IIRC nobody wanted to go to the lunch/dinner for Royal Visits by Princess Margaret.
The food was exceptional, paid for by those attending and the mess, but.....
She was notorious for barely touching the food, lighting up a cigarette and leaning back after a couple of minutes and a couple of bites of each course. The staff being instructed to clear the plates and present the next course as soon as she did so. And, of course, she got served first.
So they sat there looking at each course before having it snatched away before they had more than a bite - and in many cases eat anything at all...