Why Prince William and Kate Middleton’s kids can’t eat with them — even on Christmas
nypost.comMirror.The cook also revealed that even for Christmas, the trio will eat with their nannies in the nursery until they become of age to be more presentable during public affairs of state.“The children always ate in the nursery until they were old enough to conduct themselves properly at the dining table,” McGrady explained.The food connoisseur worked for the late Queen Elizabeth for about 15 years and previously dished all about the meals that she used to eat on a daily basis.The royal, who died last year, once claimed on his YouTube channel that the monarch loved to munch on jam sandwiches during high teatime.“The queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl.
She’s had them for afternoon tea ever since,” McGrady said.When the queen would spend time at her summer residence, Balmoral Castle in Scotland, fresh strawberries were picked from the garden and used for the jelly spread.Butter and jam make up the delicacy and are cut into small circles the size of an old British penny.
As for scones topped with sweet jelly, the sovereign was also a fan of adding clotted cream.The Queen was also a fan of her gin and loved sipping on the cocktail, Pimm’s Royale.The beverage involves mixing one part Pimm’s Gin and two to three parts Sprite or lemonade, as well as lemons, strawberries, mint, cherries, cucumbers and borage (starflower).“Some members of the royal family measure it the other way around, but I’m not saying who they are,” McGrady cheekily joked in regard to the amount of juice-to-gin ratio.Alongside the late royal, McGrady also worked for other members of the family, including Princess Diana, William and his brother Prince Harry when they lived at Kensington Palace.
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