A Flying Royal Visit

We were very please to welcome HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to the farm. Both the Duke and Duchess visited St Martin’s but split their time to enable as many visits as possible. We introduced our team and showed HRH how we grow and pack our pinks ready for posting. It was actually her birthday so our field managers son, Jowan, presented her with a birthday posy of scented island flowers.

Ben and I also got to have a chat with the Duke as he passed the farm. We were able to thank him for his hospitality as only days before we enjoyed a lovely tour of the gardens and lunch at Highgrove, held in honour of the Dukes 70th birthday. It was a little surreal to have met HRH on two occasions quite so close together!

The Royal couple left St Martin’s via helicopter from our field, the Duchess waving goodbye with Jowan’s birthday posy.