Today is Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of prayer and the first day of Lent.
Many Christians fast or give something up to remember Jesus Christ's trial in the Judean Desert, in which He fasted and was tempted for 40 days and 40 nights by Satan.
A former chef to the Queen, Darren McGrady, told OK Magazine that Her Majesty particularly enjoys dark chocolate, and gives this up for the duration of Lent.
"Her Majesty loves chocolate, but particularly dark chocolate.
"She gives it up for Lent and then looks forward to tucking into her favourite Bendicks Bittermints", he said.
He continued, saying that once Lent was over, boxes of the Queen's favourite chocolate would be provided for everyone to have a nibble on.
And these aren't the only chocolate treats that are enjoyed over the Easter weekend, the team in the kitchen at Windsor Castle also make their own Easter eggs too.
"Those for the adults would be decorated in pretty sugared flowers and placed on the table, so people could break off pieces," explained McGrady.
"There were no Easter egg hunts back then but we’d make special novelty eggs for the children."
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