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Grant Harrold says cutlery brings ‘a genuine sense of refinement’
King Charles III’s former butler has said that burgers should always be eaten with a knife and fork to maintain “proper etiquette”.
Grant Harrold, who worked for various senior royals at Buckingham Palace and Highgrove House, said that a “genuine sense of refinement” could be achieved by eating a burger with cutlery.
YouGov US statistics rank hamburgers and cheeseburgers as America’s favourite food with 84 and 83 per cent of citizens putting them in the top spot respectively.
However, Mr Harrold said members of the Royal family always use cutlery, and he called for the public to do the same.
“While it’s true that most people use their hands to eat a burger, doing it the right way by using a knife and fork brings a genuine sense of refinement to the culinary experience,” he said.
“Treating a burger with proper etiquette like any other plated dish elevates it from a casual, messy meal to something that can be savoured with a bit more elegance.
“Using a knife and fork was certainly the technique employed by members of the monarchy during my tenure at both Buckingham Palace and Highgrove House, and by the numerous high-end clientele I have worked with worldwide over the years.”
He added that “proper etiquette” dictated that cutlery be used and it “undoubtedly makes for a more practical eating experience”.
One poll, by British pub chain Greene King, found that 50 per cent of the public think it can be acceptable to use cutlery to eat burgers, while 44 per cent think burgers are “meant to be eaten” with your hands.
Almost two thirds of people always eat burgers with their hands and never use a knife and fork.
Mr Harrold worked for the King before his coronation, serving as a butler to the Prince of Wales from 2004 to 2011.
He previously caused controversy by suggesting that diners should not eat rice with their hands, a practice common in many Asian countries.