Queen Elizabeth may be a royal but her Royal Highness still craves burgers like the rest of us, her former chef has revealed.

Darren McGrady shared how the Queen often requested the fast food essential whilst staying at her summer residence in Balmoral.

Darren was head chef in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace from 1982 to 1993.

Basingstoke Gazette: Photo of a selection of burgers via Canva/Pixabay.Photo of a selection of burgers via Canva/Pixabay.

Does the royal family eat fast food?

Speaking to Insider, the top chef shared how he would make burgers out of deer shot by royals during a day of hunting.

The chef would then stuff the venison with other ingredients, including cranberries.


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If that wasn't already steps above the classic McDonald's Big Mac, the Queen's eating habits might surprise you even further.

Chef Darren told Insider: "Her Majesty's Victorian upbringing dictates that the only thing you would pick up and eat with your fingers is afternoon tea."

"She, therefore, does not eat fast food but does enjoy a burger now and again.

"They would have burgers, but not the buns. So they would eat it with their knife and fork."