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All The Meals British Royals Have Served At Their Weddings

The cakes are out of control.

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (1947)

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The couple married just two years after WWII ended, and the country was still in a period of rationing. Some dishes were made possible by donations, but chefs managed to create a luxe menu.

Filet de Sole Mountbatten

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It's customary to name a dish after both the bride and groom. The filleted sole was Prince Philip's; Mountbatten is his family name.

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Perdreau en Casserole

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That means partridge in casserole, and it was served alongside green beans, salad, and pomme noisette — fried balls of pureed potatoes.

Bombe Glacée Princesse Elizabeth

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A bombe glacée is a dome-shaped ice cream dessert. The one served at the wedding reception, named after then-Princess Elizabeth, was made with strawberries. The fruit was a major luxury for a November wedding; palace staff grew them in a hothouse.

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Cake

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The 500-pound, four-tier fruitcake was nicknamed "The 10,000-Mile Wedding Cake" because its ingredients were donated by the Australian Girl Guides. It was cut with a sword gifted to Prince Philip — then the Duke of Edinburgh — by the king.

Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones (1960)

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The couple's lavish wedding was the first to ever be televised. Now, you can watch Princess Margaret (Queen Elizabeth's sister) and photographer Armstrong-Jones' entire relationship play out on Netflix's The Crown.

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Filet de Boeuf Princesse

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Since this was the dish named after Princess Margaret, you can assume beef tenderloin was one of her favorite meals.

Haricot Verts

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Green beans aren't just a popular wedding side now. They've been trending for decades. Both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret served them at their receptions.

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Soufflé Surprise Montmorency

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Think of a soufflé as a puffy, egg-based pudding. They're notoriously hard to make.

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Princess Margaret outdid the queen's wedding in every way — except for the cake. Her official one was only three tiers and 150 pounds, though she had another 19 cakes on display.

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Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips (1973)

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Princess Anne, the queen's only daughter, and her first husband bonded over their love of horses. Their wedding meal featured two main courses, plus a wedding cake that was exactly the Princess's height.

Lobster

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The extravagant feast kicked off with a plate of lobster for each guest — and that was for breakfast!

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Partridge

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Next came partridge, which Princess Anne's mother served at her own wedding. It was plated with fresh peas.

Peppermint Ice Cream

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A November wedding would have meant 40- or 50-degree weather. Still, Princess Anne and Phillips served this frozen treat after their morning meal.

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Cake

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Mark Phillips earned his rank of Captain in the Army, so a pastry chef from the Army Catering Corps — Sergeant Major David Dodd — created the couple's cake. It was 5-feet, 6-inches tall — exactly the Princess's height.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana (1981)

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Around one billion people worldwide tuned into to watch the so-called fairytale wedding play out on television. Only 120 people were actually invited to the breakfast reception that followed.

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Quenelles de Barbue Cardinal

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Quenelles are like fish dumplings, and the ones served at this royal wedding were made from brill and served in lobster sauce.

Princess of Wales Chicken

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This dish, named after Princess Di, wasn't ordinary, dry wedding chicken. It was stuffed with lamb mousse.

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Strawberries with Cornish Cream

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Unlike the strawberries served at Queen Elizabeth's wedding, the berries would have been in-season at Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding. They were topped with Cornish cream — another term for clotted cream.

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The couple served guests 27 different cakes, but the showstopper was this 5-foot tall fruitcake with white icing. Fans have kept slices frozen for decades, then sold them for thousands of dollars at auctions.

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