The Princess of Wales made new friends when she sat down with an elderly lunch group and asked them to pass the crisps.
Kate met diners during their Wednesday lunch in a village hall, where regular Lynda Jones handed over the snack after telling Kate the event “makes a lot of difference if you’ve lost your partner”.
The weekly lunch is celebrating its 60th anniversary and the princess arrived at the venue in Pulborough, West Sussex on a minibus service, which has been running for 50 years, after collecting some of the diners from neighbouring streets.
Chatting at the table, Kate said: “What a lovely way to make friends” as around 50 people in Pulborough village hall enjoyed red pepper and sweet potato soup with hunks of bread, cheese and crisps on the side.
Mrs Jones said: “She asked for some crisps, and I let her (have some). She said she liked it, they were ready salted, crinkle cut.”
“Kate was a natural.”
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