The Princess of Wales visited Oxford Nursing Home in London, where she met some residents and celebrated Pancake Day with a little mishap.
Her Royal Highness arrived at the facility, which is located in the Slough area of London, accompanied by members of her own personal staff.
She was welcomed by members of the staff that operate the facility, before putting on one of her floral face masks and entering the home to chat with some of the residents.
She sat down with some of the 34 people that are currently receiving care in the nursing home, and watched some of the activities that the staff has residents engaged in, which include a new sensory table and sensory wall, which have been purchased in 2020 to respond to the challenges faced by patients with dementia in living in a locked down environment.
But by far the most amusing part of the day came when the Princess joined the residence’s head chef, Anna Wright, to celebrate Shrove Tuesday with some pancakes.
Before she even began to cook, the Princess revealed that her children were excited to make pancakes upon their return home from school, and added that maybe she could take the morning as a test.
But things started going wrong pretty quickly after she poured the batter in the pan. The pancake seemed to be cooking quite slowly, but the Princess still tried to flip it, which resulted in the centre of the pancake getting stuck to the pan.
Her Royal Highness remained unflustered, asking for help from Ms Wright, who kept reassuring her. In the end, the Princess handed control of her product to the chef, and the pancake ended up being well cooked, although not the most aesthetically pleasing, which resulted in the Princess laughing and saying: “Please don’t show everyone this is my one!”.
Oxford Nursing home is a family-run care facility that was opened in 1980. It can host up to 34 people at one time, but it supports a lot more through its Community Care Programme, which “provides support to enable people in the local area” who are able to do so “to reside safely and independently in their own homes”, according to a note form Buckingham Palace.
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