Prince and Princess of Wales visit flood-affected Pontypridd

The Prince and Princess of Wales have visited flood-affected Pontypridd in Wales.

They began their visit in a cakeshop after a delay of almost an hour following train disruptions. Their baking skills were put to the test, with Prince William saying, “Well, I don’t know, my stunning baker skills, Mary Berry taught me everything I need to know.”

Photo: Kensington Palace

The shop owner later praised their Welsh Cakes as “bangin.”

Afterwards they chatted to barbershop owner Josh Downes, whose business flooded last year, costing him thousands of pounds of stock. He said,  “[It was] more of a conversation about how we keep flooding and how much stress it must be causing owning a business in Ponty[Pontypridd] with the constant worry of flooding on your mind.”

Cafe owner Enrico Orsi said: “William was very empathetic to how it must be for us, juggling the stress of, essentially what is climate change, and the uncertainty of what can happen in the winter here, which we all know. And he said he is going to look into it for us.”

Many people lined up to see Catherine and William and they sang Calon Lân while they waited.

Lisa Maunder told the BBC that she was “really proud to have them come to Pontypridd.  It lifts the spirits of everyone. [Pontypridd] is a bit of a dying town so I think it’s a nice thing to have people come here, spend money and look after all the businesses.”