He was invited to sample some Cotswolds whisky, made from barley grown at Highgrove, and a glass of St Ferdinand Source Lussac-Saint Emilion, a red wine from the region.placeholder image
He was invited to sample some Cotswolds whisky, made from barley grown at Highgrove, and a glass of St Ferdinand Source Lussac-Saint Emilion, a red wine from the region.

In Pictures: King and Queen sample wine, whisky and cheese in Bordeaux

Charles and Camilla travelled to Bordeaux on the last of their three-day state visit to France.

Charles and Camilla met the Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees and his Bordeaux counterpart Pierre Hurmic before being shown a memorandum of understanding – a document outlining an agreement – between the two cities.

On a stall run by the Gilbert rugby company, the King successfully took part in a challenge to throw a ball through a hole.

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