Duchess of Cornwall's unusual food confession
THE Duchess of Cornwall has dined on haute cuisine prepared by the world’s top chefs but yesterday she confessed there is nothing she likes to eat more than raw peas.
Camilla, 65, revealed her love for the simple vegetable during the launch of a national competition to encourage youngsters to grow produce for a harvest festival celebration at Westminster Abbey.
When interviewed by eight-year-old reporter Annika Matharu from Godolphin Junior School in Slough, Berkshire, the Duchess said: “I like them cooked but I tell you what I really like - eating peas straight from the garden.
“If you take them straight from the pod they are delicious and really sweet.”
The Duchess then opened up about spending time with her own five grandchildren saying: “I take all my grandchildren down to the garden and they spend hours and hours eating peas.”
She laughed as she joked: “They eat and they eat until they are almost sick.”
The Duchess launched British Food Fortnight’s new competition which is challenging schoolchildren from across the country to create a harvest box of food.
Winning entries will be invited to a celebration in October at Westminster Abbey - where William and Kate married - attended by a host of celebrities.
In a speech, Camilla told school staff and pupils: “As you know, we had a rather special family wedding in the Abbey not so long ago - so I’m sure that, in this magnificent setting, right in the heart of London, it will be a memorable occasion for the 800 children attending.
“Learning how to grow cook your own food can be a real adventure - even if it has to compete with iPods and YouTube.”