Harry drops Bachelor diet under the influence of Meghan

Harry drops Bachelor diet under the influence of Meghan

Before he met Meghan, Prince Harry’s diet was typical of a young bachelor. He’s been seen in a branch of Byron Burger just down the road from Kensington Palace (where a single burger without chips is a hefty 700 calories), and he’s also been spotted in a local pizzeria Bunga Bunga and at high-end je*k chicken restaurant R*m Kitchen in Notting Hill.

He’s also partial to fast food: old Army colleagues say he ‘lived off Kentucky Fried Chicken’ and he’s been seen carrying boxes from McDonald’s. He also liked to drink b*er.

Indeed, once Harry was so uninterested in healthy food he barely shopped for himself — William who lives close to his home in the grounds of Kensington Palace, complained that he would raid his fridge.

What a change, then, his new wedding diet is — on the ‘clean eating’ regime inspired by Meghan Markle he has lost more than half a stone and is cutting a svelte figure

As Meghan herself once said (rather tellingly): ‘Surround yourself with people who live a healthy lifestyle — it rubs off.’

Meghan — who tries to eat only vegan food during the week and drinks alcohol in moderation — is weaning Harry off meat as well as processed foods and introducing healthy, organic alternatives — with his blessing. He has cut down on his drinking, too, as well as giving up smoking.

For breakfast, a source says that Meghan enjoys muesli and a sliced banana, topped with agave syrup, or an egg white omelette with fresh herbs, and lunches are light: fresh seafood and crunchy salads. An afternoon snack is often an apple with sea salt and nut butter.

The couple prefer early dinners — pasta with courgette and Parmesan is a staple.

Other favourite recipes of Meghan’s include poached pears in spiced orange juice, kale salad with a honey dressing, and eggs baked inside an avocado.

The fridge is usually stocked with hummus, carrots, almond milk, and Meghan is a fan of supplements — she’s previously said she takes magnesium, B-12, and a multivitamin daily.

The couple have also bought a top-of-the-range juicer (she’s a fan of the Vitamix brand, which costs £500) and she has him on fruit and veg smoothies — a favourite of Meghan’s is a blend of apple, kale, spinach, lemon and ginger — and she also adores coconut water.

Harry is taking the regime so seriously he is even said to be working with nutritionist and ex-model Gabriela Peacock, who recommends a regime low in sugar, high in protein, and free of dairy.

Peacock has also formulated a line of nutritional supplements targeting everything from immunity to sleep.

The expert, who is a big fan of antioxidant-packed berries, has been known to fine-tune the diets of many English public figures (even rumoured to include Princess Eugenie).

Instead of fast food, favourite night-out restaurants for the royal couple now include high-end Italian Bocca di Lupo and the Dean Street Townhouse — which has an entire vegetarian menu. Harry’s also started shopping for himself, and has been stocking up on healthy options at a posh Kensington supermarket.

According to insiders: ‘Most of the time, Harry whizzes round the supermarket unnoticed, but sometimes when he goes, which is normally during the day while its quieter, you see people’s jaws drop as he saunters past with his baseball cap pulled firmly down.

‘His security is always very low-key. He is also incredibly chivalrous, particularly with the older customers, and always asks them to go first.’

However, sources say that he is allowed the odd day off from this diet of healthy food: apparently the couple love to relax on their sofa after a hard day with a bowl of twice-cooked chips.

FROM ARMY GYM TO THE YOGA MAT

As A former soldier, Harry is undoubtedly used to working hard in the gym.

But even if you have served your country in Afghanistan, Meghan’s self-discipline is hard to match.

A fitness fanatic, she is said to love running circuits around Kensington Palace Green, where she is protected from sightseers by a newly-planted screen of hedgerow.

Harry, meanwhile, has been spotted making regular 7am work-out visits to get in shape for his morning suit.

His trendy Chelsea gym — which costs £575-a-month — offers f*t-burning smoothies, bespoke diet plans and five different types of yoga, along with heavy-duty weight-lifting and boxing — and Meghan’s been known to go with him. However, it is Meghan’s lifelong love of yoga — thanks to her yoga teacher mum Doria — which Harry finds hard to match, as she is exceptionally supple.

He is said to join her every morning on the mat for a vigorous routine — much to the amusement of his friends.

SUDDENLY, HE’S A SNAPPY DRESSER

For most of his adult pre-Meghan life, Prince Harry had a