The number of guests had reduced compared to the number of those that had attended the swearing in ceremony. The rumor was that by eating the repulsive food at the hotel they didn't want to damage their taste buds any further by eating the like at the country club.
Megan who was in one of the executive rooms was already in the know about what had happened and she regretted with all her being that she had opted for the hotel food instead of hiring outside catering from the Pretoria hotels, but if she had gone ahead with it, she would have been confirming the low key rumors that we're critising the King's hotel food.