Whether you prefer it crush , cub , or cylindric ( complete with a stubble - sized yap through the center ) , you believably have an opinion about which type of methamphetamine is the best . As it turns out , so doesQueen Elizabeth II .

According toThe Independent , the 93 - year - quondam monarch request that her drinks hold orotund frosting , rather than the more traditional cubes . As Karen Dolby , author of the upcomingQueen Elizabeth II ’s templet to Life , toldThe Sun , the reason is because lump of shabu do n’t tink quite as much in the spyglass — possibly becausesphereshave smaller surface country than cube for any given volume .

Dolby also reveal that the Queen ’s deoxyephedrine specifications do n’t just apply to her own beverage ; she insists that all potable in herresidencesbe answer with round icing . We do n’t know for certain if that include the secret faculty ginmill that used to be located in Buckingham Palace , but it definitely wasn’tshut downbecause of a few loud Methedrine cubes .

The Queen makes a toast with King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands during a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in October 2018.

While promoting his bookWe Are Amusedin 2010 , unofficial regal biographer Brian HoeytoldABC News that the Queen detests the randomness of ice chink so much that Prince Philip actually make an methamphetamine hydrochloride machine to produce tiny , quieter balls of crank , though that has n’t been confirmed by any official royal root .

The Queen might not need ice at all for several drink she ’s been known to relish , include afternoon tea , champagne , and wine , but she does need it for herdrinkof choice — gin mixed with Dubonnet , which she favour on the Rock .

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[ h / tThe Independent ]