Prince Charles and Camilla have been taking in the culinary delights of Cornwall, visiting Jamie Oliver’s famous “Fifteen” restaurant as well as taking a tour of River Cottage with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who celebrates her 67th birthday today, have been taking in the culinary delights of Cornwall. They visited Jamie Oliver’s famous “Fifteen” restaurant as well as taking a tour of River Cottage with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, where Camilla had a great laugh at the Prince’s expense when a large insect landed on his posterior as they walked through the grounds.
Their first stop was Fifteen – the Cornwall branch of the restaurant chain started by Jamie Oliver that is famed for helping struggling, unemployed and/or homeless youth get a fresh start by training them with culinary skills in order that they can build a career.
They then dropped by the beach at Cornwall for a photo opportunity with the young chefs holding surfboards – the area is a popular British beachside town where – surprisingly enough – many locals hit the surf in summer. Charles recalled that he once spent many days of his youth in the surf in that district and while his sons William and Harry frequently hit the surf there, Charles commented: “I’m past my sell by date for surfing.”
Next stop was the grounds of River Cottage for a tour of the kitchen gardens with TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Hugh is being an advocate of “real food” and he took the Royal couple on a tour of the picturesque kitchen garden where all the fresh produce is grown for his three River Cottage canteens.
The Prince is also a great advocate of organic, sustainable farming and locally produced food production. He presented Hugh with a Duchy Nursery Manaccan plum tree, grown on his Duchy of Cornwall estate. The TV chef said that he would use it to make jam, to which Charles commented, “You can send me a pot!”
No doubt, the Royal pair would have enjoyed their day of culinary delights – with the Duchess particularly pleased to be back in her home county the day before she celebrates her 67th birthday.
The Prince of Wales meets local students in the kitchen as he visits Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant.
The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles pose with local students of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant on the “beach” at Cornwall where surfing is surprisingly popular in summer.
Prince Charles and Camilla are given a tour of the picturesque grounds of River Cottage by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, where all their fresh produce is grown in the kitchen gardens.
Prince Charles and Camilla are shown the vegetable garden at River Cottage – while Camilla holds her nose from what must be a particularly pungent whiff of compost!
Camilla and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have a great laugh at Prince Charles’ expense when an insect lands on his posterior while touring the grounds of River Cottage.
Prince Charles and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meet with one of the students at the River Cottage cooking school as the royals given a tour of their HQ.
River Cottage’s expert forager John Wright shows Prince Charles and Camilla some of their fresh produce – in this case: seaweed.
Prince Charles and Camilla pose for a photo with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at the picturesque River Cottage gardens.
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