King Charles is now on a mission to curb his personal food waste by eating slices of the same cake each day, it has been reported.
On his 75th birthday, which will take place next month, The Coronation Food Project will commence.
The project will continue for a minimum of five years and will aim to tackle the escalating problem of food waste and food poverty.
The King is known for his keen interest in environmental issues, having undertaken projects and visits to demonstrate this over the years.
This news comes after a reported 12 million tonnes of food is wasted in the UK each year.
According to a report conducted by the House of Commons, there are currently 4.7 million people living in poverty.
These numbers have led to the issue becoming of “increasing concern” for the King.
In keeping with his beliefs, the King is now on the hunt to tackle food waste in his own home, a place where he and Queen Camilla enjoy tea and cake most days.
Charles has requested that the couple are served the same cake each day until it is finished, with hopes that this will help him play his part, the Telegraph reports.
Unlike his late mother, who preferred a chocolate biscuit cake, the King likes fruit cake – enjoyed with a loose-leaf tea on the side.
For his Coronation, chef Robert Craggs baked a 300 kg fruit cake to mark the historic occasion.
The cake – which took a staggering 120 hours to make – stood at 1.2m tall, had 300 eggs included in its ingredients and was filled with raisins and glacé cherries.
The King, who is known for not having lunch, is said to enjoy an egg and side salad with every meal.
Graham Tinsley MBE, who is the former manager of the Welsh Culinary Team, once told HELLO! that the King is a fan of a coddled egg.
This is a boiled egg which is cooked for roughly two to three minutes.
Speaking of a way in which the King would enjoy the egg, he said: “[King] Charles required a coddled egg that was peeled and hidden beneath salad leaves. He would then mash his salad leaves into the eggs to make a dressing – a bit like mayonnaise.”
