Revealed: Is this what Princess Anne used to feed her children Zara and Peter when they were younger?

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When it comes to the Royal family, they're like most parents with the choice of food they give their children.

• Princess Anne used to feed her children Zara and Peter pies and choc ices for dinner as it’s revealed what she would serve dinner guests.
• The choice of dishes seem quite unusual for someone in the Royal family but it goes to show no matter how royal they are, they are likely to buy types of food that would be found in the average kitchen.
• It comes after the favourite foods of Prince George and Charlotte compared to what their young royal relatives like to eat were revealed.

Princess Anne was partial to serving up pies and choc ices to dinner guests, it’s been revealed.

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‪🐞🐛This morning The Princess Royal visited Lydbrook Primary School to see how the pupils are learning about nature and wildlife outdoors.‬ ‪HRH spoke to pupils who were pond dipping and studying mini beasts, before opening their new Wellbeing Garden. ‪💦🏊‍♀️The Princess then visited Bathurst Pool, to celebrate 100 years since it first opened to the community. ‪HRH met volunteers and committee members, and unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion.

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According to a background piece on the Princess Royal on MailOnline, the Princess serves her dinner guests pork pies or ‘anything by Fray Bentos’, along with boiled potatoes and either peas or green beans, whichever she can defrost quickest. She used to serve starters, too, but now regards them as a waste of time. She explained, ‘After all, one wants everyone out of the house by 9.15pm at the latest. For pudding, I pass them a choc ice to eat in the car.’

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And if you’re wondering why, it’s apparently because she distrusts fancy talk and fancy food.

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🚂 📖 The Princess Royal, Patron of @Savechildrenuk, has read “Thomas and the Royal Engine” to close the charity’s Save with Stories campaign. Save with Stories was launched to support vulnerable families in the UK and around the world, in response to the pandemic. HRH became President of Save The Children UK in 1970, and has travelled across the world to meet volunteers who are working to keep children safe, healthy and happy. Head over to @savechildrenuk for the full story.

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Among those famous faces who have regularly dined are Alan Titchmarsh, Sir Bernard Ingham, Ann Widdecombe and Geoffrey Boycott.

It’s also been revealed that to celebrate turning 70 next month, the Princess Royal is expected to celebrate the milestone birthday with a glass of barley water and a modest cake from the Mr Kipling range.

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The Princess Royal is presented (virtually) with the Regimental Medal of The King’s Royal Hussars @kingsroyalhussars to commemorate her 50 years as their Colonel-in-Chief (1969-2019) 💂‍♀️ HRH inspected the @britisharmy troops on Parade @royalhospitalchelsea via video link.

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But will there be candles on the cake on August 15? Princess Anne once said, ‘I can never see the point of candles. Why bother lighting them if you’re just going to blow them out?’

Unlikely then.