Plans for a “winter” New Year’s Eve dinner party for King Charles at his favorite home

King Charles has big plans at his favorite residence as the New Year approaches.

The monarch, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, will welcome some very famous faces to their Gloucestershire home, Highgrove House, in 2025.

The royals will host a soirée full of hearty food and great company, with none other than Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci curating the menu.

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In an interview with The TelegraphThe The devil wears Prada The actor explained that the King had personally requested his involvement in designing a bespoke menu for a dinner celebrating Anglo-Italian relations in the New Year.

“Okay, I’m not actually going to stand in the kitchen and cook for him,” the 64-year-old star told the publication, adding: “But the Italian ambassador came to me and said, ‘I want to prepare a meal and Charles would like you to attend,’ so I came up with the menu.”

Although he was born in New York, Stanley has Italian roots and has become popular in recent years for his culinary content on social media as well as his published work Taste: My life through food and his BBC food and travel series, Looking for Italy.

The telegraph reports that the theme of Stanley’s royal menu is “slow food and fashion” and features delicious delicacies such as roast pork, kale and pumpkin, dishes that Headlight The actor describes it as “all that nice, wintry, heavier stuff.”

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The film star also praised the king for his ability to embrace the importance of seasonal eating.

“Charles was so excited before anyone else, he was way ahead of his time,” Stanley said, before emphasizing that the food would “showcase incredible British produce.”

Stanley’s menu is brought to life by Calabrian chef Francesco Mazzei, who already has connections to the Hollywood star, having organized Stanley’s wedding in Italy to literary agent Felicity Blunt in 2012.

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The king and the actor already know each other well. In May last year, Stanley attended a reception at Buckingham Palace for the Prince’s Trust honorees and celebrity supporters.

Meanwhile, it’s no surprise that Charles and Camilla choose to host the special dinner party at Highgrove as it is considered their favorite residence.

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The spacious Gloucestershire property has several reception rooms and is set in 900 acres of beautiful gardens.

The secluded spot holds a special place in his heart and in a new royal book, Charles III by Robert Hardman, it has been revealed that the king has a very special shrine on the property.

Robert writes: “In good times and bad, both as Prince of Wales and now as King, he likes to retreat to his ‘sanctuary’, his little chapel in the grounds of Highgrove, to collect his thoughts.”