In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, a well-known Toronto chef is recalling his years at Buckingham Palace and Balmoral Castle cooking for Her Majesty.
“I’m really sad. I think it’s the end of a dynasty, a part of history,” Chef John Higgins, a Food Network judge and former director ofHe remembers the Queen as gracious, regal and elegant during his two years in the kitchen at Buckingham Palace and Balmoral beginning in 1980.
Among his memories of the Queen, several stand out. At the time, Higgins was an avid cyclist and crossed paths with the Queen as he was setting out on a ride from Balmoral in spandex attire. On another occasion, the Queen was hosting her annual Ghillies Ball at Balmoral, a decades-old tradition of thanking the staff in residence by throwing a Scottish country dance. There, he danced with the Queen and the rest of the royal family.
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