With royal chefs delivering menus filled with local produce every week, you might expect King Charles and Queen Camilla's dinners to be elaborate culinary delights.
But even royalty needs some comfort food once in while, Charles admitted as he discussed one of his favourite foods in the documentary, Finding Harmony - A King’s Vision.
"If you want to have a decent baked potato, which I love, you’ve got to have the crispy skins. So the red Duke of Yorks are very good, we’ve discovered, again through trial and error," he said.
Released on 6 February 2026, the documentary came just four days after King Charles' disgraced brother gave up his lease for Royal Lodge in Windsor and relocated to the Sandringham Estate. At the time, Andrew had already been stripped of all royal titles on 3 November 2025.
He was then arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on his 66th birthday on 19 February, and although he was released after 11 hours, investigations continue. The latest allegations claim that Andrew "behaved inappropriately" towards a waitress working at Royal Ascot in 2002, according to The Sunday Times.
With Charles' relationship with Andrew reportedly strained, since he failed to visit his brother during his trips to Sandringham in February and March, it seems an unfortunate coincidence that one of the monarch's favourite spuds, discovered in 1942, should be a reminder of Andrew's former royal title, the Duke of York.
Royal food
Despite Charles' love of baked potatoes, it seems as though he leaves the cooking to his royal chefs or himself, after Queen Camilla confessed it was not one of her strengths.
© Anwar Hussein/WireImageSpeaking to her son Tom Parker Bowles for an interview in You magazine in 2022, she joked about her cooking "disasters". She added, "I’m not a natural baker, to say the least. As for baked potatoes… Many a poor, incinerated specimen has been found in the bottom of the Aga, put in, then forgotten about."
Sarah Ferguson previously revealed baked potatoes were also regularly on the menu at her home, which she used to share with her ex-husband Andrew.
When quizzed about her eating habits during an interview with Access Hollywood, Fergie admitted that she chooses very divisive toppings.
© GettyThe versatile British dish can be kept simple with butter and cheese, or topped with your favourite additions such as tuna or beans, but in Sarah's case, mayonnaise is a key ingredient.
"What do you put on it? Do you do the bacon, the sour cream, the butter,?" the reporter asked, to which Fergie said, "Mayonnaise, butter, cheese, and really crispy skin."
Nutritional value
Potatoes are a key part of any diet, and nutritionist Charlotte Faure Green previously told HELLO! they could even help boost your mood.
“Serotonin, our happy hormone, is made up of tryptophan, an amino acid found in almonds, turkey, and bananas," she said.
"The process of making serotonin is helped along by B6 and zinc," Charlotte added, noting that B6 can be found in potatoes.
"This member of the B vitamin family is a cofactor for the production of serotonin and GABA (our calming neurotransmitter) in the brain. Studies show it reduces brain inflammation, another driver of depression," she said.
