Royal Wedding Menus Are Just as Lavish as You Might Think!

The couple celebrated with a nine-course menu that included soup, salmon, lamb chops, asparagus in a creamy sauce, and tongue in aspic. The dish that was created for and named after the then-duchess was Fraises Duchesse Elizabeth, a dessert made with strawberries.

Post World War II, the future queen's wedding menu was pared down compared to that of her parents, but was still fitting for a future monarch with sole to start followed by partridge casserole with green beans and potatoes and an ice cream bomb for dessert. In royal tradition, the sweet dish was called Bombe Glacée Princesse Elizabeth, which was made with out-of-season strawberries from the greenhouses at Windsor Castle.

Hands up — who's had an ice-cream flavor created in their honor? No? Just Princess Anne then . . . When the queen's daughter married in 1973, a dessert contest was launched, and the winner's creation was served at the wedding. Culinary student Marilyn Ricketts won with her "mint royale" ice cream – better known today as "mint chip." The main course of Anne's wedding menu was lobster, followed by partridge served with fresh peas.

The centerpiece of Charles and Diana's wedding feast was the specially created suprême de volaille Princesse de Galles (Princess of Wales chicken supreme), which was made up of a chicken breast stuffed with lamb mousse. The couple chose brill in lobster sauce as their starter and finished up with strawberries and clotted cream.

Andrew and Sarah paid tribute to his grandmother, the queen mother, at their celebration, choosing her favorite dish of eggs drumkilbo (a mix of boiled eggs, seafood, and Marie Rose sauce) as their starter. The couple then followed up with lamb and a royal wedding favorite: strawberries and cream.

Edward and Sophie were quite the royal rebels of their time. Not only did they have a more casual dress code, with no military uniforms and no hats for the ladies, but they also chose a relaxed buffet instead of a formal seated meal. Dining options included salmon en croute with spinach and pilaf rice, smoked haddock, beef stroganoff, and raspberries and cream.

Like Edward and Sophie, Charles and Camilla also opted for a low-key option and chose afternoon tea as their wedding food – but still with the finest ingredients and a suitably lavish selection of British classics. Sandwiches included smoked salmon, potted shrimp, and roast venison with redcurrant and port jelly, while sweet treats included strawberry tartlets, miniature scones with clotted cream and jam, and glazed fudge.

Lamb is the favored royal main course for weddings, and the queen's eldest grandchild followed many family members in his choice of roast Welsh lamb for his celebrations. As royal wedding menus started to swing very much in favor of local, seasonal produce, Peter and Autumn opted for potted Cornish crab as their starter and went left field with their dessert of coffee mousse served with miniature sugared doughnuts.

William and Kate championed the best of British produce with their choice of salmon and langoustines from Scotland, along with crab from the English South Coast as their starter. This was followed by Scottish lamb served with vegetables from Prince Charles's country estate Highgrove. The tradition of naming a dish after the bride was long gone, but tribute was paid to Kate's home county with the choice of Berkshire honey ice cream for dessert – along with sherry trifle and chocolate parfait.

Zara and Mike opted for a crayfish cocktail as their starter, and then paid tribute to Scotland where they were married with their choice of Scottish venison as their main. For dessert, they chose chocolate fondant and strawberries.