It is said that this tradition began with Queen Elizabeth II. When she was young, almost all the chefs in Buckingham Palace were French. Therefore, elegant French becomes the main text of the menu. The Daily Telegraph said: "In the history of people's memory, the menus of the Queen's formal banquets are all written in French, because French is regarded as an international language in the field of cooking."
In recent years, the French on the menu has only been changed to English at the Queen's State Banquet. This is when the Queen has dinner with members of the evaluation team of the International Olympic Committee to ensure that London beats Paris, France and successfully bids for the Olympic Games.