We know all about her penchant for sponge cake, scones, and the (alleged) six standard drinks per day, but did we know HRH was also a fan of a simple jam sanga?

Yes, in some royally good food news, it seems bread, jam and a smidge of butter is the afternoon snack that has been keeping Queen Elizabeth satisfied for the past 91 years.

The Mirror spotted this juicy morsel in a YouTube video about the Buckingham Palace gardens, hosted by former royal chef, Darren McGrady.

The Savoy Hotel-trained chef, who worked for the Royal Family for 15 years, said: “The Queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl, she’s had them for afternoon tea ever since.”

“Simple, just bread and jam with a little butter – usually strawberry jam. We’d make the jam at Balmoral Castle with the gorgeous Scottish strawberries from the gardens.”

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So what exactly is a jam penny, I hear you ask? The traditional afternoon tea treat is your run of the mill jam sandwich, cut into a circle the size of an old English penny. So if you now have the mental picture of a tiny Queen Elizabeth nibbling on a tiny jam sanga, you’re welcome.

It’s also previously been reported that QEII is a fan of a well-buttered tuna mayonnaise sandwich, presumably cut into a tiny shape too. Wonder if she has the tuna before or after the jam?

Starting the day with cereal from a tupperware container, indulging in a lunchtime cocktail, snacking on an afternoon sarnie and sneaking in a bit of choccie before bed? Royals – they’re just like us!

Minus the private strawberry patch in a Scottish castle garden, of course.

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