T.tables set with precious silverware and fine china, dishes prepared by starred chefs and served by impeccable butlers? Not at Princess Anne’s house! According to the British weekly Hello!the second child of Queen Elizabeth confirms her reputation also in her eating habits and in the treatment of her guests: she is a royal who, in addition to waste, he does not like to waste time – and money – in the kitchen.
At dinner at Anna’s, stingy princess
It seems, in fact, that those lucky enough to be invited to lunch or dinner at Gatcombe Park, the home of the 71-year-old princess in the countryside of central England, can only expect canned food. Anna’s “strong point” would be the meat pies in a can and heated in the oven of the Fray Bentos, his favorite brand; or the pork piethe traditional pork pies in a crust that can be purchased for a few pounds in British supermarkets.
Princess Anna’s secret in the kitchen? Frozen foods
Another favorite dish includes anything that can be defrosted quickly, served with a side of boiled potatoes, peas, or green beans. And finally? A penguin ice cream for a few cents, pulled out of a package always purchased at the supermarket. Anna herself has admitted in the past that she always tries to get rid of her guests as soon as possible, adding: “They can eat ice cream in the car”.
Princess Anna (right) with her daughter Zara (Kika)
The kiwi (on the stock exchange) of Anna of England
Recently, Zara Tindall, the princess’s second child, revealed the habit that she helps her mother to fight fatigue during the long days passed from one official engagement to another: to get up, Anna – who in the coming weeks will be in Papua New Guinea representing Queen Elizabeth and for the Platinum Jubilee – always carries a kiwi in her bag, which she eats in a car or helicopter.
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