IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12859, 6 May 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)

IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.

The tea used in the Royal Household is always bought in a. quaint, old-fashioned .-•hop in Pall Mall, where it has been purchased during the reigns of the King's five immediate predecessors.

The • blend is, of course, one of extra lino flavour and aroma.

When a dinner is given at Windsor or Buckingham Palate fish to the extent of at least £30 worth is ordered; but for an ordinary family dinner three kinds of fish are put. on the table, whiting, which was a favourite with the late Queen, being almost invariably one of them. A sirloin of beef is cooked every day, and is put on the sideboard cold for luncheon.

The King in partial to Gorgonzola cheese, with which tie takes a crust of home-made bread.

The Queen is said to preier Cheddar, as did also the late Queen Victoria. His Majesty's wine, which is well known to be incomparable, is kept in the cellars of St. James' Palace, and is* conveyed in basketfuls of three dozen each to whereve. the King may be, this practice being followed more for the accommodation of the household and guestsespecially the latter —who naturally yearn to taste the King's wine.

Since his recent illness the King—neverf an excessive drinker—is obliged to be very abstemious in regard to liquors. The clerk of the Royal kitchen receives a salary of £700 per annum, the chef the same salary, and the confectioners £300 and £250 respectively.