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Kate & Will at Mission Hill

After their public visit to UBC Okanagan today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a beautiful afternoon touring vineyards, sampling deliciously prepared B.C. foods and meeting young children at Mission Hill Winery.

The couple were driven to the winery where they were greeted by Premier Christy Clark, MLA Norm Letnick , Mission Hill Proprietor Anthony von Mandl, West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater and Westbank First Nation Chief Roxanne Lindley. 

Their Royal Highnesses enjoyed a quick grape removal demonstration in the vineyard before entering through the keystone to the applause of the hundreds of guests in attendance. 

The two then met with teams of young chefs from the “Chefs in the Classroom” program, where they happily took the opportunity to interact directly with the young participants. 

In the courtyard, they greeted some of B.C.'s top chefs, showcasing the variety of B.C.'s agricultural products. William and Kate enjoyed sampling the chef stations of Ned Bell, Vikram Vij, Rob Feenie, Hidekazu Tojo, David Hawksworth and Okanagan chef Bernard Casavant, before heading into the cellar for a quick tour and tasting.

Before leaving the winery, William commented favourably on the warm weather, food and wine.

Click here for more photos from Will and Kate’s visit to West Kelowna.



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