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The Royals & Their Food: 29 Tidbits You Never Knew

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The Queen's Favorite Drink was...

A gin and Dubonnet. Dubonnet is a sweet wine-based aperitif composed of a blend of fortified wine, herbs and spices (fermentation stops when alcohol is added). Despite the rumors you might have read about the Queen throwing back four drinks a day, Chef McGrady says it's all rubbish. McGrady says when she was going to have wine with dinner (which was rare), she'd have sweet German wine.


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