Princess Anne is a beloved member of the Royal Family and is often hailed for her commitment to the monarchy. Year after year, she is crowned the Firm’s hard-working member, even surpassing her brother, King Charles.
Despite her rare health woes over the years, like her suspected horse accident last year, Princess Royal manages to stay in top form and carry out engagements, which is thought to be largely influenced by her diet. Anne is known for liking practical, healthy, and vitamin-rich foods that seem to keep her in peak condition. While she is reportedly skipping lunch like her brother, the princess has a healthy breakfast to fuel her for the day.
Her favourite breakfast foods seem quite unique, like overly ripe bananas and kippers.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady previously explained while speaking to TODAY: “Princess Anne almost always preferred the bananas almost black – overripe – because they digest easier.”
Like her late mother, Princess Royal eats kippers for breakfast. These are packed full of nutrients and contribute to health and longevity.
Her love of the salty fish was revealed by a complimentary letter she previously sent to Fortune Kippers, a 140-year-old company based in Whitby, Yorkshire.
The company’s website revealed the accolade the Princess Royal gave them: “Members of the Royal Family have also been known to enjoy our kippers, and HRH Princess Anne has written to Barry and Derek telling them how much she enjoys their kippers.”
Kippers are salty, oily fish that are most commonly eaten at breakfast time.
They can be served on their own or with eggs.
Queen Elizabeth II was also believed to be a big fan of kippers and would enjoy them regularly and often.
According to former royal servant Charles Oliver, they were one of the late monarch’s favourite breakfast foods, as he wrote in his book ‘Dinner at Buckingham Palace’.
He revealed the late monarch “has been partial to kippers since the war years” and that when she and Princess Margaret were exploring around different areas of Windsor Castle, they came across a “compelling aroma”.
