The Queen gives up favourite evening cocktail ahead of Platinum Jubilee

The Queen has decided to stop drinking alcohol ahead of her Platinum Jubilee next year, including her favourite evening cocktail.

The Queen has given up the booze – ditching the gin cocktail she is said to enjoy every evening.

The 95-year-old monarch decided to stop drinking alcohol ahead of her Platinum Jubilee next year, royal sources confirmed yesterday.

Her husband, Prince Philip, was reported to have mixed her a dry gin martini each evening.

The Queen was also a big fan of a zaza cocktail – otherwise known as a gin and Dubonnet. It’s made up of two parts Dubonnet (a wine-based aperitif) to one part gin, with ice and a slice of lemon.

The Queen samples a Barossa wine while visiting Chateau Barossa in Adelaide in 2002. Picture: Russel Millard/News Limited Pool/AFP

But she will now drink just sparkling water or tomato juice, with a royal source saying: “It was a personal decision.”

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine said: “She has never been a heavy drinker as she just had the odd cocktail.

“She is a creature of habit but I don’t think she will miss it. It is a sensible decision.”

Queen Elizabeth raises a glass of champagne alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during New Year’s celebrations in 1999. Picture: Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images

The Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, was known as a heavy drinker before her death aged 71, as was the Queen Mother who lived to 101.

Prince Philip was never a big boozer although he enjoyed a pint of pale ale, while the Queen’s son, Prince Andrew, is a teetotaller.

The Queen would reportedly try to avoid champagne at state banquets as she did not like the taste.

The Queen, pictured in Cardiff, Wales, on October 14, will be the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years of service. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Despite access to some of the world’s finest wines in the Palace cellars, she normally preferred a German Hock or a glass of Portuguese Mateus Rose.

But her favourite drink was said to be the zaza, which was reportedly also the Queen Mother’s favourite tipple.

Buckingham Palace did not comment.  

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