March 10, 2021
Grant Harrold, self-proclaimed ‘etiquette expert’ and a former butler to Britain’s royal family
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Social media users from across Asia have hit out at a former butler to the British royal family after he said on Twitter that people should not eat rice with their “hands or fingers”.
Grant Harrold, a self-proclaimed “etiquette expert” who previously worked for Britain ’s Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry, made the offending post on Saturday. It has since garnered more than 10,000 replies.
“Ladies and gentlemen, remember we always use a knife and fork or chopsticks to eat rice,” he wrote, alongside a picture showing a nearly empty plate and someone using a knife to scrape the last grains of rice onto a fork. “We do not use our hands or fingers!”
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Prince Harry’s ex-butler tells world to eat rice with ‘knife and fork or chopsticks’, sparking online backlash in Asia Grant Harrold, self-proclaimed ‘etiquette expert’ and a former butler to Britain’s royal family. Photo: Twitter
Social media users from across Asia have hit out at a former butler to the British royal family after he said on Twitter that people should not eat rice with their hands or fingers .
Grant Harrold, a self-proclaimed etiquette expert who previously worked for Britain s Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry, made the offending post on Saturday. It has since garnered more than 10,000 replies.
Former Royal Butler says rice is always eaten with knife-fork. Desi Twitter is furious
In a post on Twitter, the former Royal Butler said that rice is always eaten with knife-fork or chopsticks. Desi Twitter is furious.
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Former Royal Butler says rice is always eaten with knife-fork. (Photo: Twitter)
The former Royal Butler s post on the internet regarding eating rice with knife-fork or chopsticks has enraged Desi Twitter soon after the post went viral on social media. In his bio on Twitter, Grant Harrold or the Royal Butler describes himself as Britain s Etiquette Expert/Broadcaster/ Royal Commentator/Royal Aide, and also Former Butler to Princes Charles, William and Harry.
Monday, 08 Mar 2021 01:20 PM MYT
BY TAN MEI ZI
The self-described etiquette expert claimed that one must always use utensils when eating rice. Pictures via Twitter/TheRoyalButler
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PETALING JAYA, Mar 8 A former butler to the British royal family has been slammed online for suggesting that one must never eat rice with one’s hands or fingers.
Grant Harrold, who once served Prince Charles and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, came under fire for a Twitter post he made on Saturday advising people to always use utensils at the dinner table.