Christmas with the Royal Family is full of timeless traditions, like opening presents on Christmas Eve to playing a game of soccer with the Sandringham estate staff. But along with gag gifts and watching The King’s Christmas speech—and before him, Queen Elizabeth’s broadcast—there’s quite a bit of eating involved. Former royal chef Darren McGrady told Smooth Spins Casino that Christmas Day especially "was very traditional," and if you didn't like the menu, you could go fend for yourself.
Describing a typical routine on December 25, McGrady—who formerly worked at Buckingham Palace, and later for Princess Diana at Kensington Palace—said men and women would receive different breakfasts. "The men would come downstairs and have breakfast, then the ladies would actually have breakfast trays in their room," he said, explaining that the men would get "a full English breakfast" while the women had "a lighter breakfast, so lots of fruit."
