Will's go-to dessert is a traditional recipe with a surprisingly tropical twist.
Prince William’s Favorite Dessert Is Oddly Specific
Published on Apr. 28, 2025
Royals, they’re just like us! Princess Diana liked to keep tasty snacks on hand. Camilla doesn’t have time to cook, and King Charles has Stanley Tucci over for dinner.
OK, maybe that last one is a bit of a stretch—but a girl can dream.
The most fascinating YouTube deep dive I’ve done recently was about the food served to the British royal family. More specifically, I stumbled upon videos from Darren McGrady, a former royal chef at Buckingham Palace who later became Princess Diana’s private chef.
In one specific video, Chef Darren walks through the dessert he used to make “all the time” for young Prince William. It’s something William requested frequently, even as he aged out of the royal nursery.
What is Prince William’s favorite dessert?
The Prince of Wales loves all things banana, and his favorite dessert is a banana flan. Yes, I also thought that was very niche!
Banana desserts are certainly a bold choice, and as a fellow banana-dessert lover, I applaud Prince William’s taste. But while I was watching this video, it struck me that what Chef Darren is making isn’t actually a flan—it’s a tart.
He starts the recipe by making a simple pastry crust with flour, butter, sugar and an egg yolk. While he rolls the pastry out, he acknowledges the differences between pies, tarts and flans, and says it doesn’t make much of a difference. I…think it does, but I’m not a royal chef.
In addition to this banana flan/tart, apparently, Prince William also loved banana ice cream, banana fritters and banana custard. If one thing is for certain, it’s that Prince William hits his daily potassium goals!
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