The real secret to the King’s Diet isn’t the nuts and seeds — it’s a strong, stirred, not shaken martini. But Queen Camilla prefers a glass of red wine…
King Charles starts his day with nuts and seeds. But there is another, essential part of his diet that comes later in the day: a strong cocktail.
Royal commentator Gordon Rayner claims the King likes a martini that is half gin and half dry vermouth, topped with an olive or lemon twist.
And let it be taken before dinner every night.
It has been suggested that the king even takes the ingredients with him when he travels abroad – along with his own glass.
Stirred not shaken: King Charles in high spirits as he sipped Hepple Gin during his visit to Moorland Spirit Company’s Morpeth Distillery in 2018
Queen Camilla prefers to drink red wine. Pictured: The Queen during a visit to a Chilean vineyard
While Queen Camilla also takes her drink of choice on vacation, she prefers her own supply of red wine, usually from the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux.
The king’s martini has to be served a certain way, according to Mr. Rayner.
He told the Telegraph: ‘When he travels abroad he takes his own spirit with him to be mixed by his staff to his exact taste, while the Queen sources her own red wine. , usually from the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux.
“The King may sip a glass of wine during dinner, but his martini is actually his only drink of the day.”
According to earlier reports, Her Majesty enjoys the drink stirred, not shaken.
The 74-year-old king remains conscious of his health.
During his stays at his Balmoral estate, his bodyguards were said to have had a running joke about who joined the King on his “quiet stroll” each day.
The king’s drink of choice is a martini, half gin and half dry vermouth, garnished with an olive or lemon twist (stock image)
Raise a glass: King Charles and Queen Camilla with TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh in 2005
His daily endeavors are far from ‘leisurely’, involving an hour-long trek across hills and moors, making it a struggle for even half his age.
The king, who is 5ft 10in, maintains a weight of 11lbs and 5lbs, giving him a near-perfect body mass index of 22.8, according to Mr Rayner.
Although it can be hard to resist elaborate banquets during his royal duties, Charles maintains a flexitarian diet where he avoids meat and fish two days a week. On the third day, he will avoid dairy products.
