It’s no secret that Queen Elizabeth is partial to a gin or two, but she also likes to eat healthily. As anyone aiming to hit their five-a-day would, the sovereign enjoys her fruit. However, she has a somewhat unconventional technique for eating bananas.
Queen Elizabeth II eats bananas with a knife and fork in order to avoid looking “like a monkey,” according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.
The chef originally revealed the curious fact in his book, “Eating Royally,” but his spokesperson confirmed it to INSIDER on Thursday.
McGrady (who was also personal chef to the Princess of Wales) explains in the book that the queen’s preferred method of eating a banana is to cut off the top and bottom, slice through the skin lengthways to allow easy removal, chop the fruit into small pieces, and then eat them with a fork.