Prince William shocks customers as he serves up burgers

The Prince of Wales left unsuspecting customers astounded as he stepped into a new role as part of his environmental efforts. Watch video.

Prince William surprised and delighted unsuspecting customers as he served up burgers at a weekly street food and provisions market in southeast London.

The shock new foodie role is part of a project the Prince of Wales is involved in with the Earthshot Prize and YouTube channel, Sorted Food, to create the first ever Earthshot Burger.

The burger was created to raise the profile of the Earthshot Prize and the important work of its winners.

A customer reacts to being served by Prince William. Picture: Instagram

The Prince of Wales at work. Picture: Instagram

The royal literally rolled up his sleeves and joined the Sorted Food founders in the kitchen, then handed out the newly-created burger from a food truck.

Lately, Prince William has been participating in relatable and down-to-earth endeavours and was even spotted hitting the dance floor with friends.

The surprise on customers’ faces.

Prince William serves up an environmental message. Picture: Instagram

The 2022 Prize Winners’ environmentally useful work was used by the Sorted Food team to create the Earthshot Burger, which is made from foods grown in Kheyti’s Greenhouse-in-a-box, then cooked on a Mukura Clean Stove, and finally served in seaweed-lined takeaway boxes created by Notpla.

Jamie Spafford, Sorted Food Co-Founder, said, “Being joined at our studio and in the food truck by Prince William was a real ‘pinch me’ moment – hearing him explain how passionate he is about helping the planet and what The Earthshot Prize is doing was incredibly inspiring, and has already given us a lot of ideas for future projects to work on with our community.”

The Prince’s Earthshot Prize aims to discover and deliver sustainable solutions for the planet and award £1 million ($A1.93m) in prize money to winners in five categories.

Singapore will host the third awards ceremony in November, after prize-giving events were staged in Boston in 2022 and London in 2021.

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