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EXCLUSIVE: Queen Camilla's Most Hated Festive Food Habit Revealed as She Gives Glimpse Behind Doors of Royal Family's Christmas

A royal roast gone wrong – and the food fail Camilla can’t escape.

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Dec 18, 2025
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Queen Camilla’s biggest festive frustration? Christmas potatoes going catastrophically wrong.

During a visit to the set of the Disney+ drama Rivals, the Queen, 78, joked about the relatable problem while chatting with actress Victoria Smurfit – who stars as Maud O’Hara on the raunchy show.

Offering a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of royal holiday life, Camilla said she loved Christmas – “except for the potatoes,” saying many of them ending up burnt to a crisp.

“You put them in and then find them dead two weeks later.”

While Camilla’s quip about the potatoes drew laughs, insiders familiar with royal kitchen drama confirmed it is more than just a joke.

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