Apparently Princess Diana Was Actually Really A Terrible Cook

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Who knew?

While a lot of people are very fond of their mum's cooking, it doesn't sound like William and Harry are among them.

Princess Diana's former head chef, Darren McGrady, has opened up about about her cooking skills – and it appears she didn't really have any.

'She couldn't cook; the Princess was a terrible cook, she really was,' he told HELLO! Online. 'I would actually leave food for her.

'I worked Monday to Friday and I'd leave food in the refrigerator for the weekend, like stuffed peppers, she loved those for a weekend lunch.'

As well as preparing the food, McGrady would even have to leave instructions for how to re-heat the meals too.

'I actually put cling film on with a little sticky note with a number two on it, and that told her to put it in the microwave and press two. That's how bad she was at cooking!

'When the boys were home I'd stay there and cook on weekends two but if it was just the Princess, I'd have weekends off and leave food for her.'

We never would have guessed that Diana was such a terrible cook.

At least she wasn't binging on endless takeaways when her chef was away...

Lucy is a freelance beauty editor and contributor at Marie Claire, and has also written for titles including Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Glamour and woman&home. She was previously Marie Claire’s junior beauty editor. During her career, she’s covered everything from backstage beauty at fashion week to interviews with famous faces like Drag Race royalty and Little Mix. As for her beauty ethos, she’s a big advocate for not having to spend a fortune on beauty products to get good results. When she’s not got beauty on the brain you’ll probably find her reading or Netflix-ing.