Prince William has revealed what his family gets up to when they’re away from the public eye.
The Prince of Wales, 43, made rare comments about life at home with his wife, the Princess of Wales, during a visit to the Apricot Centre in Dartington, Devon, on Thursday.
William learned about the farming processes at the carbon-negative farm and discussed regenerative farming methods with managing director Rachel Phillips.
Speaking after his visit, Rachel revealed that they’d also discussed growing fruit and vegetables at home with his three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight. However, William seems to find it hard to stop his children eating them all!
She said: “He was quite impressed with our strawberries and was telling me in Norfolk his children grow strawberries, raspberries, and lettuce and have a small kitchen garden.
“He was asking me how we grew them, and we talked about how we stop our children eating them all.”
William appeared to be referring to Anmer Hall, the family’s 10-bedroom Norfolk retreat, where they often spend the school holidays together.
Kate previously revealed that Louis has grown broad beans at school, while she reportedly has potatoes in her back garden.
Royal gardening hobbies
Cultivating homegrown produce is something that the Wales children have in common with their cousins, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who live across the pond in the US, but who could be visiting the UK this summer.
Their mother, Meghan Markle, previously revealed that her children grow “a lot of veggies” at their Montecito home, even staging a “little farmer’s market stand”.
Speaking on the Aspire podcast with her friend, SKIMS co-founder Emma Grede, she said: “There’s a cost and a price for things, and I think that’s key for children to understand, especially children who are very lucky to have a home, that has privilege, you need to know that just like manners, and taking care of the things around you, there is a value on things.
“Gardening is really really so great for children because it teaches them patience and teaches them to value and appreciate their food.”
© Tim GrahamLast May, Meghan also shared a “garden haul” of homegrown fruit and vegetables being sniffed by her beagle, Mia.
Her wicker basket featured broccoli, carrots, corn, red peppers, squash, spring onions and fresh herbs.
Meanwhile, King Charles is perhaps the biggest royal gardening lover, and has a flourishing garden at Highgrove, which he has spent the past three decades transforming.
© Max Mumby/IndigoA royal turnout for Trooping the Colour
Anmer Hall provides a much-needed space for the Wales family to rest and relax away from the public eye.
© Getty ImagesLast weekend, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis made a public appearance at Trooping the Colour to celebrate their grandfather, King Charles’s, official birthday.
Standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony, Louis appeared especially delighted by the RAF flypast, while Princess Charlotte was called a “star” for meticulously getting into position as the National Anthem played.
Prince George, who will be attending Eton in September, looked very grown up, nearing his mother’s height, and shared a sweet moment reassuring Kate after failing to hold back a sneeze.
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