At 96 years of age, The Queen has become a creature of habit, following the exact same schedule each morning.
Her Majesty has a specific regime, involving everything from the finest tea to an unbelievably precise bath. But while some may presume the Queen only enjoys the finer things in life, she is just like the rest of us when it comes to guilty pleasures, MyLondon reports.
The first thing the Queen eats each day is what some of us would call "naughty". Her Majesty famously has a very sweet tooth and has previously been described as a "chocoholic".
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Apparently her go-to before breakfast snack is a few chocolate biscuits. But which type of biscuit does she like? Former royal chef Darren McGrady said: "When I was there… Chocolate Bath Olivers.”
Darren has previously said: "She is absolutely a chocoholic. Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie," he added.
Makers Huntley & Palmer describe Chocolate Olivers on their website as: “Rich, dark chocolate, generously enrobed around a crisp slow-baked biscuit Chocolate Olivers are the ultimate biscuit indulgence, made using a patented recipe from the 1930s, which includes hops and malt, with the thickest, richest dark chocolate."
With her cheeky breakfast treat, The Queen will have her first cup of tea. It is said that Her Majesty prefers Earl Grey with no sugar and the occasional drop of milk. While it may surprise you to learn of the Queen's obsession with sweet treats, she is not the only royal who loves chocolate.
At the time of Afternoon Tea, the Queen will have another cup of Earl Grey tea and sample cakes such as ginger cake, jam pennies and chocolate biscuit cake. The chocolatey treat is also a favourite of her grandson Prince William. In fact, he loved the cake so much that he had it as his second wedding cake at his 2011 nuptials to the Duchess of Cambridge.
It's well known that Prince William has a sweet tooth like his grandmother. During a video call to schoolchildren before Easter a few years ago, Catherine revealed that William couldn't stop eating their supply of Easter chocolate.
As the couple wished everyone a Happy Easter, William reassured them that: "There will be a lot of chocolate being eaten here, don't worry!" Before his wife quickly replied: "You keep eating it!"
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