The first shocking revelation about Queen Elizabeth’s morning meal is that she actually eats breakfast cereal.

Because didn’t you expect that she would enjoy aScotch eggor perhaps a decadent pastryeach day?

Instead, the royal’s breakfast is decidedly, well, pedestrian.

Queen Elizabeth wearing pink hat

In fact, there’s a pretty good chance you have eaten the particular cereal she favors many times.

She takes her tea plain, with no added sweetener or cream or milk.

Nope no golden, jewel-adorned relic from the 1300s in sight at her breakfast table.

bowl of cereal

Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth does like to mix it up every so often.

She only really enjoyed them at Christmas when the truffles were sent as a gift."

It’s worth noting that truffles are actually fungus, but are considered a delicacy according toWide Open Eats.

But even a queen does not indulge in this coveted food on a regular basis.