Diners are being given the chance to experience an 18th-century feast in King Charles’s favourite room at Dumfries House – from £375 per person.
The King takes most of his evening meals in the Pink Dining Room while staying at the Scottish stately home in Ayrshire.
The room is the best preserved in the mansion, which was saved for the nation in 2007 by a consortium led by the King when Prince of Wales.
The King is a particular fan of the pink-tinted rococo plasterwork on the walls and ceiling, inspired by the Roman ruins of Palmyra in Syria.
The King’s Foundation is now allowing members of the public the opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal, authentic to the 1700s and served by a traditional butler, in the royal chamber.
Menus will be based on dishes at the time, including poached salmon, fish soup, and manchet bread for starters; roasted venison and beef, parmentier potatoes and a juniper sauce for a main; and lemon and pistachio syllabub, bread and butter pudding, and apple and almond trifle for dessert.
Guests will eat at the King’s table – but not in the presence of the monarch – beneath the 35kg Murano glass floral chandelier, which was painstakingly reassembled after being found in the basement in more than 100 pieces nearly 20 years ago.
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Evan Samson, who leads the front-of-house team at Dumfries House, said: “For a select number of guests, the 18th-century dining experience will be authentic to the 1700s, with traditional butler service – including the meal being served ‘family-style’ – and a menu researched and prepared by our chefs that reflects the culinary fashions typical of country houses in that age.”
The candlelit experience is available on selected dates and costs from £375 per person.
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From August to October next year, harvest lunches will also be offered within the estate’s Queen Elizabeth II Walled Garden at a cost of £105 per person.
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Dumfries House near Cumnock is the headquarters of The King’s Foundation, which was established to train the next generation of skilled craftspeople – including in fashion and textiles – in heritage techkingniques essential to many traditional UK industries.
Proceeds from the experiences will be used to support the work of the charity, which provides practical education courses for more than 15,000 students every year.
