Editing Charles III (section)

===Diet===
As early as 1985, Charles was questioning meat consumption. In the ''1985 Royal Special'' television programme'','' he told host [[Alastair Burnet]] that "I actually now don't eat as much meat as I used to. I eat more fish." He also pointed out the societal double standard whereby eating meat is not questioned but eating less meat means "all hell seems to break loose."<ref>{{Cite magazine |first1=Emma |last1=Dooney |date=6 June 2023 |title=King Charles hailed 'ahead of his time' for passionate statement on his dietary preferences |url=https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/king-charles-hailed-ahead-of-his-time-for-passionate-statement-on-his-dietary-preferences/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |magazine=Woman and Home |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704083949/https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/king-charles-hailed-ahead-of-his-time-for-passionate-statement-on-his-dietary-preferences/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Charles spoke to the BBC about the environment and revealed that, two days per week, he eats no meat nor fish and, one day per week, he eats no dairy products.<ref>{{Citation |title=Prince Charles and His Battle for Our Planet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09y7bzx/prince-charles-and-his-battle-for-our-planet |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208105203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09y7bzx/prince-charles-and-his-battle-for-our-planet |url-status=live |publisher=BBC World News |archive-date=8 December 2021 |mode=cs1}}; {{Cite news |last=Garlick |first=Hattie |date=11 October 2021 |title=How to do the Prince Charles diet – and eat the perfect amount of meat and dairy |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/do-prince-charles-diet-eat-perfect-amount-meat-dairy |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/do-prince-charles-diet-eat-perfect-amount-meat-dairy |archive-date=10 January 2022 |issn=}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2022, it was reported that he eats a breakfast of fruit salad, seeds, and tea. He does not eat lunch, but takes a break for tea at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. and eats dinner at 8:30&nbsp;p.m., returning to work until midnight or after.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=White |first1=Stephen |last2=Tetzlaff-Deas |first2=Benedict |last3=Munday |first3=David |date=12 September 2022 |title=King Charles doesn't eat lunch and works until midnight |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/king-charles-iii-doesnt-eat-7574575 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081348/https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/king-charles-iii-doesnt-eat-7574575 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |work= The Cornishman}}</ref> Ahead of [[Christmas dinner#United Kingdom|Christmas dinner]] in 2022, Charles confirmed to animal rights group [[PETA]] that [[foie gras]] would not be served at any royal residences; he had stopped the use of foie gras at his own properties for more than a decade before becoming king.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 November 2022 |title=King Charles: Foie gras banned at royal residences |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63676759 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215104430/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63676759 |archive-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> During a September 2023 state banquet at the [[Palace of Versailles]], it was reported that he did not want foie gras or out-of-season asparagus on the menu. Instead, he was served lobster.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Burchfield |first=Rachel |date=20 September 2023 |title=King Charles Has "A Strict List of Culinary Demands" for Banquet Tonight at Palace of Versailles During State Visit to France |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/king-charles-culinary-demands-france/ |access-date=22 October 2023 |magazine=Marie Claire |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029173849/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/king-charles-culinary-demands-france/ |url-status=live }}</ref>