Kitchen item late Queen was obsessed with – and so are Charles and Kate

The royal family might live a life of great privilege and luxury – but they are known to have some surprisingly down to earth habits.

The late Queen was known to have a habit of washing up herself. And she also reliant on a very common kitchen item when it came to storage. Back in 2003, an undercover reporter breached security to get a job as a footman at Buckingham Palace and revealed many secrets of the royals’ everyday lives.

Her Majesty liked to use Tupperware – plastic containers – to store her cereals. He described how the late monarch’s breakfast table would be meticulously prepared before she and Prince Philip arrived, and would always feature Tupperware boxes containing cornflakes and porridge oats.

A thick white napkin embroidered with the EIIR emblem lies folded on the table next to the cornflakes and porridge oats in their Tupperware containers.” Now a source has claimed that her son, King Charles, as well as his daughter-in-law, like to do the same thing. An insider told Express.co.uk: “Charles and Camilla urge their staff to keep everything fresh by using Tupperware. Charles got that from his mother and father. They use it mostly when they are having picnics on the estate [Balmoral].” They added: “William and Kate also put everything into Tupperware as well. She’s quite hands-on.”