Prince Of Wales eats pie at Farmers Arms in Swaledale

Prince of wales Prince William visited Yorkshire on Monday, ate lunch at the Farmers Arms pub in Swaledale and met farmers at Crow Trees Farm with a box of cakes in hand. The pub said he chose chicken and ham pie, chips, mushy peas and gravy, and later described the meal as receiving the royal seal of approval.

The Farmers Arms said on Facebook that the team were honoured to host him for lunch during the Swaledale visit. In another post, the pub wrote: "What an incredible day here in Swaledale!"

Farmers Arms lunch

William's meal stood out because the pub listed the full plate rather than a brief visit note. The Farmers Arms said he ate chicken and ham pie, chips, mushy peas and gravy, then added that the food gained the royal seal of approval.

That detail sat alongside a rare public snapshot of how the 43-year-old takes tea. He asked for milk and for his tea to be done the Yorkshire way, then later called the box of cakes a "calorie grenade" and said he had his eye on the chocolate brownie.

Crow Trees Farm cakes

At Crow Trees Farm, he met Adam Hunter, who keeps sheep and cattle there with his wife Leanne and their children Annie and Ted. William handed over a box of cakes bought from a local bike stop, including a brownie and a Twix cake, as he met hill farmers in the Yorkshire Dales.

The visit also took him to Hammonds Butchers and later to Bainbridge in Wensleydale, where he looked at a community project that generates electricity from a hydro-plant. The day showed a mix of farm business, food stops and rural engagement rather than a single ceremonial appearance.

Charles and lunch

William's midday meal also contrasted with King Charles's long-reported habit of skipping lunch. Clarence House said in 2018 that Charles skips lunch, though he is believed to have started eating a light lunch more recently and now takes half an avocado with him on engagements.

For Swaledale, the immediate result was simple: a pub lunch, a farm visit and a local box of cakes turned into the main details of a public North Yorkshire stop. The next useful question for readers is less about ceremony than access — which local businesses and farm families get the brief, direct encounter when the prince comes through their area.