Prince Charles meets cheese makers, veterans and school children on visit to Cornwall
The Royal has visited two locations on a quick trip to the Duchy
Last updated 7th Mar 2022
Prince Charles has been on a quick trip to Cornwall.
The Duke of Cornwall carried out two engagements in the Duchy on Monday (7th March).
Firstly the Prince of Wales made a visit to Lynher Dairies Cheese Company in Ponsanooth, who make Cornish Yarg.
Cornish Yarg cheese was invented by Alan Gray (Yarg backwards) in the late 80s. It is an ancient recipe that involves wrapping the finished cheese in nettle leaves to create a rind.
Charles was welcomed on arrival by the Vice Lord Lieutenant James Williams and Catherine Mead OBE, the owner of Lynher Dairies. His Royal Highness also met Jonathan and Eleanor Hosken who manage the Lynher Ayrshire Herd that provides milk for cheese to the dairy.
His Royal Highness toured the cheese-making room where he met Liam Cox, Operations Manager. Charles was taken to the nettling room and a cheese store.
He also met members of the Specialist Cheese Makers Association and unveiled a plaque outside to mark his visit.
Travelling by helicopter, the Duke of Cornwall then went on to see the recently planted Royal British Legion Centenary Wood based at Nansledan in Newquay.
His Royal Highness met local veterans and school children before unveiling a plaque dedicating the woodland to The Queen’s Green Canopy.
The Royal British Legion Centenary Wood was planted by The Duchy of Cornwall last year to mark the Centenary of the British Legion (2021.) The Duchy planted 100 trees creating a unique space where people can reflect and remember the service and sacrifice of the British Armed Forces for generations to come.
Charles was met by the Lord Lieutenant Colonel Edward Bolitho, the Mayor of Newquay Louis Gardner and The Cornwall County Royal British Legion Vice-President Steve Lewis and a small number of veterans from the Army, Navy and RAF.
He took a look at some of the trees, before walking around the memorial and meeting some of the contractors who worked on the woodland area.
The Royal also met a small group of children from Nansledan School before unveiling a plaque dedicating the woodland to The Queen’s Green Canopy, which was created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Steve Lewis is one of the county vice presidents of the RBL in Cornwall.
He told us: "We were inducted into the Queen's Platinum Green Canopy project. There are going to be 70 bog projects to tie in with her Platinum Jubilee and we are one of them.
"We wanted to do something here at Nansledan and also something at Trebah Gardens near Falmouth.
"The project in Falmouth reflects on the old, because that's when the 29th US Army Division left for D-Day, and this being new, eco and green, the idea behind this is that it's a nice green and reflective place for people to come an find peace and remember."
Her Majesty The Queen and The Prince of Wales planted a tree together in October 2021 at Balmoral for The Queen’s Green Canopy.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
Everyone from individuals to Scout and Girlguiding groups, villages, cities, counties, schools and corporates are encouraged to play their part to enhance our environment by planting trees during the official planting season between October to March. Tree planting will commence again in October 2022, through to the end of the Jubilee year.
With a focus on planting sustainably, the QGC encourages the planting of trees to create a legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership of the Nation, which will benefit future generations.