Afternoon tea has been a royal tradition since Queen Victoria’s day, and according to former Buckingham Palace chef Darren McGrady, it was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite meal. But stopping for tea, sandwiches and cakes between lunch and dinner isn’t only a civilized, adults-only affair, as McGrady recently told U.K. coffee retailer Coffee Friend.
The former royal chef worked for Princess Diana at Kensington Palace after leaving Queen Elizabeth’s employ, and he said William and Harry had their own teatime rituals. “During the week, Prince William and Prince Harry would be at Ludgrove at school so they wouldn’t be there for tea, it would only be at Easter or Christmas or the summer at Balmoral that they’d get to spend time with the rest of the Royal family at afternoon tea,” he shared.
