Chocolate Olivers - Dark Choc Biscuits in Gift Tin by Huntley & Palmers

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These biscuits are infamous – in fact it is said that John Lennon of The Beatles once refused to be paid in cash, preferring Chocolate Olivers instead!

The royal archivist pried out all of the major stones from the regalia and placed them inside a Bath Oliver tin so that most important part of the Crown jewels could be quickly removed and hidden, should the Germans invade.The reference to Bath Oliver biscuits by Mary Norton in ' The Borrowers' 1952 evokes an Edwardian gentility: ". Rebecca has a strong interest in every era of royal history and particularly enjoys writing about the Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians, Victorians and The Windsor's. Nash, which was praised by Oliver Goldsmith as 'written with much good sense and still more good nature. Allied Domecq are perhaps better known for brands such as Beefeater Gin, Harveys Bristol Cream, Tia Maria, Malibu and Cockburns Port. Driver appear at the head of the stairs and cross the passage carrying a tray for Aunt Sophy with Bath Oliver biscuits and the tall, cut glass decanter of Fine Old Pale Madeira.

Evelyn Waugh mentions Bath Oliver biscuits in his novel Brideshead Revisited: Sebastian Flyte and Charles Ryder nibble on the biscuits while indulging in a night of extravagant wine tasting.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Now known as Fortt's Original Bath Olivers, they were invented by physician William Oliver of Bath ( says Wikipedia) in 1750 as a diet biscuit. The Queen seemed to be in good spirits as she made her latest in-person appearance at Windsor Castle as she met with the incoming and outgoing Defence Service Secretaries. He tried reading each of the words “Huntley and Palmer’s” on the label and had tears of joy in his eyes. These biscuits are famous - it is said that John Lennon of the Beatles once refused to be paid in cash, preferring Chocolate Olivers instead!