Charles and Camilla drink pints in a Canadian pub and joke about cooking moose

Prince Charles and Camilla visited the port of Quidi Vidi during a trip to St. John’s Island, Newfoundland and Labrador on a three-day tour of Canada and met local chef Jeremy Charles

Prince Charles joked with a famous restaurant owner if it was “100 ways to cook a moose” when he was gifted a book on wild cooking while touring Canada.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall delighted locals by immersing themselves in the spirit of Newfoundland and Labrador tradition by sharing a pint and sampling freshly made food at a local brewery.

After strolling along the port of Quidi Vidi, the royals turned up at the lake waterhole to try their hand behind the bar.

Charles and Camilla poured a few pints of the local 2,000-year-old Iceberg beer to cheers from across the pub before the Duchess announced “very good” while downing her pint.

At a table set out for local merchants and restaurateurs to showcase their produce, the future king and queen met local chef and restaurateur Jeremy Charles, who presented the prince with his book, Wildness – An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador. presented.

Charles picked up the book and smiled widely as he exclaimed, “Are there 100 ways to cook a moose?”

Mr. Charles laughed and explained the concept as a celebration of the region’s wild food. The New York Times described Mr. Charles as “a leader in a growing movement to celebrate Northern cuisine.”

Brewery co-owner Justin Fong said: “They were both great athletes.

“They gave us all great memories of their time here. We planned the visit for two months and it went smoothly, so we are very satisfied.”

The Quidi Vidi Brewing Company was founded in 1982 in the village of Quidi Vidi on the island of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

After traveling across the UK, Justin’s father became fascinated with homebrew IPA and more and decided to start the brewery in 1996 on the site of a former fish factory.

Since then it has become a popular tourist destination.

Charles and Camilla arrived in St John’s on Tuesday as part of a tour to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

They landed on the island of Newfoundland, which was the first leg of their 72-hour visit, covering an incredible 9,000 miles.

Schoolchildren waving flags and well-wishers greeted the royal couple as they disembarked to begin their busy schedule with a welcome ceremony at St John’s.

The UK enjoys a warm relationship with Canada, where the Queen is Head of State and whose three-day visit is to celebrate Charles and Camilla’s platinum anniversary.