‘It couldn’t have been more perfect’: Royal wedding chef reveals Harry and Meghan were 'very involved' in the menu for their ‘fairytale’ day – as she scoops TWO Michelin stars
- Clare Smyth was in charge of the menu at the royal wedding reception
- Gordon Ramsay protégé's London restaurant has scooped two Michelin stars
- Said on her Instagram account 'it has been an amazing year'
- Described 'surreal' experience working closely with couple on wedding menu
Chef Clare Smyth has had quite a year.
Not only was she tasked with catering the royal wedding in the spring, the Gordon Ramsay protégé has just scooped two Michelin stars for her London restaurant, Core by Clare Smyth in North Kensington.
The Northern Irish chef, 40, has now told how 'surreal' it was working closely with Prince Harry and Meghan on the dishes guests including George and Amal Clooney, Oprah Winfrey and the Queen herself would enjoy on their 'fairytale' big day in Windsor.
'The fairytale story was my lasting memory from the wedding,' she told Hello! at the Michelin Star Awards.
'It couldn't have been more perfect... it was completely surreal.'
![Harry and Meghan's chosen wedding caterer Clare Smyth (seen with the head chef at her Core by Clare Smyth restarurant in Kensington, Jonny Bone, left, and her mentor Gordon Ramsay, right), said the menu on their big day was 'very important' to the couple](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/03/11/4725380-6235089-image-a-29_1538563218889.jpg)
Harry and Meghan's chosen wedding caterer Clare Smyth (seen with the head chef at her Core by Clare Smyth restarurant in Kensington, Jonny Bone, left, and her mentor Gordon Ramsay, right), said the menu on their big day was 'very important' to the couple
!['It was very important to them': Clare said Meghan and Harry were heavily involved in menu planning ahead of their big day, which was attended by A-list movie stars and world-class athletes, as well as members of Harry's royal family](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/03/11/4725350-6235089-image-a-30_1538564158603.jpg)
'It was very important to them': Clare said Meghan and Harry were heavily involved in menu planning ahead of their big day, which was attended by A-list movie stars and world-class athletes, as well as members of Harry's royal family
![The chef, who catered the royal wedding in May and was awarded two Michelin stars for her eponymous London restaurant this week, declared it an 'amazing year' on her Instagram](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/03/12/4726086-6235089-The_chef_who_catered_the_royal_wedding_in_May_and_was_awarded_tw-a-33_1538564456726.jpg)
The chef, who catered the royal wedding in May and was awarded two Michelin stars for her eponymous London restaurant this week, declared it an 'amazing year' on her Instagram
Clare, who became the first woman to hold three Michelin stars when she presided over Gordon Ramsay's restaurant on Royal Hospital Road, and was named the 'world's best female chef' by the World's 50 Best, called the couple 'just brilliant'.
'They were involved in the menu, it was very important to them... it's a once in a lifetime thing so it's nice to be a part in it,' she told the magazine.
Clare is believed to have prepared an organic menu that included posh burgers with Wagyu beef and pork belly for guests invited to the Frogmore House reception following Harry and Meghan's spectacular ceremony on May 19th.
![Harry and Meghan's wedding day menu was 'very important to them', according to the Northern Irish chef, who has just been presented with two Michelin stars for her London restaurant Core by Clare Smyth](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/03/12/4725352-6235089-image-a-34_1538565400484.jpg)
Harry and Meghan's wedding day menu was 'very important to them', according to the Northern Irish chef, who has just been presented with two Michelin stars for her London restaurant Core by Clare Smyth
The Michelin Guide 2019 for Great Britain and Ireland was launched on Monday.
Clare's mentor Gordon Ramsay was also celebrating, as his eponymous restaurant retained its three Michelin stars for a 17th year running.
Newcomers to the list included trendy Brat in Shoreditch, London, and The Olive Tree, in Bath.
![Clare Smyth, seen in Monaco in 2012, was the first woman to hold three Michelin stars when she presided over Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road restaurant, and now her own venture - which she opened in London last August - has two of its own](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/03/12/4727874-6235089-image-a-43_1538566218372.jpg)
Clare Smyth, seen in Monaco in 2012, was the first woman to hold three Michelin stars when she presided over Gordon Ramsay's Royal Hospital Road restaurant, and now her own venture - which she opened in London last August - has two of its own
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