As he watched a bakery employee demonstrate how to fold and pinch the edges of the pastry, William attempted to copy the technique. It quickly became clear that mastering the process was harder than it looked.
“It’s a lot harder than it looks,” he joked as he worked on shaping the pastry. Laughing at his own attempt, he admitted the result was far from perfect.
“This might be coming home with me,” he said before joking that the pasty looked like “a funny little crab.”
During the moment, he also mentioned his wife, Princess Kate, saying she would probably be much better at the task. “This is where I need my wife,” he laughed, adding that Kate would be “all over this.”
A generous gesture behind the bakery counter
Later in the visit, William stepped behind the counter at the bakery’s pasty hut, where another memorable moment unfolded. The prince handed out some of the pastries he had helped make to customers waiting at the shop, insisting they should not pay for them. It appeared he quietly covered the cost himself.
The friendly interaction with locals created several lighthearted moments throughout the day, including one small mix up that quickly went viral.