The late Queen Elizabeth II was a big fan of Kate Middleton’s chutney, which was often given to her as a Christmas gift on her breakfast table at Sandringham.

for daily mailRoyal author Ephraim Hardcastle claims the Princess of Wales vehemently refused to reveal the secret family recipe for the savory treat, even if it meant passing on requests for jars as charity donations.

In an apparent betrayal of the future Queen of England, her sister Pippa published the ingredients in a Diamond Jubilee book called A Celebration.

It’s unclear whether she got Kate’s permission before revealing the secret formula.

According to the official ingredient list, it includes a mixture of bone marrow, onions, apples and dates, hence the name “Grandma’s Marrow Chutney.”

in a review article my london In 2022, Amber-Louise Large revealed her experience making chutney for the Queen, but sadly failed to do so.

“‘A gift fit for a queen,’ I imagined myself jokingly giving a jar of homemade bone marrow chutney to my in-laws, like the current Princess of Wales. “Wow,” they would respond. “You shouldn’t do that, ” Luckey wrote at the time.