Walking along the pier at St Peter Port they view exhibitions of environmental and historical work. Camilla was shown a stall which produces the Guernsey jumper and said: “They really do keep the cold out. They are originally a fisherman’s jumper.” She also sampled rhubarb and ginger ice cream from Le Hetcher Farm and said: “How delicious.” She also sipped locally made apple juice from a glass from Rocquettes Cider.
Dave Domaille, of Guernsey Dairy handed the Queen some ‘vintage cheddar cheese’ and said: “It’s an early birthday present.” Meanwhile inside a marquee at the end of the pier, the royal couple joined 77 locals and veterans for a tea party.
At the first table they met the family of Capt Peter Voute who taught Charles how to fly at RAF Yeovilton, Somerset, in the 1970s. Peter, from Guernsey, died in February, aged 85-year-old. His niece Nicky Gaudion wrote to King’s office to say that Peter, who was also an usher at the wedding to Diana, was terminally ill. Sitting at the table, Charles reminisced about the old days. He said: “It was an incredible time for me, we had great fun.I loved it and it was too short a time.”
Both Charles and Camilla had an eventful day yesterday in Jersey on the first day of their Channel Islands trip. Not only did Camilla seemingly suffer her ankle sprain, the couple were also rushed out of an open air expo in Jersey due to a security scare. Charles and Camilla were told to cut short their third engagement of the day at Weighbridge Place and taken into the nearby Pomme D’or hotel.
After a brief hiatus of around 20 minutes the King and Queen were taken back outside to meet local schoolchildren before being welcomed as guests to a tea party. A royal source said: “There was a small issue of concern, an investigation turned out to be a false alarm, every precaution was taken and the programme resumed shortly afterwards.”
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