Yes, the Queen (referring to the late Queen Elizabeth II) had a dedicated team of royal chefs, not just one personal chef, who prepared her meals at Buckingham Palace and other residences, though she didn't cook for herself regularly, preferring to select from French-written menus provided by her staff. While younger royals often cook for themselves, the Queen relied on professional chefs, who even made "fast food" versions of burgers for her at Balmoral from game.
The Queen herself does not cook, but she has a team of chefs who prepare her meals. However, her husband, Prince Philip, was known to enjoy cooking, and he would often grill or make simple meals in the kitchen.
The Princess of Wales is said to enjoy cooking for her family 🧑🍳 It's well documented that in their home they do not have live in servants.
No, Chef Dom Taylor is not still the Head Chef at The Langham; his successful 10-month residency with "The Good Front Room" at the hotel concluded in April 2024, though he continues his Caribbean culinary work with pop-ups and his own ventures, like Marvee's Food Shop.
The fireplaces are apparently big enough to fit a whole ox for roast during a banquet and there is ample space for 30 chefs to work and intricate dishes for over 800 hungry guests. After 750 years of continuous operation, the kitchens now constitute not just a practical function but also a historical one.
Yes I know that the Queen Elizabeth said in an episode of The Crown that she only ever loved Prince Phillip and Porchey was just a friend, but had she loved Porchey he would have been 100% a better husband the Phillip. They had so much mutual respect for each other and had so much in common.
Gordon Ramsay has apologized for different incidents, notably in 2009 for insulting Australian TV host Tracy Grimshaw by calling her names and showing an offensive photo, which he later called an "off-the-cuff" joke gone wrong, and more recently (2025) in a Hay Day mobile game ad for his fiery temper, vowing to be calmer and apologizing to those he called "donkeys". He also apologized to his wife, Tana Ramsay, in 2008 over alleged affairs.
Christine Ha lost her vision due to a medical condition called Neuromyelitis Optica almost two decades ago. As a chef, she was up against one of the biggest challenges she'd face in her career and had to re-learn how to cook without her vision.
Prince William and Kate Middleton sleep in separate beds primarily due to the constraints of the Royal Train (which has only single beds) and as part of a long-standing aristocratic tradition of separate sleeping arrangements for better rest or privacy, though they likely share a bed at home, with their dog sometimes joining them for extra comfort, aligning with modern trends for "sleep divorce".
The Prince and Princess of Wales remain the most positively viewed members of the family, with 76% having a good opinion of William and 73% of his wife Catherine. These figures are both largely unchanged from last month, as is the 70% with a positive opinion of Princess Anne.
Queen Elizabeth I considered herself pure, she claimed that she bathed every 3 months, even if she did not get dirty.
At the time of the interview, Camilla was still the Duchess of Cornwall, and she revealed that she quite liked to prepare plenty of her own meals. She told Tom, "I do still cook for myself when at home. "Simple things like fish en papillote with butter and herbs.
And now we've discovered another rule the royals have to follow - and it's all to do with their bedtimes. According to Sir William Heseltine, one of Queen's private secretaries, when staying with Her Majesty, members of the royal family should wait until the Queen retires to bed before they also hit the hay.
Christine Ha, an award-winning blind chef and restauranteur, shares her experience grappling with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Facing relapses with the inability to walk and feed herself that challenged her independence, she leaned on the support from family and friends.
In 2018, Hà opened a Vietnamese gastropub in Bravery Chef Hall in Houston, Texas named "The Blind Goat". The name is a combination of her disability and her Vietnamese zodiac sign.
Gordon Ramsay was diagnosed with and treated for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a common form of skin cancer, in August 2025, which he shared on Instagram to raise awareness about sun protection. The cancer was found on his jawline, near his ear, and successfully removed through surgery, with Ramsay emphasizing the importance of sunscreen after his experience.
The chef who famously made Gordon Ramsay cry was his mentor, the legendary and famously intense British chef Marco Pierre White, during an incident in the late 1980s at Ramsay's former restaurant, Harveys, where a young Ramsay was reduced to tears after being yelled at by White, solidifying White's reputation as a formidable culinary figure.
The famous chefs first fell out in 2009 when Oliver blasted Ramsay for comparing an Australian journalist to a pig. The following year, Ramsay, 58, declared that he was a “chef”, while Oliver, 49, was “just a cook” and a “one-pot wonder” and Oliver retaliated by mocking his rival for “having Botox”.
While that innuendo had no basis in reality, The Crown's creators spun it into various invented scenes, imagining that Porchey made Prince Philip jealous.
Robert Dudley was one of Elizabeth's 'favourites', a long-term suitor and believed by many to have been her one true love. Elizabeth's fondness for Dudley and his proximity to her as Master of the Horse and Privy Councillor, made him influential and envied for his access to the Queen.
The Queen attended the Earl's funeral, and remained a friend of his widow, Jeanie. As Lord Porchester, Carnarvon became an influential figure in British horseracing, establishing a reputation as a successful breeder at the Highclere Stud.