Euro 2016: Roy Hodgson and England squad ‘haunted’ by ghost at spooky Chantilly hotel
The posh England team hotel is haunted by a chef who died 400 years ago after stabbing himself in the heart
THE posh England team hotel has a dark history and is ‘haunted’ by the ghost of a French chef who died 400 years ago.
Francois Vatel was a celebrated cook who killed himself during a banquet for the French king in 1617 at the Chateau du Chantilly.
The Three Lions base during Euro 2016 – the L'Auberge du Jeu de Paume – is set in the grounds of the same Chateau.
Locals say the ghost French chef haunts the grounds of the town just north of Paris.
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Vatel was one of the first celebrity chefs in history and had been cooking a feast for Louis XIV - the French king at the time.
But after a series of cock-ups, including a missing fish delivery – he killed himself by stabbing himself in the heart with his sword.
A Three Lions source said: “The hotel has been a great place to stay, but it certainly feels a little spooky at night.”
England take on Iceland in the Last 16 of Euro 2016 on Monday in Nice. They will then play the winner of France vs the Republic of Ireland in the quarter-final.
