{"id":322187,"date":"2025-08-06T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/322187\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:52:10","slug":"princess-dianas-heartfelt-lunches-with-william-and-harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/322187\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Diana\u2019s heartfelt lunches with William and Harry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1333595_7820987_Untitled-2_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Diana\u2019s lunchtime traditions with William and Harry revealed.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Princess Diana\u2019s lunchtime traditions with William and Harry revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Diana was cherished not only for her compassionate public image but also for the deep affection she showed as a mother to Prince William and Prince Harry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite her royal duties, Diana made it a priority to spend meaningful, private time with her sons often around the lunch table.<\/p>\n<p>Now, former royal chef Darren McGrady, who worked closely with the late Princess of Wales, has offered a rare glimpse into those intimate family moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video shared on his YouTube channel, Darren revealed that lunch was often a shared experience between Diana and her young boys and the menu was always tailored with love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When she was entertaining, especially if she had the boys home. William and Harry I had to change the menu to make it nursery-friendly,&#8221; he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Comfort food that they would like, but also a dish or two that she would enjoy as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He recalled preparing lunch for Diana and a young Prince Harry, where he served the Princess her go to dish, Sole Florentine, and spaghetti bolognese for Harry. But the menu didn\u2019t stay simple for long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Princess changed everything when a friend joined them for lunch at Kensington Palace,\u201d Darren revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe swapped the original menu for my tomato mousse, lobster thermidor, and finished with a pear flan for dessert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to food consultant and former MasterChef contestant Renae Smith, her menu choices offer a glimpse into her personality. \u201cIt strikes a balance between warmth and comfort while still being thoughtful about nutrition,\u201d she told HELLO!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer favorite, Sole Florentine, is a perfect example, lean white fish with nutrient-rich spinach and a light cheesy sauce. It\u2019s elegant yet nourishing, and I think it suits her perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Princess Diana\u2019s lunchtime traditions with William and Harry revealed. Princess Diana was cherished not only for her compassionate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-322187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114981210930063839","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}