The future King was in Cornwall for St Piran’s Day
A Cornish grandmother was left flabbergasted after discovering that Prince William had personally taken her pasty order over the telephone during his visit to the county on Thursday.
Josie Trounson had rung Gear Farm Pasty Shop to place her order, unaware that the heir to the throne was manning the counter as part of his St Piran’s Day engagements on Thursday.
The prince was in Cornwall to mark the Cornish national day and visit communities affected by Storm Goretti.
Ms Trounson ordered 10 frozen pasties and five cooked ones from the shop, which was established by David Webb, only learning later that day who had actually served her.
Prince William mistook Josie’s name for juicy during an impromptu phone call
During the call, the prince misheard her name and addressed her as “Juicy” rather than Josie.
“I said, ‘No, it’s not Juicy, it’s Josie!’,” she recalled.
The grandmother, a regular customer at the shop, had telephoned ahead specifically because of the busy St Piran’s Day period, having once arrived to find no pasties available.
She recognised immediately that the voice on the line was unfamiliar, as she typically speaks with David or his daughter when placing orders.
“I knew it wasn’t David or his daughter, as they are usually who I speak to, I just thought they were busy and had extra staff on for St Piran’s Day,” Ms Trounson explained.
When Ms Trounson arrived to collect her order, staff at the shop enquired whether she knew the identity of the person who had handled her call.
“They said, ‘Would you be surprised to hear it was Prince William that took your order?’,” she recalled.
Josie Trounson was only informed who was on the phone when she went to pick up her pasties
“I couldn’t believe it – I was flabbergasted,” she told the BBC.
The grandmother had simply told them “a gentleman did” when asked about who had taken her order, having no knowledge of the royal connection.
Upon realising his mistake with her name, Prince William had offered a quick-witted response: “Sorry Josie, I thought you said Juicy… the pasties will be juicy.”
The tale of the royal mix-up quickly spread far beyond Cornwall’s borders, reaching Ms Trounson’s son in Australia, who heard about his mother’s encounter yestarday.
Her granddaughters found themselves minor celebrities at school after the story appeared in news reports, proudly telling classmates, “Oh that’s my grandma.”
Ms Trounson has since been greeted with “dear Juicy” by friends and family, a nickname she has embraced with good humour.
Prince William was visiting the shop as.part of his trip to visit communities affected by Storm Goretti
“I think Juicy from the future king sounds a great idea,” she said.
The grandmother welcomed the lighthearted moment for a county that has endured difficult times following winter storms.
“I think it’s just good that there is something really hilarious being chatted about and making everybody hoot,” she added.
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