THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES ACROSS BATH STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Prince William was filmed at an estate on the outskirts of Bath for a fly-on-the-wall documentary on Prince Charles.

The two-part documentary, Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy of Cornwall, was shown on ITV in late October.

In episode two the charity Send a Cow, based at the Duchy of Cornwall estate in Newton St Loe, featured on the programme.

The charity's CEO, Paul Stuart, said: " We were delighted to host His Royal Highness at our offices on the outskirts of Bath in Newton St Loe, and to hear his interest in the issues affecting the farmers and communities that we work with in rural Africa.

"Our staff were pleased that the Duke of Cambridge was so keen to hear about our approach, and the results of our work.

"At Send a Cow we are proud to have His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as our president and look forward to a long relationship with the Duchy; working together to promote sustainable farming in the UK and in rural Africa."

(Image: Charles Sainsbury-Plaice)

The charity said Prince William visited the charity's headquarters in late-June this year.

The documentary celebrated the Prince of Wales’ 50th working year overseeing the Duchy estate and his love of organic farming.

Prince Charles has been President of Send a Cow since 2009.

Through training in these farming techniques, as well as gender equality and business skills, Send a Cow helps families in rural Africa grow enough food and generate sustainable incomes.

(Image: Charles Sainsbury-Plaice)

Working in six countries, including Uganda, and with the support of people from the Bath area, Send a Cow says it has helped more than two million people to eradicate hunger and poverty.

Patrick Sambaga, the charity's country director for Uganda, said: " It was a real honour to meet His Royal Highness as part of his visit to the charity.

"He was as passionate about the issues our family farmers face as he is about farming in the UK.

"In stepping into his fathers’ shoes, I have no doubt he will continue to keep farmers central to the work of The Duchy.

"I very much hope to meet him in the future and perhaps welcome him to Uganda to meet our family farmers and see the work Send a Cow is doing to support them."

Send a Cow has been tenants of the Duchy for more than 30 years.

The charity was founded by West Country dairy farmers in the 1980s, in response to a famine in Uganda following the civil war.

(Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

History of the Duchy of Cornwall

According to its website, the Duchy was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son and heir, Prince Edward.

It reads: "A charter ruled that each future Duke of Cornwall would be the eldest surviving son of the Monarch and the heir to the throne.

"The estate and its operations have evolved in line with the views and ambitions of each Duke of Cornwall, but the charter created a clear set of rules that are still observed today.

"For example, The Prince of Wales is not entitled to the proceeds or profit on the sale of capital assets, and only receives the annual income which they generate.

"The Duchy estate has never owned the entire county of Cornwall and a large part of the estate has always lain outside of it.

"However, the Duchy has a special relationship with the county and has certain rights and responsibilities which relate to the county as a whole.

"It also owns the foreshore (coastline) and fundus (riverbed) around Cornwall and part of south Devon."

It adds: "In addition to the land holdings which established the Duchy in 1337, in 1421, the Duchy acquired 19 manors (mostly Sir Matthew Gourney’s estate in Somerset), transferred to the Duchy by Henry V in exchange for the manor of Isleworth.

"Twentieth century acquisitions to the estate include Maiden Castle in Dorset in 1913, Newton Park in Somerset in 1941 and two Cornish estates, Duloe and Arrallas purchased in 1951 and 1952 respectively."

Got a view on this or another local news story? Email richard.mills@reachplc.com.

Want more news?

To subscribe to our daily newsletter, enter your email address into the box at the top of this story

To keep up to date with our latest news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Find our Bath Facebook page here or Somerset's can be found here

Alternatively, follow us on Twitter - @BathLive and @SomersetLive