The DRUNK Cook! 👑ROYAL SECRETS👑
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
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• Royal Secrets By Steph...
Sharing stories from Stephen Barry’s book Royal Secrets!
A sneak peek behind the green baize door that separates the Royal Staff from the family.
In this episode, I share many amusing stories...from the drunk cook to the graffiti the Queen Mother spied on a shooting weekend.
Affectionate stories about the royal family with a touch of spice!
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My son Brendan did 2weeks work experience at Buckingham Palace kichens while he was doing his fine dining course at catering college. He absolutely loved it living above the stables inside the grounds as a 17 year old . He was given a blue apron with BP K 2011 as a momento. Still in use today. 😊
What a great story!
What a brilliant cooperative! All parties benefit from the program. Learn something every day and when it's what I call a "win-win" situation, it's a particularly nice tidbit.
What a great experience and wonderful memories as a bonus!
Wonderful memory!
Hi Shauna & Thank You!! This one is right up there with “A Housekeeper’s Diary.”!!!! I am enjoying it😁
Yes I think it’s up there too, I’m really enjoying this book.
@thevintageread me too, but a lot of it is in the reading!❤😊
I hate it when I see a new "Shauna" video, get excited, and then see the note, "upcoming." Phooey! Love you and love to see your smiling face!
Haha I got excited too … not long now 😂
I do that same thing, LOL
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Me too! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Triple phooey.😁
Oh the visual! Big bosom, gives new meaning to the term "fallout". LOVE THIS ONE!!! Laughing my heart out!
I have only just recently found Shauna's podcast. She is a delightful young lady!
I like the “ young” bit! 😂😂😂
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Me too😂
Why the “young”? Not exactly accurate when every adjective in the world is available!
It's lovely to hear all of these tales. Thank you 😊
Glad you like them!
You’d think someone who reached the level of brigadier would have learned not to wear medals with a skimpy dress or vice versa. Silly woman.
You'd think someone with a heavy bosom would have learned not to wear a dress with spaghetti straps 😂
By the way. In Kenneth Rose diaries is a funny Anecdote about Blair and the Queen. Blair lamented that the food was cold on the gold plate. The Queen responded " the guests come to eat from gold.plates, Not to enjoy hot food"
This book is a hoot! Thanks Shauna you really bring out the fun. The bosom story! 🥝🥝😂
I can just imagine it!
@roxorange6022 I agree, the bosom story was hilarious! Poor woman...I bet the royals remembered that evening for many, many years - LOL!
I can only imagine the controlled panic😅
You made me laugh about the old food being made into other recipes, I went to a Catholic boarding school where we were often served what we named, Y.M.C.A. (Yesterday’s muck cooked again) it wasn’t just bubble and squeak.
Memories of a dish served on Monday being reinvented multiple times in different forms until whatever was left over was hidden in mashed potato.
Love your commentary on the books. The stories are hilarious.
Thank you!
Love the way you read these books I feel as if I am there only thing I have to send for them so as to read the whole of the book my self will soon have a library of royal book .👍👍🏴🇬🇧
Thanks, Shauna. You always brighten my day.
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I second that! Cheers!
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Good morning Shauna. A book review with juicy, funny bits is the perfect way to start my day! ❤️🇨🇦
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I have always loved “behind the scenes” stories. What a great read. Thank you, Shauna.
This was so fun. Loved hearing about the food and parties
Hilarious brigadier story...kudos to the woman who handled it with such aplomb😂😂😂 The lavatory graffiti story is also fun. This book is the most delightful one yet, Shauna, great choice. Cheers and sip from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you so much 😀
What an embarrassing story about Wallis Simpson. I was surprised to hear that she had such bad table manners, but leave it to the staff to teach her a lesson or two - LOL!
Burnt shoulder! They can get violent! 😂
@lisalivingston6473
Weird that a debutant from a posh school would have bad table manners🤔 If she hadn’t upset her rich uncle by getting a divorce she would have been one of the richest women in the world.
The ill-mannered Wallis story isn't surprising to me. What's surprising is that she was stupid enough to mess with the people who made and served her food.
@@marciap2961 Great comment! LOL!
@@lisalivingston6473 "Sip!"
I'm with King Charles, I can't stand wastefulness, especially food with so many starving around the world.
This book is absolutely marvelous. Enjoying it so much. Just love your soothing voice, then the excitement in your voice at the juicy parts, and.of course, the laughter while reading. Shauna, you do it soooo well. Thank you!!
Thanks for being here 😊💕🙌
I just love her to bits and her charming way of telling us a story is beyond wonderful. I am waiting for her to do audible books!
She is my favorite you tuber.
Good morning from my cosy chair and a mug of steaming hot coffee What a lovely way to start my day. “They” forecast a sunny day today NO HUMIDITY. ❤💕😊🇨🇦. Have a lovely weekend all.
It's a lovely day here in Florida. Not too hot and not too humid and no storms nearby. Life is good!
Was waiting with bated breath! 😅😅😅
Rollicking story Shauna and thanks for the giggles…
You’re welcome 😊
Shauna!!!! I found him!!!
I knew it. I knew I had heard HG's voice before. On Shaun Atwood's RUclips Channel. 'The Bald Man'... Remember?
I was sooooo excited when I identified him 🥳🥳 I told my daughter, who really didn't get it 🙄🙄 She did say, 'Mum, You can't out him...'
Sigh... No, I supposed I can't.
But I could... 😆😆
I want to be a coffee lady when I grow up!
I’m loving this book Shauna. Thank you. ONG! If I was the bosom lady I think I would have run out of the Palace never to be seen again 😂😂
Same!
I would have laughed till I cried. That happens when I'm embarrassed.
No No... the week wait is horrid.... yippee... you are going to check in earlier. LOVE the books... my favorite of the channel.
😂 Next one this Monday x
Loving these readings, such a fun book ! Thank you 🙂
So glad!
So much fun! Nice to have in these tempestuous times. Thank you again
There’s a wonderful account of the banquet after Queen Victoria’s coronation. She had a hearty appetite and ate very fast, which left the others extremely hungry because they had to stop eating when she did. It seems her fondness for food caught up with her in later age judging from the size of her undies.
She did look a bit overfed. How on earth did she mount the horse to go riding?
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Like Henry viii? He was hoisted mechanically, being so huge in his armour. 😅
Great reviews…
Gyles Brandreth…book The Queen is excellent…so many first hand anecdote’s…..
Oh Shauna you had me giggling about the poor footman & the female brigadier’s medals etc. As a 16 yr old I had a full time casual job 6 days x7 = 42 hours (casual), saving the casual loading I took some leave & went to work @ the RAAF Base, Edinburgh; SA. I worked in the officers mess (front of house), there was as a huge dinner with the then State Premier; David Tonkin, some of the Original “Dam Busters” from RAF & row upon row of extremely well “turned out” officers in dress uniform. Halfway through dinner service collecting mains plates, I had what could be described as a mortifying 10 seconds (felt like an hour in slow-mo). I collected several plates & cutlery & was reversing away from an officer when an errant knife covered in gravy slid off the plate straight down the back of a beautifully starched dress jacket. I apologised but felt awful, whereupon the officer laughed & said “the night’s early, don’t worry”. As I was a civvy by the time the meal finished along with a few toasts it was 2.30 am. The airforce catering staff said “you may as well go home there’s more toasts to go”. Twas with tired feet & a long evening I retreated home. I found out the next day that some of those officers were still “toasting” till 5.00 am & the poor enlisted catering staff had been up 19 hours. Think that’s why I joined the army & never went near the catering corps LOL. Keep calm & carry on as they say, toodle-pip. Great vlog Ty😘💐
Thank you, i do enjoy your channel , no matter what the subject is.🎉🎉❤❤
Oh, thank goodness we’ll hear more often about the books you’re reading! Patience isn’t my forte😊. Thank you🎉
Loved this chapter of the book, hilarious goings on at the Palace. Thanks for sharing Shauna xxx
You always have the prettiest shirts on! Love your style!
More books, please. 😍📚📕❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧
Love listening to the stories.
These stories are great fun 😂 I don’t want this book to end…thank you for bringing it to us Shauna 💞
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks Shauna for another great episode! Really enjoyed ☕️sip❤!
You are so welcome!
Hi Shauna, I'm reading royal service by the same author.. I will enjoy listening to you on the royal secrets ❤️
That is an interesting book too!
Speaking of slow eaters, my mother drove us all crazy. We always, for family dinner, set the food out on the kitchen table and served ourselves buffet -style and then brought our plates to the formal dining room. My mother was never in a hurry about anything, and we **eight** children and our father would be waiting for my mother to serve herself and be seated. Mind you, no one was to start eating until everyone had their food and everyone was seated at the table. This led to many a luke-warm dinner. As with everything else, my mother was a slow eater. No one was to leave the table until everyone had finished eating. We all kept a small bit of food on the plate because one never finished eating and made the woman who was taking **forever** uncomfortable. As soon as she put that last bite in her mouth, that bit of food each of us had reserved on our plates was in our mouths and we anxiously awaited the moment if release! One *might* be excused early if one had a large amount of homework or a test the following day, otherwise, suck it up buttercup!
Sometimes, family remembrances are rather fun, aren't they? Even Royal family remembrances.
I have a feeling the pastry chef likely had a bit of a history with the bottle and had been spoken to at other times as well. If so, I do hope she got help. That life can be absolute Hell for everyone concerned.
Oh, and the eight children were born within a thirteen year span. No multiple (Twins,etc) births, only good, healthy, nine and ten pounders delivered by a woman who was five feet two inches and gained fifty pounds with each pregnancy. But, here's the kicker, she lost the baby weight in no time...until the next time....
My parents married late, only marriage for each. She had the first child when she was twenty weight and my father was thirty-seven. By the time he was fifty, there were eight of us. Talk about culture shock!
Shauna, i appreciate you and your videos so so much! It's like listening to your bestest friend talk! 🤩💯🥰 Cwtches🤗 from Wales 🏴
Yay! Thank you!
I'm glad you're going to be back sooner than a week!
Love your reviews! Tonight was extra great for me. Had company for a couple of weeks and I'm behind. So tonight loved listening to 3 chapters and a snarky snippet. I to love a hotel to retreat to, thought it was just me.
I can see some public book readings and entertainment coming up. Id buy a ticket for your live show at a theatre.
Hells bells I am quite a slowish eater, guess i would starve Shauna 🤣🤣🤣
So would I ( I talk too much!)
@@thevintageread I do that too🤣🤣🤣
Funny stories. Just like iin "Courting Disaster. "
Hi Shauna, greetings from Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
Your hometown sound like a beautiful place to live!
Your videos are always such a treat! Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Loving the books you proceeded to read to us!❤
Glad you like them!
Another good episode-thank you Shauna.
Pleased to hear that we don’t have to wait another week before we get another installment.
I love these first hand account stories.
Monday 😉
Thank you Shauna for adding a bit of humour to my morning. Also your detailed information on proper etiquette. I don't think I would the make the cut on even my best day. This is so enjoyable !!!!!!!❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another loveky video ,thaj you Shauna ❤
This is such an interesting book! Thanks for another entertaining installment!
Thank you Shauna, I love listening to the delicious and funny excerpts from all the books.
I’m Really Enjoying Your Take On This Book!
Please define "mucked in" sp?
Such interesting & entertaining book bits!!
It just means that everyone helps out to complete the chore.
Thanks, Shauna! I'm enjoying these close ups or RF life behind the palace gates.
I have seen a documentary where a footman walked on the table . Also they had rulers to measure all the seating placements.
I cannot tell you how many of the books you review that I have owned
I have made the mistake of lending them out -
Why is it that people think they don’t need to return books
Mind you , I’ve had a lot fun listening to you and I have enjoyed scouring my local charity shop where I’ve had some success replacing them
My pile of “to read “books has grown massively
Thank you 🙏
So glad Val 😊💕 So many books, so little time!
What a jewel of a read Shauna, thank you. Steven certainly was a man of many talents.....and the recipient of many juicy tidbits! Such a pity it's so long out of print because I would love to get it.
There are 2nd hand copies around 😊
@@thevintageread Thank you Shauna, I shall keep looking. I've just spent a couple of hours trawling the net, found one only to be told the seller does not ship to 'my country'...😠....I'm an Antipodean like you! I've left my name on a list with a couple of other Secondhand Sellers.
@@africanborn2443You could try Bent Books in Brisbane. If they don't have it they'll get it for you. Good luck
Harry was still living there at the time of the graffiti. strangers wouldn't be able to enter, would they?
Great little behind-the-scenes stories!
Shauna, Stephen Barry explains Boxing Day as most countries do not celebrate it . . . "Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, particularly Australia, Canada, and New Zealand do celebrate Boxing Day, but it is uncommon (although there are some exceptions), in most other countries. Boxing Day was introduced by Queen Victoria in the 19th century."
I am loving this book, (with you reading it). Why do staff and royals remind me of a prisoner camp, trying to find any joy available. I'm not sure if it's us or these Tropical caged birds who have the best deal.
Anyway, everywhere I go, people are campaign for H.G to interview you. Or would it be you interviewing him. Fingers crossed, it would be delightful. Can your next book be someone who hates Charles and loves Diana. I find everyday I'm falling in love more.
Such fun❗️ 😆
I am reading along. This book is fabulous.
It is!
Such a fun book!
Thank you for numbering these book reviews! I watch them later usually (thoroughly enjoy them) so it takes the guesswork out of the order!! Shauna do you ever take a day off!!
Not lately! 😂😂😂
@@thevintageread oh Shauna I feel like I'm looking at my younger self: go go go. The time will come for slowing down! Take care of yourself. I for one will still be there if you took a month off even!!
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Was just thinking.... perhaps not sacking the cook just before Christmas was out of compassion rather than them having no cook.... rather think they had more than one that they could fall back on anyhow. Why do we always seem to hit on a negative rather than an alternative positive possibility?
I agree with Shauna. Not negativity - pragmatism! 😊
Because it was written in the book? That was Stephen Barry’s statement/opinion and it made sense to me.
Brilliant as always, love the behind the scenes stories!!! So glad that you are doing it more often...❤❤❤
More to come!
Great book and you are so entertaining. I love your channel.
Thank you so much!
I can't believe anyone would write this😮. Even if it's all true.😮
Love it ❤
I checked the photosof last 2 state banquets. It's still white tie. 😂
Have you ever thought of reviewing one of Lady Glenconner’s books ?
I did a long time ago 😊 It is in the “bookbits” playlist.
This was great fun Shauna, thank you and have a wonderful weekend. Regards from Montreal🇨🇦
Good morning, Shauna, really enjoying this book, thanks 😂🌻🇺🇸
So glad!
Thank you Shauna ❤
It's fascinating that they seem to like having very simple deserts! Loved the bit about the coffee ladies and how they brewed coffee, Love it!
Hi Shauna what a delightful book thoroughly enjoying it,I remember reading about Wallis Simpson she dropped her white handkerchief in a room full of people knowing full well that Edward would pick it up for her, the author wrote something along the lines of it was her way of showing the hold she had over him, I forget the name of the book but I always remember that part.
Oh Shauna … what kind of sip are you having tonight with the black can behind you ? 🤗
I laughed when I saw that! My son came in for a quick chat & left his Pepsi behind 😂😂😂
I love the coffee ladies! I can almost smell the aroma. Yum
Thanks Shauna for another awesome broadcast =). Just as a side note, I really love your voice, so soothing, and such a lovely accent =).
Oh thank you!
Wonderful! I look forward to hearing your stories! Thanks Shauna 😊
I'm loving this book. I'm going to find a copy for myself. Thanks Shauna 😊
Hope you enjoy it!
SHAUNA, BRILLIANT BOOK OUT BY MAUREEN CALLAHAN, "ASK NOT, THE KENNEDYS AND THE WOMEN THEY DESTROYED". YOU MUST DO THAT PLEASE. I AM STILL AWAITING MY LIBRARY COPY.
From what I reviewed about that book, it’s a bunch of re-vomited up bs. Js. What she wrote about Jackie is total bs about her “kissing” certain places of dead JFK. That’s a bit too much!
Still subscribed! X
For some reason, I always get the short videos highlighting clips from a video that I’ve always seen after the video has been out several days and I’ve seen it.
Really enjoying this book. Love the stories. Sometimes I really don’t know what to think about the royal family. I enjoy them and I support them but sometimes the stuff they get up to I shake my head and think why do we put up with some people being treated so lavishly? Or behaving so badly without any repercussions. I’ve always been a people pleaser and very respectful, but as I get older, there’s no way I would let them treat me badly in a fit of temper or rudeness. I think we are all equal.
I do like that you’re going to read the chapters a little more closely together. It does seem like a long wait. Have a great day Shauna!🙂
Shorts are a way to promote the longer videos to new people. Just scroll past if they annoy you. I don’t think they work out who to show them to! 😅
I wonder if Charles knew about the boiled eggs being thrown out?
Hi Shauna
From me in 🇨🇦.. we are well into mid thirties C temps as you cool off into fall and winter; Natures plan.. I am looking all over the used book stores , free libraries etc., for Stephen Barry’s book Royal Secrets , I like the things he writes about and the way you present it to us. Thanks for all you do once again..
Dearest Shauna, you are a hoot. I love your enthusiasm and joy in telling these tid-bits. The unveiling of the Rubensque mamá making an impromptu reveal at a State Dinner was a Kings Ransom! While listening to the stories I like to see what’s on the shelves behind you. Today at the right of the screen was a glass-half full of something reminiscent of white wine. But traveling to the next shelf parallel was a cylindrical something more mysterious. Is that a personal massage unit half covering the landscape photo? Remnants of a relaxing moment pre recording? 😂😂😂😂. Carry on 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
It was my son’s Pepsi can… it is in the next one too as I recorded 2 in a row! 😂 I had no idea he left it there! The other things are tea light candle holders!
Hello from New Hampshire, USA ❤
Hello there!
Hi Shauna. Am enjoying this book review. Have a cuppa and feet up. 🇦🇺🦘🐨❤️💐💜💜
Thank you! You too!
Oh thank goodness!!! Sooner updates will be most favorable to your anxious readers
Next one Monday
Your kiwi friend from across the street ditch. Love your work. NGA Mihi.
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Thanks Shauna...🎉❤ Why should we read the book written by both ungrateful and trashy Dou? Big NO... The books read and shared by you are more interesting and juicy about the royals.. (Team Late Lady Diana's, until we hear everything wrote about her)
Apparently, look how rude Prince Andrew treated the staff, and now he's being paid for how he treated them years ago.
Look how mean and rude H to most of the staff since his toddler and kiddies years, he's getting everything back to him.
Love VL's book _ THE COURTIERS. Thanks again for everything 🎉❤
Love it!
Very this. High from a chilly Melbourne
Wonderful!!