that mealtimes at Buckingham Palace are filled with luxurious banquets.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree - even if you’re UK royalty.
There are very few people who don’t enjoy a good boogie from time to time, and members of the Royal Family are no exception. From an early age, the late Queen Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret had ballet lessons provided by London’s renowned Vacani School of Dance, which also taught a young Prince Charles years later.
King Charles III thanked workers at a sawmill in Aberdeenshire that has bought thousands of tonnes of timber from a nearby royal estate. The Monarch made his second visit to the James Jones and Sons Limited sawmill at Aboyne, which has bought timber from the Balmoral Estate for more than 34 years.
King Charles could “bring his family back together again” by granting Prince Harry a property in the UK, which would allow him to hold onto a vital royal role.
given the royal titles of prince and princess.Now, one expert on the Sussex saga is speaking out — saying that King Charles, even if well-intentioned, made the absolute wrong decision.Tom Bower, author of “Revenge: Megan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors” told the Express recently that Charles’ made a “terrible mistake” by throwing the royal lifeline to his California-dwelling grandkids — saying that the move could well end up embarrassing and even damaging the sovereignty.By decree, Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, are now sixth and seventh in line to the British throne, despite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex making the noisiest of exits from the Firm, back in 2020. “Harry and Meghan have undermined the monarchy,” Bower said.
Rumours are swirling that King Charles is keen to "hit the reset button" and reconcile with Prince Harry, amid reports that the US-based Prince is looking to return to the UK.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have split opinions on how often they want to return back to the UK for visits, an insider has claimed.
King Charles is particularly fond of one cocktail which he enjoys drinking before bed, according to a close friend of the monarch.
Prince Harry has been told he must "give notice" to King Charles if he wants to stay at Windsor Castle after he was denied a room earlier this month.
they randomly encountered King Charles, who was out for a hike. In video footage that was shot before they ran into the 74-year-old monarch, the cyclists were joking about seeing a “minor royal” after several Land Rovers drove past.“I don’t care for the royals but it would be cool to see Charlie,” one of them remarked. Then, one of them seemed to clue in that it wasn’t a joke, and it really was the King they were spotting.
King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped out together for a black tie dinner event in Paris!
King Charles' famous 'hunky' kilt-clad assistant was spotted by his side once again as he and Queen Camilla landed in France.
King Charles has banned a food that was famously loved by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, from all residences he will be visiting during his three-day visit to France with Camilla today.
King Charles' relationship with his younger son Prince Harry is currently believed to be at an all time low and, as a consequence of their fall out, the monarch has missed out on a close relationship with his two grandkids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
King Charles has met Scots schoolchildren who are learning rural skills on an estate he helped to save.
At the time of Queen Elizabeth II's death, the monarchy had already been rocked by the ongoing scandal linked to Prince Andrew and the way Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from their roles as senior royals - before leaving the Firm altogether. But thanks to King Charles' measured approach and decades of steady experience the public eye, the first 12 months of his reign have been a success.Taking over from the longest reigning monarch in British history was not easy feat to approach, but royal experts have been unanimous in their praise for King Charles, with one leading expert telling OK! that the palace will be looking back on the King's first year on the throne with "justified satisfaction".
King Charles III will be welcomed to Kinross by its community groups and residents tomorrow.
It's well known that the royal family must obey a series of strict rules and codes of conduct at all times whether that be attending events, adhering to specific protocol or arriving in a certain order.
Everyone knows that the Royal Family must abide by a series of strict rules and codes of conduct at all times, whether that is adhering to specific protocol, attending events or arriving in a certain order. While those seem enough to remember, there is another rule that affects Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.