More recently, our chefs were called upon to create a spectacular culinary experience for Dior and their esteemed VIP guests when the iconic French fashion house came to Perthshire to unveil their 2025 Cruise Collection at Drummond Castle. The event paid homage to one that took place at Gleneagles almost 70 years earlier, when Dior graced our Ballroom with 172 haute couture dresses for a special charity fashion show.
Perhaps the most famous dinner of all took place on Wednesday 6 July, 2005, when Queen Elizabeth II hosted a state dinner for heads of government at the G8 Summit. Cooked by the late great chef, Andrew Fairlie, dinner comprised a starter of Marrbury Smoked Salmon with Roasted Langoustines and Herb Salad; Roast Fillet of Glenearn Lamb with Broad Beans and Peas, Aubergine Caviar and Parmesan Polenta; and Textures of Chocolate. The wines selected by our sommelier for dinner that evening included a Louis Roederer Quartet NV, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Reisling Spätlese 1995, Masseto 1994 Ornellaia and a Château Climens, Barsac 1990.
During the dinner, The Queen led the singing of ‘Happy Birthday’ for President Bush!