Jacqueline Kennedy installed a young French chef from New York in the White House kitchen, ushering in a new frontier of sophisticated dinner-party diplomacy. There is undoubtedly power in how a nation’s leaders and their families eat. To lower his carbon footprint, the king goes vegetarian two days a week, and gives up dairy on another.īut can Britain’s first green-minded monarch persuade a nation that loves Sunday roast, chips and chicken tikka masala to embrace the locally grown, organic, climate-friendly diet that he follows? For breakfast, he requires a selection of six honeys and a special mix of muesli, and to end a meal, a plate of local cheese. King Charles III and Queen Camilla lean heavily on fruit and vegetables, preferably organic and from their own gardens. The royal couple likely won’t eat any of it. There are even Jack Russell-themed cakes in honor of the king and queen consort’s rescue dogs, Bluebell and Beth. British supermarkets are brimming with packages of coronation cupcakes, hoppy coronation ale and coronation crisps seasoned to taste like king prawn cocktail.
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