Listen: eating etiquette tips from Grant Harrold

Grant Harrold is use to giving support to high society, he was once the butler to King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Now a leading etiquette expert, he is sharing his exceptional skills to help Brits avoid awkward moments when eating!

With many of us using our hands rather than using a knife and fork when eating food – this simply isn’t “proper etiquette”, when eating and that rule isn’t just reserved for fine dining, it includes the humble burger.

It comes as new research by Greene King Pubs has discovered a whopping 63% of us are more likely to use our hands compared to 13% who opt for a knife and fork when it comes to eating a burger and the very notion of using cutlery is alien to many with the most common perceptions that using a knife and fork is either fancy (23%) or unusual (18%).

Aston spoke to etiquette expert & former royal butler Grant Harrold.

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