Princess Anne highlights urgent need for families to educate children on nutrition

During a conference at The Royal College of Physicians on Tuesday, Princess Anne urged families to take a more active role in teaching children about food and discussed how vital it is for them to educate the children about it.

The 75-year-old Royal, who is known as the hardest working Royal, has been a longtime advocate for better nutrition. She has also served as a patron of the British Nutrition Foundation since 1998 and remains actively involved in its work.

Through its work with researchers and food experts, the charity strives to deliver credible nutrition advice and information to families and young children.

Addressing the crowd at the event, Anne highlighted that teaching children about food should start early on.

"It really does make a difference to raise that level of respect for nutrition at all levels, at all ages," King Charles’ sister emphasised.

"Food education, wherever you're coming from, should never be left out. It is part of the basic requirements of life, and it attaches to all sorts of other subjects."

The Princess Royal noted that although the internet offers plenty of online resources for parents and teachers to encourage healthy eating, getting the message through to children can be a challenging task.

Continuing, “We all know that children's taste buds don't always match their parents, even with the best intentions.”

“I won't tell you what I refused to eat, but it's been largely consistent and I've got this far," she playfully added.