Prince William has access to the greatest cuisine in the world, from banquets with foreign dignitaries to his father King Charles's Duchy Royal Organic British produce – but what does William really eat in private?
In 2022, the father-of-three visited a community garden in Newquay in what was his first official visit to Cornwall in his role as the Duke of Cornwall, and he was unexpectedly questioned about his diet habits by nutritionist Monique Hyland, where the Princess of Wales revealed precisely what he eats and even his secret indulgences when his wife, Princess Kate is out of town.
After their insightful conversation at Newquay Orchard, Monique told Cornwall Live that William was "a little bit nervous to begin with when I asked him what he ate yesterday". However, the questioning was all part of a nutritional quiz and William got off to an impressive start. "He was okay to start with as he had a healthy breakfast", however, by lunchtime William's diet became a lot more indulgent...
Breakfast
William completed a full nutrition sheet when he attended the community space and it was noted that his "healthy breakfast" had consisted of two eggs, wholemeal toast with butter, apple juice and a cup of tea.
In a trip to Swansea in 2022, the father-of-three revealed that he also enjoyed cooking a full English breakast. "I do a good breakfast, sausage, bacon and eggs," he told a group of children while cooking with them in a small church kitchen.
Lunch
Monique confirmed that William often relies on other people to buy his food: "He admitted someone had got him a 'rubbish sandwich' for lunch", which he washed down with a glass of water.
William's father, King Charles, famously doesn't eat lunch, and usually on a public outing, the Prince of Wales follows this rule, although he will help himself to samples when offered.
Dinner
Prince William's mid-week dinner the night before his visit had been a simple meal of white fish, however the royal also has other passions, including a hankering for pasta. Former royal chef Darren McGrady revealed that William enjoyed mac and cheese while as a child, and his wife revealed on A Berry Royal Christmas in 2019 that William had cooked her bolognese when they lived together during their university days.
William is unlikely to season his dinners with anything too spicy as Princess Kate revealed ahead of their royal tour of India in 2016 that while she is a fan of hot food, her husband "struggles" with spices.
Royal correspondent Katie Nicholl previously told Vanity Fair that Prince Willam adores it when Kate cooks him roast chicken: "In the evenings she indulges her hobby of cooking William’s favourite supper, roast chicken."
However, if neither William or Kate feel like cooking on a day, the pair are known to enjoy a takeaway, with the royal confessing to enjoying food from Nando's. During the BBC documentary, Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health, which aired in May 2020, William stated: "Everyone loves a Nando's. In fact, the policeman who’s on with me again [today], he's the one who gets me the Nando’s the whole time. It's his fault."
What Prince William snacks on
During his trip to Nequay, William ended up having "a chocolate brownie and a glass of red wine". In a very relatable way, the royal appeared to have consoled himself after the "rubbish sandwich" with a less healthy, but very comforting-sounding snack. William went on to describe the delicious sounding banana and chocolate brownie and added that he also enjoyed two to three cups of coffee for a further energy boost.
Growing up, William was quite partial to a sausage roll, with Darren McGrady perfecting a recipe for the royal and his younger brother, Prince Harry, which they would eat after school. The snack would be enjoyed alongside some mashed potatoes, baked beans and a dollop of ketchup.
How does Prince William take his tea?
As William - who is a doting dad to Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis - chatted to students at Newquay Orchard he joked he needs a few cups of tea a day for the caffeine boost because "the kids keep me up at night". According to Prince Williams's nutrition sheet, he takes multiple cups of tea per day with milk and sugar.
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