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Queen banned three foods at royal feasts - including 'poisoning risk'

Queen Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles, shared some of the culinary customs and rules that come with royal dining – including foods banned by the late Queen Elizabeth II

State banquets, held up to three times a year at either Windsor's St George's Hall or Buckingham Palace's grand ballroom, are more than just meals, according to Tom, the son of Queen Camilla. He said: "This is not mere eating, rather a brilliantly choreographed ballet, 'souffle' diplomacy at its finest, as kings and queens, princes, potentates and presidents sit down to revel in the eternal power of the shared table. There is no man who knows more about food and farming, from the best of British cheeses, through rare breeds of sheep and cow, to heritage varieties of plum, apple and pear, than the King."

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