Queen Camilla "Can't Bear" Eating One Food Item "Raw or Cooked," and She's "Not a Fan" of Several Unexpected Ingredients, Either

"I could fill a book with all my cooking disasters."

Queen Camilla wears a white coat and hat and eats something
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Following the revelation that King Charles refused to "change" one breakfast habit, Queen Camilla's own dietary requirements have been reported. The Queen's son, Tom Parker Bowles, shared the unexpected ingredients his mother won't eat, and the one vegetable she refuses to touch.

Speaking to Parker Bowles for the Daily Mail, Queen Camilla shared, "I can't bear peppers, raw or cooked." She continued, "I'm not a fan of offal either, aside from very good liver. And I avoid chilli and garlic too, unlike my son."

The Royal Family abides by certain food rules, which are religiously followed by the royal chefs. It was previously confirmed by former royal chef Darren McGrady that garlic was essentially banned from the royal kitchens, and that Queen Elizabeth II wouldn't eat it.

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 20: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Tom Parker Bowles, Queen Camilla (wearing the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, which was worn by both Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II) and King Charles III watch the racing on day one of Royal Ascot 2023 at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2023 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Queen Camilla told her son, "I can't bear peppers, raw or cooked."

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As for the food she does enjoy eating, Queen Camilla gave her son a long list. "One of my favorite foods is baked beans on toast," The Queen noted. "Always Heinz. And freshly cooked fish and chips, wrapped in paper. That smell. You cannot beat proper fish and chips."

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"I'm not a fan of offal either, aside from very good liver," Camilla explained.

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Queen Camilla even discussed what she would include in a "last supper," noting that it "would probably involve my own asparagus, with lots of butter." However, The Queen also admitted that not everything she attempted to cook turned out well. "I could fill a book with all my cooking disasters," Camilla told her son.

She continued, "I'm not a natural baker, to say the least. As for baked potatoes...many a poor, incinerated specimen has been found in the bottom of the Aga, put in, then forgotten about."

But when it comes to peppers, garlic, and chilli, they're unlikely to be on the menu anytime soon.

Amy Mackelden
Weekend Editor

Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.