HRH Duchess of Edinburgh Visit to Open Farm Sunday - Hampton

HRH-DuchessofEdinburgh-OpenFarmSunday-12 HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh visit to Hampton Estate Farms on LEAF Open Farm Sunday – photo caption 11th June 2023 - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Hampton Estate Farms in Surrey today to celebrate LEAF Open Farm Sunday – farming’s annual open day. During her visit The Duchess saw first-hand what farming delivers, from meeting the expert bovine vet who cares for the estate’s pedigree herd of Sussex beef cows, learning about the history and process of hop growing, through to seeing the latest John Deere tractor and direct drill technology and hearing about how regenerative farming preserves and enhances biodiversity. The Duchess met a number of Apprentices, plus the Estate’s butcher, ‘Simon the Butcher’ who has captained Team GB in the World Butchers’ Challenge, and aquatic biodiversity expert Pete (the Pond) Birchall who designed the newly created educational freshwater pond. It was an all-round field to fork experience with The Duchess also enjoying sampling wild roe venison sausages from Hampton. Managed by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), LEAF Open Farm Sunday is established as farming’s annual open day and has been the go-to event in the calendar since 2006, offering a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get closer to farming and the people that make it happen. Around 250 farms took part this year. Each event is unique, each farm is different and every farmer too, but what they all share is a passion for farming, amazing expertise, and a commitment to caring for the countryside. Find out more at www.farmsunday.org (The child pictured with the Duchess at the Hop display is Ethan Swartz from Farnham - aged 3.) Keywords: HRH Duchess of Edinburgh, Open Farm Sunday, Andy Newbold Photography,

HRH Duchess of Edinburgh Visit to Open Farm Sunday - Hampton

APPROVED BY THE PALACE - June 11th 2023 - Photography by Andy Newbold