'As a Sunday treat we had some sweeties. But we were lucky we had a farm,' the monarch said.
Queen Elizabeth II has recounted her experiences of rationing after World War II on Wednesday, during a trip to a replica supermarket in London's Covent Garden.
Lord Sainsbury, 91, is president of the supermarket chain. He is also the great-grandson of its founders, John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Staples, who set up the company’s first ever store at 173 Drury Lane, London, in 1869. Darren McGrady, a former royal chef, told The Telegraph in 2012 the Queen was still concerned by food waste. He called her “very thrifty,” and recalled the time she sent a lemon, used as a garnish, back to the kitchen so it could be used in another meal. She often gave leftover scones, McGrady added, to her dogs.
Queen Elizabeth II is shown a typical shopping basket from 1953 and one from the present day by Sainsbury’s staff member, Lynn Bennett watched by Sainsbury’s Chairman Martin Scicluna as she visits a pop-up Sainsbury's store on the site of one of the original stores to mark the 150th anniversary of the supermarket chain on May 22, 2019 in London, England. Jeremy Selwyn - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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