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Queen Elizabeth II (Pic Reuters)
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. She was the longest-serving British monarch and the world's second longest reigning monarch. Queen Elizabeth came to the throne in the year 1952 and ruled for 70 years. Wondering how the Queen was able to live a long and healthy life? When Queen Elizabeth turned 96 in June this year, one of the former chefs in the Royal kitchens had revealed that the monarch ate the same foods most days. The chef, Darren McGrady, told a British Magazine, that the Queen usually preferred a bowl of Special K with some assorted fruits or scrambled eggs or smoked salmon in the breakfast. Her lunch menu usually included grilled fish or chicken, and no starch, while simply cooked meat and vegetables were on top of her dinner menu. Below are some surprising secrets to longevity that you may want to know:
