The King revealed he does not like his curry “too strong” as he welcomed newly elected MPs and members of the House of Lords to a reception at Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, met the new MPs in the Ballroom on Wednesday afternoon.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, former prime minister Theresa May and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage also attended. Deirdre Costigan, Labour MP for Ealing Southall, said she spoke to the King about his “love of curries”, adding that he said he did not like his curry “too strong”.
She said: “He’s very knowledgeable, isn’t he?. “So I said, I’m from Ealing Southall, and straight away he was like, oh yes, he knew it was Little India, and he talked about his love of curries. “And he also said, you’ve got a very big Sikh community there, don’t you?.
“So I asked him to come to Ealing Southall and check out the curry, I hope he will. “But he also recognised straight away I had an Irish accent. He said, you’re Irish. And he said, it would be great to get a state visit as well.”. Asked if the King mentioned what sort of curry he liked, Ms Costigan replied that Charles said “not too strong”.
The King also met Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling and his guide dog Jennie and gave the golden retriever’s head a scratch. Charles said to Mr Darling: “She knows her way around the house does she?”. Mr Darling said she knew the best place to go for the food.
