DuringtheSecondBoerWaroneBritishcompanysentatinofchocolatefromQueenVictoriaherselftoeachofher"dear,bravesoldiers",eachcarryingtheQueen'sportraitandboundwithred,whiteandblueribbon.
Ononeoccasion,PrivateJamesHumphrey,ofthe2ndRoyalLancasterRegiment,creditedtheQueen'schocolatetinwithsavinghislifeandaskedthatitbesenttotheQueen."Hadthebulletnotbeenstoppedbythechocolate,"adoctortestified,"itwouldundoubtedlyhavepassedthroughthisstructureintotheabdomenandhavecausedafatalwound."SirArthurBigge,thePrincipalMedicalOfficer,sentthetinofchocolatewiththebulletstillinittotheQueenwithanotesaying,"YourMajestywoulddoubtlesswishanothertintobesenttoPrivateHumphrey."
第二次布爾戰爭期間,英國一家公司代維多利亞女王寄贈其「親愛勇敢的士兵」每人一罐巧克力。罐上有女王肖像,並綑着紅、白、藍緞帶。
皇家蘭卡斯特第二兵團有個二等兵叫詹姆斯.韓福瑞,曾說女王的巧克力罐救了他一命,要求把罐子寄到御前。有醫生作證說:「子彈要不是被巧克力擋住,一定會射穿罐子,進入腹部,傷人奪命。」醫務主任亞瑟.比格爵士把那罐巧克力寄上女王,罐裏還留着那顆子彈,附呈字條說:「陛下無疑有意再贈二等士兵韓福瑞巧克力一罐。」
【附注】兩次布爾戰爭(1880-1902)都是英國在南非的殖民地戰爭。Private是階級最低的士兵,又作privatesoldier,簡寫是Pte,例如PteHumphrey。