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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Queen Elizabeth Would Eat Four Meals a Day—And Would Ration One Thing "Until It Was All Gone," Per Former Royal Chef

A headshot of Queen Elizabeth wearing a burgundy hat and coat while laughing .

Queen Elizabeth wasn't exactly known as a foodie, favoring traditional, simple meals instead of overly fussy royal dishes. But even though she ate a relatively healthy diet, former royal chef Darren McGrady said there was one particular indulgence she couldn't resist.

"She is absolutely a chocoholic," McGrady told Hello in 2016 of the late Queen, who died in September 2022. "Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie [a layered chocolate pie with white and dark chocolate and chocolate shavings]."

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