The Queen loves doing the washing up but only eats "very little portions" on Christmas Day, according to a former royal butler.
Paul Burrell, formerly Her Majesty's personal footman and later Diana's butler for 10 years, said the 94-year-old monarch has "great self-discipline" and refuses to gorge on turkey, stuffing or pigs in blankets.
But the Queen does love to get stuck into the washing up, while her lady in waiting does the drying - especially when staying at Balmoral, the royal servant claimed.
Speaking to Vicky Pattison on her The Secret podcast, Mr Burrell, 62, said: "[The Queen] only ever eats very little portions.
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