Foods Meghan Markle Was Forbidden To Eat As A Royal

Royal life isn't as always as easy or glamorous as it may seem — and Meghan Markle may know this better than anyone else. Though Meghan grew up in America and even had a career in Hollywood at one point, she eventually found her way into the British royal family when she married Prince Harry in 2018. 

When Meghan took on the role of Duchess of Sussex, there were several aspects of her old life that she had to leave behind. First and foremost, she had to end her acting career, most notably ending her time on the hit show "Suits." She also shut down her lifestyle blog, deleted all social media accounts, and ended a design partnership with Reitmans, according to Elle Australia. Of course, all of these changes were pretty expected, and nearly everyone in the royal family has similar guidelines to follow.

While it was expected that Meghan might retire from acting or delete social media once she became a Duchess, there were also some more surprising changes that she had to adjust to, including her diet. As it turns out, the royal family is pretty picky when it comes to food that they can and cannot eat, and Meghan had some tough adjustments to make when she married Harry in 2018. Keep reading to learn all of the bizarre foods that Meghan could no longer eat after becoming a royal — she and Harry might just be enjoying them in California these days.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may have stepped away from their roles as working royal family members, but they are still public figures. But Meghan probably stays away from some forbidden foods, even though she's no longer a working royal. Queen Elizabeth ruled that the royal family couldn't eat rare meat and banned all foods containing raw meat, like steak tartare or sushi, per Hello. The monarch established these mandates for official engagements, which is a good rule, even for non-royals when it comes to food safety. Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus, professor of food science at North Carolina State University, explained to Time that one package of ground beef contains meat from many cows. "One contaminated animal could corrupt dozens of batches," Jaykus said.

Meghan will likely continue following the queen's royal rules regarding tap water. According to the BBC, the beloved British monarch doesn't drink tap water when traveling to foreign countries. We imagine the Duchess of Sussex probably sticks with the no tap water rule while traveling abroad and may favor bottled water on foreign trips. The United Nations reported that "declining water quality has become a global issue of concern as human populations grow." Better safe than sorry when it comes to tummy troubles, which is why Queen Elizabeth also prohibited eating spicy foods while on official palace business, per Hello.