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Viewers were left stunned after Mary Berry asked Kate Middleton if she wanted to have a ‘squirt on a cake’ as they appeared together on A Berry Royal Christmas tonight.
The festive BBC special saw the baking legend shadow the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they attended royal engagements with their respective organisations – and culminated in Mary helping them prepare the menu for a charity event.
The Kate-Mary duo was hailed by fans, although some viewers were shocked by the former Bake Off judge’s innuendo-filled quip.
Mary, 84, helped the Duchess prepare cupcakes for her guests – and left viewers in hysterics when she couldn’t resist one of her trademark rude innuendos, innocently asking the future queen if she’d like to ‘have a squirt on a cake’.
Giggling nervously, Kate replied: ‘Can you show me how to do it first?’
People watching at home flocked to Twitter to express mock outrage over Mary’s cheeky remark, though some described the moment as ‘iconic’.
While icing cupcakes for guests at the festival, Mary made a rather cheeky remark – which did not go unnoticed by viewers – as she asked the Duchess if she wanted to ‘squirt on her cake’
Giggling Kate asked Mary if she’d mind showing her how to ice the cakes before she had a go
Kate asked Mary to demonstrate how best to ice the cakes before she had a go herself
Viewers were left in hysterics after the exchange, taking to social media to ask if Mary had actually said what they thought she had
Mary helped the duchess prepare cupcakes for her guests – and left viewers in hysterics when she asked the future queen if she’d like to ‘have a squirt on a cake’
‘Did Mary just ask Catherine if she would like to squirt on a cake?’ one tweeted.
‘Mary Berry asking Kate Middleton if she’d like to squirt on a cake is ICONIC,’ another wrote.
And one exclaimed: ‘Squirt on the cake, she’s going to be queen!’
Viewers swooned at Kate ‘fangirling’ over Mary throughout the hour-long special, calling for the duo to have their own show.
Mary joined Kate for a behind-the-scenes tour of a new playground at RHS Wisley inspired by the Back to Nature garden she co-designed for the Chelsea Flower Show, with its aim to get children and families to experience the great outdoors.
As the pair wandered around the lush gardens, many viewers remarked that the duchess is clearly a huge fan of baking legend Mary – as she admitted their house is full of her cookbooks.
Viewers swooned at Kate Middleton ‘fangirling’ over Mary Berry on A Berry Royal Christmas tonight
Mary, 83, joined Kate, 37, for a behind-the-scenes tour of a new playground at RHS Wisley inspired by the Back to Nature garden she co-designed for the Chelsea Flower Show, with its aim to get children and families to experience the great outdoors
As Kate and Mary wandered around the lush gardens, many viewers remarked that the duchess is clearly a huge fan of the legendary baker
‘Love how Princess Kate is fangirling over Mary Berry,’ one tweeted.
‘Oh my gosh Kate Middleton is so lovely and warm and chatty, fan girling over Mary Berry! THIS IS PURE CHRISTMAS,’ another commented.
And another remarked: ‘Watching #ABerryRoyalChristmas and the Duchess of Cambridge is literally all of us fangirling over Mary Berry.’
Others observed how well the two women got on, with one calling their union ‘the collab I never knew I needed’.
Another tweeted: ‘Kate just wants to adopt Mary into her family – someone give them both their own regular baking show.’
The festive BBC special saw the baking legend shadow the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they attended royal engagements with their respective organisations
Later, they were joined by Nadiya Hussain who teamed up with Prince William to take on Kate and Mary in a dessert making contest
Twitter viewers hailed how well the two women got one, with one claiming Mary and Kate were the ‘collab I never knew I needed’
Many A Berry Merry Christmas viewers called for Kate and Mary Berry to have their own show together
‘Right, I’m calling it. We need a whole series of bake off shows featuring William, Kate and Mary Berry,’ wrote one fan.
And another remarked: ‘Mary and Kate should have a talk show. I don’t know if it’s the cake or the lovely families telling their stories but it is all very emotional.’
Kate revealed one of her youngest son Louis’ first words was ‘Mary’, because ‘right at his height are all my cooking books in the kitchen bookshelf’.
‘Children are really fascinated by faces, and your faces are all over your cooking books and he would say ‘That’s Mary Berry’ … so he would definitely recognise you if he saw you today,’ she told Mary.
A Berry Royal Christmas offers a revealing insight into the charities supported by the duke and duchess, as well as the volunteers and regulars who pass through their doors – many of whom have become close to the couple.
At the end of the show Mary, 84, takes to the kitchen with Kate and William, 37, in order to prepare a series of festive treats for 150 charity staff who are working over Christmas.
During the programme, which was ‘entirely William’s idea’, according to Mary, both spend time individually with the baker as they talk her through their work with individual charities and causes close to their heart.
At the end of the show Mary, 84, takes to the kitchen with Kate and William, 37, in order to prepare a series of festive treats for 150 charity staff who are working over Christmas
Many viewers praised the couple for their down to earth approach to their duties and their genuine caring attitude.
One tweeted: ‘Oh I just love William and Kate… so down to earth, so humble and wanting to help others less fortunate!! Good for you!!’
Another wrote: ‘William and Catherine are going to absolutely boss being on the throne.’
‘Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is exquisite. When I watch the Royal Family I feel so immensely proud to be British,’ commented another.
And one commented: ‘This future of the monarchy really warms by heart. Princess Diana you did a sterling job.’
Many viewers praised the couple for their down to earth approach to their duties and their genuine caring attitude
On a visit to The Passage in central London, the UK’s largest centre for homeless people – of which William is a patron – the prince revealed he talks to his older children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, about the plight of homeless people they see on the streets on their way into school – who ask him ‘why can’t they go home’.
‘On the school run already, bear in mind they’re six and four, whenever we see anyone who is sleeping rough on the streets, I talk about it and I point it out and I explain why and they’re all very interested,’ he told Mary.
‘They’re like: ”Why can’t they go home?”.’
On a visit to The Passage in central London, the UK’s largest centre for homeless people – of which William is a patron – the prince revealed he talks to his older children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, about the plight of homeless people they see on the streets on their way into school – who ask him ‘why can’t they go home’
At the end of the show Kate and William, with the help of Mary Berry and Nadiya Hussain, help their guests make roulades. Pictured: Kate with Irish Guards Sean Pilford, Andrew Minnis and Anthony Jordon
Kate revealed the wholesome family grow their our own vegetables, including carrots, beans and beetroot – Prince Louis’ favourite.
Asked who bakes the birthday cakes in their household, the duchess revealed it’s her – and it’s become quite a passionate endeavour.
‘I love making the cake,’ she told Mary. ‘It’s become a bit of a traditional that I sort of stay up until midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing, I make far too much, but I love it.’
Kate admitted one of her youngest son’s first words was ‘Mary’ because the royal household is stocked with Mary Berry’s cook books.
‘One of Louis’ first words was ”Mary”, because right at his height are all my cooking books in the kitchen bookshelf,’ Kate exclaimed.
‘And children are really fascinated by faces, and your faces are all over your cooking books and he would say ‘That’s Mary Berry’… so he would definitely recognise you if he saw you today.’
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