{"id":302090,"date":"2025-12-05T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/royals-host-lavish-state-banquet-whats-it-like-cooking-for-the-king-talking-royals-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:00:30","slug":"royals-host-lavish-state-banquet-whats-it-like-cooking-for-the-king-talking-royals-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/royals-host-lavish-state-banquet-whats-it-like-cooking-for-the-king-talking-royals-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals host lavish state banquet: What&#8217;s it like cooking for the King? | Talking Royals | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tK2EsAJCk2Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Royals host lavish state banquet: What's it like cooking for the King? | Talking Royals | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tK2EsAJCk2Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>On Talking Royals this week, Charlene White is joined by our Royal Editor Chris Ship, Royal Expert Lizzie Robinson and special guest, chef Francesco Mazzei.<\/p>\n<p>It was the third and final state banquet of the year at Windsor, as the King and Queen hosted the German president in the splendour of St George&#8217;s Hall.<\/p>\n<p>One of the leading Italian chefs in the country, Francesco cooked for the King and Queen, as well as a host of stars in Highgrove in February &#8211; in a feast to celebrate UK-Italian relations. 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