existBritish QueenThroughout the legend’s life, she has been tight-lipped about her specific likes and dislikes, although she has awarded “Royal Warrant” badges to many products. However, members of the royal family or royal staff occasionally reveal to the public some of the queen’s preferences, such as her favorite palaces, dresses, and even cake flavors.Here are 10 of Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite things:
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The Queen’s Favorites:chocolate
According to Adam Lee, chief chocolate chef at Charbonnel et Walker, a company specializing in high-end chocolate, the Queen is “a ten-minute lover of flowers” when it comes to eating chocolate. Even though he shouldn’t reveal the specific chocolate flavours the Queen preferred, he later strongly implied that those flavours were Rose and Violet Cream. “I didn’t say anything, I didn’t say anything,” he said with a smile.
The Queen’s Favorites:drinks
The Queen is said to be a “man of habit”. Until the age of 95, she still enjoys a glass of Dubonnet and gin every day before lunch. But doctors advised her to give up her favorite drink in 2021 for health reasons. In the same year, however, the monarch’s favourite alcoholic drink received a Royal Warrant, bearing the words “By appointment to HM the Queen” and the official badge on the bottle.
The Queen’s Favorites:cake
According to Darren McGrady, the Queen’s former Queen Chef, the Queen’s favourite afternoon tea cake is a rich chocolate biscuit cake. He said: “This is probably the only cake that has to be repeatedly sent to the royal dining room until it’s all eaten. If the Queen doesn’t eat it all at Buckingham Palace, the rest will be sent to Windsor Castle. , so that the Queen can continue to savor it there.”
The Queen’s Favorites:color
As we all know, the Queen of England likes blue, whether it is deep sapphire blue or light azure blue, both are favored by the queen; and the color blue also has a deep history in the royal history. According to a 2012 study by Vogue, the Queen wore blue on 29 percent of the state occasions she attended that year. In addition, another major proof that blue is her “lucky” color is that she often wears blue to participate in horse races.
The Queen’s Favorites:cosmetic
Just before her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II commissioned Clarins to design a lipstick color to match her coronation robes, making her known for using the brand’s makeup for her coronation. After that, she still regularly uses the brand’s products (Clarins has a Royal Certificate of “Skin Care and Cosmetics”). There are rumors that the misty flawless powder and jade hand repair cream are the must-have cosmetics and skin care products of the Queen of England.
The Queen’s Favorites:jewelry
Even though the Queen’s jewelry collection is very rich, the Queen always likes to wear a three-strand pearl necklace. Her favorite necklace was a gift from her dear father, King George VI, who died in 1952. Leslie Field, author of “The Queen’s Jewels,” said: “The Queen thought this three-strand necklace was the perfect necklace for her. She wanted to follow her mother’s and grandmother’s way of wearing a pearl necklace every day. She didn’t Wearing diamond necklaces to charity lunches, because it is traditional for ladies to wear pearl necklaces during the day.”
The Queen’s Favorites:Jam Pennies (small round jam sandwiches)
When the Queen was in Royal Kindergarten, she ate Jam Pennies. Made from bread and jam, this simple refreshment is cut into circles the size of the old British currency ‘penny’. While this refreshment isn’t the most extravagant sandwich, the Queen still enjoys it as an adult. According to McGrady, her former head chef, “The Queen also loves cucumbers, cream cheese and mint.”
The Queen’s Favorites:TV show
Given Coronation Street’s royal-related title, it’s no surprise that the Queen has become a fan of the series. But surprisingly, she’s also a fan of science fiction, falling in love with The Otherworld back in the 1960s when it first aired, and her kids watch it regularly.
According to reports, the Queen’s favorite doctor is the ninth doctor, Christopher Exton. When it comes to more traditional TV shows, the Queen’s favourite is said to be Downton Abbey. According to the source, she would “point out the inaccuracies of the show, and she would do so in part because she was so familiar with Highclere Castle, where the show was filmed.”
The Queen’s Favorites:place
Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s Scottish residence, is known to be her favourite spot, where she and her family spend every summer. Princess Eugenie mentioned in the documentary celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday: “I think Grandma was happiest when she was at Balmoral Castle and she really liked those high places. Grandma would walk, picnic and walk the dog here. , and she really has a lot of puppies, so you see puppies everywhere! And people keep coming in and out, coming and going. From a family perspective, we’re all here, so for grandma and grandpa , the castle is a lovely place, we all go to the castle to see them both, and it’s a place where you can relax, breathe fresh air and stretch your muscles.”
The Queen’s Favorites:music
Wartime national anthems, musicals and even songs by members of a boy band are on the Queen’s list of favourites. A BBC Radio 2 documentary revealed her top 10 favourites, including “Oklahoma” by Howard Gere, “The White Cliffs of Dover” by Vera Lynn, and “The White Cliffs of Dover” by Fred Astaire. Cheek to Cheek, Sing by Gary Barlow and Military Wives Choirs.
The Queen’s cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, revealed before the Queen’s death: “The Queen loved plays and musicals such as The Showboat, Oklahoma! and The Golden Spear.”
“These melodies stick in people’s minds, and they’re perfect for dancing with… The Queen has great dance skills and a great sense of rhythm.”
original:Yahoo Life UK
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