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OK. Here's my take on #foodgate. 
Once Harry and Meghan announced their engagement, we had several reports of different designers sending their designs for a wedding dress to Kensington Palace in hopes that Meghan would pick them. What it did was garner publicity for those designers that went public with this little fact. I would imagine that KP received quite a few submissions for everything from the dress to the flowers to the food and drinks.
I actually read the article and also remembered what I had read elsewhere around the time of the wedding. The chef for the Windsor reception was the Queen's head chef Mark Flanagan and Harry and Meghan were very involved with the food choices and even where the food came from. They wanted to use as much "home grown" as they possibly could. There were tastings and discussions and choices were made. The thing is that Mark was "on scene" and available every step of the way. Hiring someone from "outside" or even the whacked notion Jamie Oliver had of a slew of American and British chefs would never have been able to involve the bridal couple as much as using the "home" chef in the first place.
I found the article that tells more about how the food was planned. As much as Meghan is a "foodie" and loves to cook herself, I'm not surprised one bit that she would be involved in every dish that was served to their guest at the reception. Its not being American or being an actress but its being a bride and groom that wanted to plan each bit of their wedding day.
https://www.royal.uk/inside-royal-kitchens-windsor-castle
Once Harry and Meghan announced their engagement, we had several reports of different designers sending their designs for a wedding dress to Kensington Palace in hopes that Meghan would pick them. What it did was garner publicity for those designers that went public with this little fact. I would imagine that KP received quite a few submissions for everything from the dress to the flowers to the food and drinks.
I actually read the article and also remembered what I had read elsewhere around the time of the wedding. The chef for the Windsor reception was the Queen's head chef Mark Flanagan and Harry and Meghan were very involved with the food choices and even where the food came from. They wanted to use as much "home grown" as they possibly could. There were tastings and discussions and choices were made. The thing is that Mark was "on scene" and available every step of the way. Hiring someone from "outside" or even the whacked notion Jamie Oliver had of a slew of American and British chefs would never have been able to involve the bridal couple as much as using the "home" chef in the first place.
I found the article that tells more about how the food was planned. As much as Meghan is a "foodie" and loves to cook herself, I'm not surprised one bit that she would be involved in every dish that was served to their guest at the reception. Its not being American or being an actress but its being a bride and groom that wanted to plan each bit of their wedding day.
https://www.royal.uk/inside-royal-kitchens-windsor-castle
However, it was usually the more well known, well-heeled guests who were mentioned and they were readily recognizable. It was the lesser known guests that needed a bit of identification. I'm sure some guests did not want to be noticed though, and may not have walked in by the cameras.
