Overview

• Chef Darren McGrady posted a YouTube video in early August expressing relief that Princess Diana is not here to witness her sons’ deepening estrangement because she would have ‘sorted all the mess out’.
• His footage has spurred new attention on Prince William and Prince Harry’s ongoing feud and on the gap left by Diana’s peacemaking influence.
• McGrady fondly recalled daily hide-and-seek games in royal kitchens, a Christmas water-gun battle with staff and Harry’s cheeky pizza prank signed ‘Jess the Nanny’.
• He described Diana’s down-to-earth menus for her boys, highlighting their favorite comfort foods—spaghetti bolognese, known as ‘Spaggy Bol’, and overnight oats.
• During his 11-year tenure at Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral, McGrady cooked for multiple monarchs and once prepared a soufflé for Queen Elizabeth II and state guests aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.