Princess Anne's stomach-churning diet revealed ahead of key Coronation role

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Princess Anne carried out no fewer than 214 engagements last year despite the bereavement of losing the late Queen.This week it was announced that the Princess Royal has been given a leading role in the Coronation - where the King's sister will act as "personal aide-de-camp" riding behind Charles and Camilla on horseback following the ceremony.

Her busy role shows no signs of abating - but what does Princess Anne eat to fuel so many public appearances? The royal is said to skip lunches, just like the King, meaning a filling breakfast is vital to get through long days of visiting places and meeting people around the country.As reported by the Mirror, the Princess is said to favour practical, healthy and vitamin-rich foods over rich and indulgent meals - so no fry-ups.However, there is one aspect of Anne's diet that is rather out of the ordinary - the way she eats bananas.Anne is said to start her day with a bowl of fruit, according to Palace staff - although this looks very different to a regular fruit salad.

It's been widely claimed that Anne prefers them her bananas to be overripe and even going mouldy.Darren McGrady, a former chef to the royals, previously told TODAY: "Princess Anne almost always preferred the bananas almost black - over ripe - because they digested easier."Brown bananas are typically much sweeter because all the starch and chlorophyll in the fruit has broken down into sugar.

This is why they are often used in baking.Royals traditionally always eat with cutlery - and this means Anne won't eat hers the traditional hand peeled way.Chef Darren explained: "First, the ends of the banana are cut off.