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The Princess of Wales revealed she’s a fan of Master Chef UK during a visit to London’s Borough Market today.
Kate, 44, joined Prince William, 43, for a series of engagements at Bermondsey’s Beer Mile before making an unannounced stop in London’s Borough Market.
As they met business owners in the bustling food market, Kate and William were taken to Humble Crumble, a dessert business with a massive social media fanbase.
And the princess instantly recognised founder and creative director Kim Innes – but not from Instagram.
A clip showed Kate asking Kim if she was ‘on Master Chef last night’ before the chef confirmed she is competing on the latest season of The Professionals airing.
‘Do you watch it?’ Kim excitedly asked the Princess, as William could be heard saying: ‘No way!’
Kate then told Kim she ‘looked very familiar’ before offering encouragement and praising her performance during last night’s episode.
Kim then put the royal couple to work as William and Catherine donned aprons before stepping inside the market building to serve up pots of crumble and custard.
As they met business owners in the bustling food market, Kate and William were taken to Humble Crumble, a dessert business with a massive social media fanbase. She is seen her with Kim Innes, the founder
The Prince took charge of ladling the fruit and crumble, while the Princess was tasked with the embellishments: pouring custard, piping pink marshmallow fluff, and sprinkling toppings.
Gabriel Unger, the chief executive of the company who placed the first order from the royal visitors, proclaimed ‘taste test: very good’.
He joked that they would ‘pass their trial shift’ easily and be offered a job, if they wanted.
Kim said the Princess’s piping skills were ‘fantastic’, adding ‘She could teach the team, she’s a natural’ while William ‘did a good job of the correct ratio of fruit to crumble.’
Humble Crumble began in 2018 when Ms Innes started selling fruit crumbles from a farmers’ market stall.
The concept was centred on a single dessert style; crumble paired with custard and toppings, and quickly built a viral following through word of mouth.
Earlier in the day, Kate left royal fans impressed when she was spotted climbing a ladder in high heels during a visit to Bermondsey’s Beer Mile.
Kate, 44, was the image of quiet confidence as she made her way up a set of steps in £995 Louboutin boots to peek into a giant brewhouse kettle at the Southwark Brewing Company.
She teamed the dark grey velvet suede shoes with cropped trousers and rewore a checkered blazer from one of her favourite brands, Catherine Walker.
A clip showed Kate asking Kim if she was ‘on Master Chef last night’ before the chef confirmed she is competing on the latest season of The Professionals airing
The royal was also sophisticated in a blue ‘Boyfriend’ blouse from WNU (With Nothing Underneath) – another company the future Queen is fond of – currently retailing for £95.
To accessorise, she opted for Cartier’s £3,200 Trinity earrings, and kept her hair and make-up simple and sophisticated.
Kate and her husband Prince William were in high spirits as they went on a royal pub crawl today and poured pints, while learning about beer production during the outing in London.
The couple made their way through the Bermondsey Beer Mile, a renowned walking route featuring more than 20 craft breweries, taprooms and bottle shops.
They popped into the Southwark Brewing Company where they were shown the process, got to smell some ingredients and even got to stir a brewhouse kettle.
The business was founded in 2014 by Peter Jackson and was one of the first five breweries on the mile, with a 10‑barrel setup and a small taproom built by hand.
William and Catherine then visited Fabal Beerhall, which is the latest venture from Hiver Beers, an independent, female-owned brewer using only British ingredients.
The beer mile originated in 2009 when the Kernel Brewery established itself under the railway arches near London Bridge, sparking a craft beer revolution in the area.
This was followed by a surprise visit to Borough Market where they were met by crowds of Londoners and tourists, who seemed shocked to see the future King and Queen and thronged around them, taking photos on their phones.
William and Catherine made their way around the market on foot on the previously unannounced trip, with crowds moving around them without security barriers.
Kim then put the royal couple to work as William and Catherine donned aprons before stepping inside the market building to serve up pots of crumble and custard
The Prince took charge of ladling the fruit and crumble, while the Princess was tasked with the embellishments: pouring custard, piping pink marshmallow fluff, and sprinkling toppings
Kim said the Princess’s piping skills were ‘fantastic’, adding ‘She could teach the team, she’s a natural’
At Borough Market, famous as one of the capital’s oldest food markets, William and Catherine visited Trethowan Brothers, an award‑winning family cheesemakers producing small‑batch traditional cheeses who have had a stall there since 1998.
The Prince gestured to a tall tower of cheddar, asking questions of owner Todd Trethowan and happily agreeing to a taste test.
Both the Prince and Princess tried their hand at slicing the Pitchfork Cheddar, and Catherine asked which cheese was the most popular.
Mr Trethowan said afterwards that they were ‘big cheese fans’, telling him ‘that’s lunch taken care of!’ when he gave them cheese and chutney to take away.
Asked about their cheese cutting skills, he said: ‘They were naturals.’
They were particularly interested to hear about the ‘blossoming’ success of the British cheese industry, he said, after he told them many young people are now getting into the job.
Their Borough Market stall opened in 1998, bringing cheeses such as Pitchfork Cheddar and Gorwydd Caerphilly to London.
Gorwydd Caerphilly, a raw milk cheese from Trethowan’s Dairy, has received multiple awards, including ‘super gold’ at the World Cheese Awards in 2022 and 2023.
Walking through the market, occasionally stopping to greet people and waving as they moved, the Prince and Princess then stopped at Change Please, a social enterprise supporting people experiencing homelessness through barista training and wrap‑around support.
Last year, the Prince’s Homewards programme funded Change Please to run an employability scheme in Northern Ireland.
Prince William told staff he would like to get the coffee into the cafes of the royal palaces, naming Windsor Castle in particular. ‘It’s fantastic,’ he said.
The Princess was keen to learn more about coffee grinding, asking ‘can you show me how to do it’ as she darted inside the stall to try her hand.
After taking a few minutes to work the machines, froth and pour, she held a coffee cup out and said: ‘William, I made you a coffee!’
Appearing to know he would not drink it, she conceded ‘it’s not decaf’ and he suggested: ‘They [stallholders] can sell it!’
In the end, she carried it around the market herself, taking a sip.
Change Please trains homeless people to become baristas and supports them by providing a living wage job, accommodation advice, therapy, a bank account and job opportunities.
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