Queen Victoria: a love of feasts

Queen Victoria's passion for food was renowned - but royal menus reveal much more about the times than her love of feasting.

Queen Victoria in 1875. Painted by Heinrich Von Angeli © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2017/Bridgeman Images

A pigeon pie illustration in The Greedy Queen

A tasty grotto

Windsor Castle kitchen, 1878: Royal Collection Trust © HM Queen Elizabeth II 2017: RCIN 2100721

A boar's head as it would have been presented for a royal feast. (Illustration Annie Gray)

Dr Annie Gray

The types of fare served (illustrations from the book.)

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