\u201cSo everyone was a bit shocked when the Prince of Wales walked in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam had our homemade burger, fries and a lemonade. Others in his party had the homemade pie and someone had the sea bass.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Prince booked a table at the Walnut Tree Pub inconspicuously. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
The prince posed for a photo with Lisa James, who served him and his team, and pub regulars Gary Fermor and Nick Lowe.<\/p>\n
The owner added: \u201cSomebody asked for a photo and his security guards said no. Then he walked to the loos by himself and Lisa asked him if he minded having a photo and he said yes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great pleasure to host him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group spent 90 minutes at the pub, with William\u2019s security team paying the bill and leaving the generous tip.<\/p>\n
William \u2013 who took on the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate across 20 counties, when his father King Charles ascended the throne in 2022 \u2013 tries to visit part of the Duchy once every four to six weeks, meeting stakeholders at its farms and offices.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, William recently joked he is a \u201ctaxi driver\u201d for his three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and 7-year-old Prince Louis, and he and wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, try to be as hands-on as possible with their brood.<\/p>\n
Appearing on Brazil\u2019s Doming\u00e3o com Huck, he said: \u201cPlay dates, taxi driver, sports days, matches, playing in the garden when I can.<\/p>\n
\u201cSchool run most days. I mean Catherine and I share it, but she probably does the bulk of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The royal couple have chosen not to give their kids mobile phones and plan to take a cautious approach as they get older because they don\u2019t want them exposed to danger online.<\/p>\n
William said: \u201cIt is really hard. Our children don\u2019t have phones.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen George moves on to secondary school, maybe he\u2019ll have one with limited access.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk to him and explain why we don\u2019t think it\u2019s right. With full access, children end up seeing things on the internet that they shouldn\u2019t. But with restricted access, I think it\u2019s good for messaging.\u201d<\/p>\n
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