Princess Diana's Personal Chef Divulges Her Hilarious Comment After Meeting Tom Cruise
It’s well known that Princess Diana had a cheekier sense of humor than most members of the royal family. But behind closed doors, it was those who knew her best who got front-row seats to this famous wit. Her personal chef, Darren McGrady, witnessed first hand a side to the late princess that few people got to see. And he’s shared a particularly amusing example of Diana’s playful nature that involves a certain famous actor. Whether Tom Cruise would be able to see the funny side, though, is another matter.
Innermost thoughts
McGrady first began working for Diana in 1993 at Kensington Palace. This wasn’t his first position with the most famous family in the world, of course. The chef had previously enjoyed an 11-year stint at another royal residency, Buckingham Palace. Speaking to website Insider, McGrady revealed that he and Diana would often spend hours discussing their innermost thoughts.
Soap operas
And that included everything from the rest of her family to her favorite soap operas. McGrady said, “She would come through and talk about what the royals were saying. She’d come and talk about what was going on in her life with the Prince of Wales and the boys. She’d talk about what was on TV.”
Private lives
You might expect that their conversations would have been dominated by the stories that made Diana a tabloid sensation. But apparently the royal was just as interested in McGrady’s private life as the chef was hers. He recalled, “She would say, ‘So what’s happening at home? Have you got a girl? Are there any girlfriends on the scene?’”
Making the tea
And despite her lofty position within the royal family Diana wasn’t averse to switching roles, either. McGrady recalled, “If the Queen came into the kitchen, you stood to attention out of respect. But when Princess Diana came in the kitchen she’d say, ‘I need a coffee. I’ll make it. I’ll make you one.’”
