Foie gras off the menu at all royal residences

The King banned foie gras from being served at royal residences, it has emerged.

Buckingham Palace revealed in a letter sent to Peta, the animal rights group, last week that the food, made from the liver of a duck or goose, was not purchased by the royal household nor served in any royal residence.

In 2008, as Prince of Wales, Charles banned chefs at all his residences from serving foie gras. At the time, a Buckingham Palace spokesman refused to reveal whether Queen Elizabeth II still served or ate foie gras. Three years later, the policy was extended to include Buckingham Palace and all royal residences.