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This Is the One Food Royals Can't Eat, According to Duchess Camilla

In news that will come as a shock for many lovers of a certain bulbous, delicious ingredient, there is apparently one food and one food only that royals aren’t allowed to eat. Found in cultures’ cuisines around the world, it seems as though the humble but decidedly supreme garlic isn’t allowed on royal plates. Much like not wearing red nail polish, messy buns (unless you’re Meghan Markle, that is), and going sans nylons, this is apparently as much a matter of royal protocol as any. Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, appeared on MasterChef Australia earlier this week and explained exactly why.

“I hate to say this, but garlic. Garlic is a no-no,” the duchess said.

“So garlic is a no-no?” one of the show’s judges asked. “Because you’re talking, chatting?”

“Yes, exactly. So you always have to lay off the garlic,” she said.

This news is, to be sure, exceptionally tragic—but it’s not the first time the royal family has come out as anti-garlic. Back in 2016, we discovered that Queen Elizabeth II is royally averse to the stuff (the Queen, let it be said, is “not a foodie at all”). As it turns out, it seems as though she might have set a bit of a precedent.

As former Buckingham Palace kitchen chef Darren McGrady said all the way back then, “When [the Queen] was at the table, there was no garlic at all,” he said. “She was very Victorian and believed when she was brought up that you don’t eat garlic—because if you were holding an audience the next day, you didn’t want to be breathing garlic. It was seen as antisocial.”

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Just last month, he added that “anything with garlic” as well as anything with “too much onions” would never be on royal plates. “The Queen would never have garlic on the menu,” he added.

The Queen’s reasoning seems pretty similar to the Duchess of Cornwalls, but let’s be real: This is 2018, and things like breath mints, gum, and super-extra strength toothpaste are available to avoid offending international guests with garlicky breath.

We all know Markle has given up a lot to become a Duchess, and this means she will also have to cancel garlic—an ingredient that she loved to mix in her recipe for a Filipino-style chicken. We hereby humbly submit a petition to the Queen: Stock up on the minty stuff, and cut loose on the garlic. You won’t look back.

It Sure Looks Like the Queen Inspired Meghan Markle’s Latest Outfit Choice

Meghan Markle Is Taking Over One of Queen Elizabeth’s Favorite Royal Duties

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Meghan Markle's Wedding-Reception Look Was So Good, Other Royals Are Trying It

Apparently, plebeians like you and I weren’t the only ones sent scrambling to pin Meghan Markle‘s gorgeous wedding reception gown to our Pinterest boards after she married Prince Harry last month. On Thursday, Princess Sofia of Sweden attended an event in an emerald green dress that looked extremely similar her fellow royal’s white Stella McCartney version.

The event in question, according to Elle, was the Polar Music Prize Award ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. Princess Sofia, who reportedly walked the turquoise carpet with husband Prince Carl Philip and sister-in-law Princess Madeleine, wore a gorgeous floor-length sleeveless dress with a wide choker-style halter neck and a slightly fluted train. She paired the gown with a colorful bouquet of flowers, a small gold purse with a delicate gold chain strap, and metallic gold pointy-toed pumps; she wore her hair in a sleek low ponytail with a few pieces of hair pulled out and curled to frame her face.

The look bore a very strong resemblance to Markle’s evening ensemble after her May 19 wedding in Windsor. Her and Sofia’s gowns were almost the exact same style—the only minor differences being that Sofia’s was slightly more fitted and, of course, that the Duchess of Sussex’s version was stark white instead of her Swedish counterpart’s deep forest green shade. Markle even paired her gown with similar pointy-toed pumps and an updo that allowed for a few wispy pieces of hair to fly free around her face.

For reference, here’s Princess Sofia’s version:

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And here’s Meghan Markle’s:

dress 1 — PHOTO: STEVE PARSONS/Getty Images

If you, like Princess Sofia, are feeling inspired by Markle’s stunning gown, you’re in luck. Stella McCartney announced this week that while she won’t be releasing any exact replicas of the custom-made garment, she will be selling exactly 46 versions (23 black and 23 white) of a limited-edition dress similar to and inspired by Markle’s reception dress as part of her upcoming “Made With Love” capsule collection. Each of the 46 gowns will retail for £3,500 (just over $4,650), and requests to purchase will be vetted by McCartney herself. May the odds be ever in your favor!

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