The Prince of Wales offered a rare glimpse into his family’s private life during an engagement at a Devon farm yesterday.
William, 43, visited the Apricot Centre in Dartington, where he toured the carbon-negative facility and engaged with staff about regenerative agricultural practices.
During conversations with managing director Rachel Phillips, the heir to the throne shared details about his children’s horticultural pursuits at their Norfolk residence.
Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, maintain a modest kitchen garden at Anmer Hall, the family’s ten-bedroom country retreat.
The young royals grow strawberries, raspberries and lettuce in their patch.
William did confess, however, keeping his enthusiastic children from eating their entire harvest can be a challenge.
The prince himself sampled strawberries during his tour, having admitted he had been admiring the fruit earlier in his visit.
Rachel Phillips, speaking after the royal visit, revealed the charming exchange she had with the future king about his family’s growing endeavours.
The Prince of Wales offered a rare glimpse into his family’s private life during an engagement at a Devon farm on Thursday
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Josh Shinner“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,” she said.
The managing director added William sought her expertise on cultivation techniques.
“He was asking me how we grew them, and we talked about how we stop our children eating them all,” Mrs Phillips explained.
William visited the Apricot Centre in Dartington, where he toured the carbon-negative facility
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GETTYWilliam’s candid remarks about domestic life at Anmer Hall offered a refreshingly relatable image of the Wales family away from official duties.
The Wales family frequently retreats to Anmer Hall during school holidays, finding respite from public scrutiny at their Norfolk estate.
The Princess of Wales has previously disclosed their youngest, Louis, has produced broad beans through school gardening activities.
Catherine is also understood to grow potatoes in the garden at their residence.
The royal children’s green-fingered pursuits mirror those of their cousins, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The Duchess of Sussex has spoken about her children tending to vegetables at their Montecito home, even establishing a small farmer’s market stall.
King Charles remains perhaps the most devoted royal horticulturalist, having spent three decades transforming the gardens at Highgrove into a flourishing showcase.
The Wales children appeared publicly last weekend at Trooping the Colour, celebrating their grandfather’s official birthday on the Buckingham Palace balcony.