King Charles III and tea time (definitely not royal)

Tea time is an indispensable tradition in and around London, and in royal residences it is certainly no exception; For king Charles III however, the “rite” is very different from what one might imagine, shaped according to one’s tastes and needs.

Small pastries and slices of cake are never lacking, but the sovereign has an indispensable culinary passion when the clock strikes five in the afternoon, crackers with chopped basil. To reveal the unusual choice was the son Harryin a passage from his now well-known memoir Spare, remembering the first time that Meghan Markle met Charles and Camilla. At Clarence House, in front of a roaring fire, treats “surgically arranged” afternoons, cheese sandwiches and biscuits.

An unusual choice, but which basically does not surprise that much. Charles III has always been a champion of organic farming, a convinced environmentalist (not just in words) and loves to bring to the table what his farms produce. The cookies that Harry mentions in Shoot are the Duchy Organicwhich the king has been producing for thirty years (in partnership with the Waitrose company since 2010) among the flagships of his company Duchy Originals, founded in 1990.

All proceeds, 30 million pounds according to the most accredited estimates, have always been donated to charities that support farmers working in the English countryside. And anyone who thought that Charles, once on the throne, would put aside his passion, was very wrong. It’s just a few weeks ago that a job advertisement was reserved for students interested in working in Sandringham for the harvest season. In fact, the king has a farm here too, a guarantee of locally sourced food, for tea time and more.