The Royal Family makes sure to take good care of all of its Christmas Day guests – including the four-legged ones!
Darren McGrady, one of Queen Elizabeth II’s former chefs, opened up about the family’s holiday meal traditions at Sandringham (the queen’s palace in Norfolk, England) in a recent interview with Yahoo Style UK.
Darren called the feast “a military operation” requiring “months of planning.” The British army has even loaded the equipment and food onto army trucks for the big day.
“I remember the fruit and vegetable supplier: he would have six or 10 cases of pears and we would look them and chose the 12 we wanted,” Darren said. “I thought, ‘this is what it’s all about, using the best ingredients.’”
Christmas Day means “so much food” after church. Food items have included two dozen turkeys (about 30 pounds each), roast potatoes, boar’s head, foie gras, and Christmas puddings.
The children – like Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – eat “smaller,” less seasoned portions separately in the nursery, though it’s “pretty much” the same menu.
The dogs even have even gotten their own special treats, called “the royal corgi’s menu!”
“We had to feed the corgis too,” Darren McGrady said.
This year, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle will reportedly have their own “small Christmas with just immediate family.”
