The former chief of Lady Di unveiled the daily ritual that the princess never derogated from: a breakfast that had nothing to do with the splendor of the court, partly explaining his slender silhouette.
Curiosity around Lady Diana’s lifestyle has never weakened. We readily imagined the royal tables loaded with rich dishes and sophisticated plates. However, the princess had no desire to succumb to this kind of excess. According to Darren McGrady, the checked head of the crowned head, she had found a simple method to maintain her weight. Every morning, she opted for the same breakfast, convinced that this repetitive gesture helped her stay thin, stable and in good shape.
Diana had discovered this preparation during a stay in a Swiss clinic renowned for its fitness programs and nutritional advice. Far from pastries, pastries and other sweet pleasures, it had been served a meal designed to satisfy without weighing down. This experience had marked him to the point of wanting to make it a habit. Back in Kensington Palace, she talks to her personal leader, who immediately adapts the recipe and prepares her for her on a daily basis. At a time when “diets” focused mainly on strict deprivation or hyperprotein plans, this choice seemed innovative.
Darren McGrady remembers the princess’s insistence: no question of having something else on the table at breakfast. He says that she particularly liked the freshness of the dish and the energy he gave to hold until lunch. The idea was simple: nourish the body with a complete mixture of fibers, vitamins and proteins, while avoiding refined sugars and excess fat. The results were visible: a slender silhouette, but without weakening your health. With hindsight, this morning habit looks like what nutritionists recommend today to maintain stable weight and avoid cravings. Diana had adopted it almost twenty years before this type of breakfast became trendy on social networks.
So what did this famous bowl contain? Neither scrambled eggs in caviar, butterfly, nor dripping pancakes of syrup. The princess preferred a recipe based on oatmeal soaked in orange juice, enriched with Greek yogurt, softened with a little honey, then completed by grated apple, blueberries and some grilled nuts. In other words, a Muesli bircher, served religiously every day by his leader.
This clever choice therefore explains, in part, why, despite the media pressure and official meals, Diana has always managed to keep the line without giving in to extreme diets. To remember.
