Prince Charles paid a visit to the county of Cumbria in the North West of England yesterday. During his visit, the Duke of Cornwall met Syrian refugees and discovered he shared an interest with one of them.

After meeting local farmers and business owners at Hutton-in-the-Forest, the Prince spoke to two refugee families who had relocated in Cumbria in 2017.

Lord Richard Inglewood, the chairman of the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and a former Conservative MEP, lives in the Grade I listed residence near the village of Skelton.

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During his visit to Tebay Services, the heir apparent spoke with Alan Roberts, the farm shop manager.

Mr Roberts revealed Charles was “so interested in everything we did here”.