Darren Mcgrady Bio | Wiki
Darren McGrady is a chef, author, culinary consultant, event planner, and public speaker. He was a personal chef to Queen Elizabeth II, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Princes William and Harry for fifteen years and has cooked for Presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush.
He is now the owner of Eating Royally Catering based in Dallas, Texas. Darren’s first cookbook titled ‘Eating Royally; Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen’ is now in sixth print with all of his advances and royalties donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.
Darren has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, several times on CNN’s Larry King Live, the Fox News Channel, BBC, CBC, MSNBC, and Sky Television. On Fox and Friends covering the Princess Diana Memorial. CNN covering the Royal Wedding and cooked on the Today Show and CBS Early Show in New York.
Darren Mcgrady Age
Darren was born in 1962 in the United States. He is 60 years old.
Darren Mcgrady Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
Darren Mcgrady Family
He was born and raised n the United States by his parents. Darren holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Information about his parents and/or siblings is not available at the moment.
Darren Mcgrady Wife
Declining an offer from H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to become his Private Chef at St James Palace, Darren decided to pursue a new challenge in the USA where he moved to in 1998 with his wife Wendy. They have three children, Kelly, Lexie, and Harry.
Darren Mcgrady Education
From 1980-1982 Darren trained at the prestigious Savoy Hotel, London achieving the position of Chef-de-partie Saucier.
Darren Mcgrady Cookbook | Books
He is the author of ‘Eating Royally; recipes and remembrances from a palace kitchen’ (now in sixth print) and The Royal Chef at Home; easy, seasonal, entertaining (released December 1, 2017).
Darren Mcgrady Eating Royally | Dallas
Darren is the owner and chef of Eating Royally LLC based in Dallas which he launched in Jan 2015. Eating Royally is about taking basic everyday recipes and turning them into the best dishes you have ever tasted. ‘Spaghetti and Meatballs, Chicken Pot Pie, Meatloaf, Pot Roast’ and everyday comfort foods cooked to perfection… “Fit for a Queen!”
Whether it’s a special family birthday party, lunch at the office, friendly get-together or a corporate event to impress clients, Darren will consult the menu with you to ensure everyone is Eating Royally. Perhaps your menu includes Princess Diana’s favorite dessert or a dish from the menu he served to one of the five U.S. Presidents I cooked for.”
Darren Mcgrady Royal Chef | Princess Diana
In 1982, Darren moved to Buckingham Palace where for 11 years he cooked for The Queen, Prince Philip, and their guests on a daily basis catering banquets for Foreign Heads of State including Presidents Bush (41 and 43), Clinton, Reagan, and Ford.
In 1993 he moved to Kensington Palace as Royal Chef to Princess Diana until her tragic accident in August 1997. After moving to Dallas, Texas in 1998 Darren spent the next seventeen years as a private chef/event planner and started Eating Royally Catering in 2014.
Since the Princess’s death, he has devoted much of his free time working for causes she supported, including shelters for battered women, charities for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities, and breast cancer charities.
Darren Mcgrady Spencer
Darren’s character was played by Sean Harris in the biopic of the film Spencer. Darren worked as a chef in the royal households for 15 years—at Buckingham Palace from 1982 to 1993, and then for Diana at Kensington Palace from 1993 until her death in 1997. He said that Spencer is creative with his storytelling and that viewers shouldn’t confuse fiction with reality.
Darren Mcgrady Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Darren’s estimated net worth is $10 million.