Holiday Gift Guide 2022: The Best Culinary Gifts For Fans Of The Royal Family

The royal family has been in the news a lot in recent years. From royal weddings to royal babies to the Queen’s jubilee, to her recent passing. But those who really are invested in royal history follow the royal family’s news and happenings even when they are not making headlines, and have done so for generations.

With Netflix’s The Crown returning soon, it’s even more reason to buy a meaningful culinary gift this season for the royal lover in your life. They just may discover the perfect wine or tea to enjoy while binge watching their favorite royal-inspired programs.

Beaulieu Vineyard 2019 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

There’s no greater royal connection than a wine that was confirmed to be enjoyed by the ultimate royals. This very famous bottle has been enjoyed by the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. The Beaulieu Vineyard 2019 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($150) is beautiful and perfect to enjoy over Christmas dinner, with notes of black raspberry, red currant, black cherry and black currant. It was aged in new French oak barrels and is full bodied, rich, and has lots of robust flavors – much like the royal family itself!

Afternoon Tea at the Langham, London

This is a property with tons of royal history, and a pretty legendary afternoon tea. If someone really loves the royals, and lives and breathes royal history, a gift certificate to visit The Langham, London and enjoy their traditional Afternoon Tea could be a beautiful holiday gift. In 1865, the opening of The Langham, London was officiated by the Prince of Wales, who later ascended to become King Edward VII. He was actually Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather. (Royalty does run in the family after all!) Afternoon Tea was actually an invention of a member of Queen Victoria’s court, and this was the first hotel to serve it – in homage to her!

Radeberger Pilsner 150-Year Anniversary

This pilsner ($10) is enjoying its 150-year anniversary, and it has something of a global royal history. In 1888, Prince Otto von Bismarck named it the official “Chancellor’s Brew”. And rumor has it, it was King Fredrick Augustus of Saxony’s favorite drink. For those just looking for a good pilsner, it’s made with super-fresh hops, the best barley and natural water drawn from the Karswald forest next to the brewery, known for its low mineral content.

Crown Bottle Opener

Any fan of the royal family would love to have a taste of royalty every time they crack open a bottle of beer. This super-cute crown-inspired bottle opener ($9) can be used on everything from a beer to a bottle of their favorite sparkling water, but they’ll feel so fancy as they do it.

Great Jones The Dutchess

This isn’t directly attached to the royals, but it is a really fun play on words that a royal family lover will truly appreciate. The Dutchess ($160) is a beautiful and super versatile Dutch Oven. The 6.75-quart enameled cast-iron comes in gorgeous colors (even pink!), is oven safe up to 500 degrees, and dishwasher safe.

Oliver Pluff British Heritage Black Tea Trio

This trio of very British teas ($38.95) include English Breakfast (3oz), Earl Grey (2.75oz), and Irish Breakfast (4oz.) English Breakfast is a blend of Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan black teas that was invented in 1843 and was a favorite of Queen Victoria, and Earl Grey actually got its name in the 1800’s from England’s Second Earl Grey. Besides, you don’t get much more British – or royal – than tea.

Maille Mustard Variety Pack

The French have a pretty epic royal history, and mustard was a part of it. This mustard ($18.98) has been in business since the 1700s, and when it was invented by Antoine-Claude Maille in 1747, it became the official mustard supplier to the Kings of France and many European royal courts.

Clevr Blends The SuperLatte Kit

To follow the royal family is to spend a lot of time reading about the Duchess of Sussex! So, a royal follower would be very aware that Clevr Blends is the Meghan Markle-backed SuperLatte brand. The SuperLatte Kit ($79) makes yummy oat milk latte drinks infused with adaptogens, probiotics, and superfoods, and it was one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2021. That’s a whole other category of why it’s a great gift idea!

PLAYTE Kitchen Scone-Making Lesson

Afternoon tea is very royally inspired. And you can’t really do afternoon tea without an array of scones. PLAYTE Kitchen offers a virtual cooking class that is weekend brunch-themed ($30 per device) and part of the class is learning how to make scones (paired with whipped honey brown butter, because why not?). The 90-minute live virtual cooking class is hosted via Zoom and includes recipes, ingredient list, and equipment list. They also offer custom private (though those are more pricey) in case you want to really blow this gift out of the park and make it all about a proper royal meal.

Ackroyd’s Bakery Afternoon Tea Kit

Of course, making their own scones may be super cool, but it also sounds like a lot of work. Just in case they rather have the work done for them, this afternoon tea kit ($44), is very royal, and very delicious. It includes scones (of course), as well as jam, clotted cream and looseleaf tea.

Together: Our Community Cookbook by The Hubb Community Kitchen

This cookbook ($10) is gorgeous and has some beautiful recipes created by a charity kitchen serving local communities in West London. But there’s a special reason a food-loving fan of the royal family would appreciate it: The foreword was written by the Duchess of Sussex!

Fortnum & Mason Royal Blend Tea

Yes, there’s a lot of tea on this list. But you may not get quite as specifically royally connected as this Fortnum & Mason blend ($17.51). This is a tea blend originally blended for King Edward in 1902, and is popular for its notes Flowery Pekoe from Sri Lanka. A delightful way for a royal family fan to have a bit of royalty in their life every day.

Porcelain Tea Cup Featuring The Entire Royal Lineage

It’s hard to get a handle on the rules of succession. But this tea (or coffee!) cup ($18) is a great primer. It shows all of the British monarchs in history. It’s rather fascinating, and could be a good refresher for anyone who maybe forgot some pockets of history.

Shop4Ever Crown Queen Laser Engraved Stemless Wine Glass

The Queen may have left this realm, but she will always be Queen of our hearts. Toast to her with this stemless wine glass ($14) and keep a piece of her with us always.