THE QUEEN enjoys her dinner in front of the television, served on a tray, according to a royal biographer.

Lady Colin Campbell says that the monarch does away with formalities at meal times because it’s “homelier.”

Speaking on the Channel 5 documentary Secrets of the Royal Kitchen she explained: “She eats her dinner off a tray looking at the television.

“She likes it. It’s homely, it’s cosy, and it’s comfortable.”

Following dinner, the chefs would then send up a bowl of fruit for her majesty to choose from, however, they were mindful to make sure they were in season.

Former Buckingham Palace chef Darren McGrady said: “You try and serve strawberries to the Queen in January and it’s off to the tower you’re really in trouble.”

According to the chef the Queen decides what she will be eating a few days in advance.

He explains: “The Queen has a royal menu book that’s completed by the chef and the chef does three days’ menus and that gives us enough time to get all the produce in and prepare it.

“When the menu book goes up to the Queen she puts a line through the dishes that she doesn’t want.

“If she’s out for dinner she’ll put a line through the page and if she’s got guests coming she’ll put 2 or 3 so we know she’s entertaining.”

Fellow chef alumni Des Sweeney adds: “She has a HB pencil and she’d tick one or add something that she would prefer.”

“She knows what she likes, nothing too spicy. She meets too many people, and they can smell garlic on her breath or last night’s curry.”

Lady Colin agreed adding: “The Queen doesn’t eat garlic and the Queen doesn’t serve garlic because she’s concerned that garlic clings to the being and you can smell it on the breath.”

Secrets of the Royal Kitchen airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 5

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