Reigning Sweet Tooth: Late Queen Elizabeth II Was 'Absolutely' Addicted to One Irresistible Treat

Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022, lived a long life "full of great health," according to a former royal aide.

However, Her Majesty loved to indulge in the occasional dessert, aides say, which led Britain's longest-reigning monarch to develop a sweet tooth for one delectable treat.

Former royal chef Darren McGrady told Hello! Elizabeth II was addicted to chocolate. The late Queen was also said to sometimes enjoy puddings and various cakes during her afternoon tea.

"She is absolutely a chocoholic," McGrady revealed. "Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie."

The Queen also enjoyed biscuits (cookies), which led the well-known palace chef to share when he was there, she enjoyed "Chocolate Bath Olivers."

The regal cook continued, "The Queen has been eating chocolate biscuit cake for years, and it’s a favorite one out of all the cakes. She has a little slice. It comes down to the kitchen and then we keep it safe because it has to go up again tomorrow. And it goes up again and again and again and again every day until it's all gone. Definitely her favorite cake."

"The royals never have square sandwiches," according to Graham Newbould, another former royal chef. "Tradition has it that anyone presenting them with pointed-edge food is trying to overthrow the throne!"

And while Her Majesty may have been a stickler for protocol, she was not above going rogue when [she felt] peckish. "At Balmoral," dished McGrady, "she'd eat fruit from a plastic yellow Tupperware container!"

If you were ever lucky enough to be invited to dine with the late sovereign you hopefully didn't show up expecting a nice, big plate of garlicky pasta because there was one palace food rule that could never be broken: no garlic!

"She hated the smell of it; she hated the taste of it," McGrady stated. "Messy foods like spaghetti were also taboo, as were onions, ketchup, curry and shellfish. Blackberries and raspberries were banned as well, as they have seeds that might have gotten stuck in Elizabeth's teeth; for the same reason, tomato and cucumber seeds had to be removed."

"Game, steak with mushroom whiskey sauce, and smoked salmon pâté were among her favorites," he further added. "For the most part, she stuck to the same dishes week in and week out."

He concluded, "Afternoon tea was also a must."

Then-Prince Charles once said his family was "obsessed" with it and that everything stops at 5 P.M. for the daily ritual, which usually includes scones, potted shrimp and dainty cucumber sandwiches always cut just so, with the crusts trimmed and the corners rounded off.