King and Queen host celebrity-packed dinner at Highgrove The King and Queen were joined by celebrities at a black-tie dinner celebrating Italian cuisine and "slow food".
The slow food initiative was launched in 1986 in the small Italian town of Bra when food writer Carlo Petrini took exception to the opening of a McDonald's in Rome's Piazza di Spagna, leading to widespread national protests.
The King also said: "Good food brings people together and what we choose to eat helps to define us - as families, communities and nations.
The pair invited actors and stars - as well as Italian ambassador Inigo Lambertini - to the King's Gloucestershire estate to enjoy a sustainable slow food-themed feast.
The King also made a martini with Italian mixologist Alessandro Palazzi, laughing when the lemon almost went up his nose as he tried to take a sip.
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