The Queen's empire includes hotels, castles, horse racing tracks and also a McDonald's. Yes, the Queen technically owned a McDonald's in the U.K and here is all you need to know.
According to multiple sources, the Queen's McDonald's is located at the Banbury Gateway Shopping Park in Oxfordshire, approximately 80 miles away from Buckingham Palace. The fast food joint sits on the land that is part of her Crown Estate, owned by the Sovereign. So, technically, the Queen owns a McDonald's.
King Charles' III property empire includes 7 McDonald's, a Victoria's Secret, and an Apple store.
That's right — the golden arches at Oxfordshire's Banbury Gateway Shopping Park was owned by the queen, and it shows.
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The slick French fine dining restaurant is said to be The Queen's favourite restaurant.
He did enjoy good food, but really didn't need to consume very much. He loved entertaining guests at meals in the dining room at Garden Lodge and was able to disguise his non-eating by making sure everyone else was ok during the meal.
There are six Queen Elizabeth restaurants: The Britannia Restaurant. The Britannia Club Restaurant. The Princess Grill Restaurant.
The Queen's empire includes hotels, castles, horse racing tracks and also a McDonald's. Yes, the Queen technically owned a McDonald's in the U.K and here is all you need to know.
Does the Queen ever cook for herself? McGrady says that while Prince Philip was an “amazing chef” and regularly enjoyed cooking on the grill and having family BBQs on the Balmoral estate, and the younger royals like William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, all enjoy cooking, the Queen herself stays out of the kitchen.
Mr McGrady also said that Gordon Ramsay could never be a chef at Buckingham Palace “because of his ego”. He spent more than a decade cooking for the queen at Buckingham Palace and Balmoral before moving to Kensington, where he cooked for Princes William and Harry, and Diana, Princess of Wales, before her death in 1997.
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The queen's personal fortune stems from her ownership of art, jewels, investments and real estate, which includes Balmoral Castle in Scotland — where she passed away on Thursday — and Sandringham House in England. Together, those assets are valued at $500 million, Forbes estimates.
As of March 2022, the Crown Estate reported almost $19 billion in assets. Its holdings include over 287,000 acres of agricultural land and forests, various retail properties across the U.K., almost all of Regent Street, and about 55 percent of U.K. foreshore.
The monarch still maintains an officially-appointed Swan Keeper, and the ceremony still takes place on the Monday of the third week in July. The monarch has a prerogative over all swans in England and Wales. The Swan Keeper also despatches swans all over the world, sent as gifts in the monarch's name.
Apparently, she heads to bed at 10.30pm each evening in order to get a good night's sleep. The bling is stunning, obviously. Regular exercise is also said to help with sleep and Kate leads an active lifestyle, often talking about how she loves to get outdoors – it's thought that she runs or walks every day.
The Queen preferred grilled fish or chicken, served simply with vegetables. She generally skipped starches like potatoes, grains, or rice during her evening meal. What is this?
Meg cooks for herself and Harry every single day." Meghan cooks at Hubb Community Kitchen, the inspiration for her cookbook. Yes, Meghan Markle, married to the brother of the future king of England, prepares a home-cooked meal on the daily.
John Lewis, Waitrose, Asda, Primark and a host of other businesses have already said they will be shut in the UK on Monday to mark the proceedings. A McDonald's spokesperson told the BBC that they took the decision to close the restaurants as they "want to allow our people to pay their respects in the way they choose".
McDonalds is one of the shops that will be closed on Monday 19th September for the Queen's funeral. The business closures caused by the bank holiday on the day have split opinion, and will allow individuals and businesses to pay respect to the longest-reigning monarch on the last day of national mourning.
This includes the entirety of Regent Street and around half of St James's in London's West End as well as retail property across the UK in locations including Oxford, Exeter, Nottingham, Newcastle, Harlow, and Swansea.
While the royal family have their own personal chefs to give them whatever food any of them desire, they have been known to enjoy the odd takeaway now and then. This includes The Queen, who usually samples the fish and chips from a takeaway near the Balmoral estate.
The Queen was said to have four meals a day but only eat small portions at each. She began her day with a cup of Earl Grey tea (Fortnum and Mason, and Twinings are thought to have been favoured) and a biscuit followed by a bowl of Special K, poured from an airtight Tupperware container to keep the cereal crunchy.
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