Remembering Queen Elizabeth II – The Taucker Travel Blog

Our longtime worldwide partnership with Carolyn Robb, previously then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s govt chef for 13 many years, has enriched guests’ travels in the United kingdom throughout particular shows stuffed with behind-the-scenes tales (and recipes). It’s been one particular month considering that the passing of Queen Elizabeth, and we’re honored to share with you Carolyn’s particular, heartfelt reflections.

Wednesday night (September 7th 2022), all through a cheerful Tauck England, Scotland & Wales tour farewell supper, I talked at size to the team about my former boss, Prince Charles, and why, in the fullness of time, I realized he would make a great King. Considerably less than 24 hours afterwards His Majesty King Charles III ascended to the throne. Even as wonderful flowers are laid in great swathes in every single corner of the place, by these shelling out their respects to our late Queen, it continue to by some means seems surreal and inconceivable that our just one ‘constant’ more than the past 70 several years, is no lengthier with us.

During my incredible 13 yrs as a Royal chef, I was vastly privileged to meet The Queen on many events each a single so unforgettable in its own way. During my first several months at Kensington Palace, when I was cooking for TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and their kids, I accompanied them to Windsor Castle, where by they were signing up for the yearly Royal Loved ones Christmas accumulating. On Xmas morning, (the a person day in the calendar year when I had assumed that the Queen would not undertake any ‘duties’) I was stunned to be named to just one of the drawing rooms in the castle, together with all the other members of staff members who had been on duty that working day. Her Majesty shook each of us by the hand, explained a couple terms and handed out superbly wrapped gifts. I was thrilled with the exquisite lavender soap that she kindly gave me, but that paled into insignificance compared to the reward of her time. Her words to me were being warm, participating and humorous and most notably, it was an ‘un-rushed’ dialogue, regardless of there currently being a space comprehensive of persons for her to ‘get through’ in advance of she could take it easy and appreciate the day’s festivities with her family. She commented on the truth that I was operating on Christmas day I would like I had had the presence of brain at the time to ask her if she at any time, ever gave herself a ‘day off’.

I consider I know what the solution would have been.