Kate giggles as she tucks into giant ‘willy-shaped’ clam on Canada royal tour with William
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a food and wine festival on the fourth day of the Canadian visit
KATE Middleton proved she is a good sport - after chowing down on a 'willy-shaped' clam during the royal visit to Canada.
The Duchess of Cambridge - dressed in a deep green Dolce & Gabbana dress - tried the local delicacy at a food and wine festival in British Columbia.
Kate and Wills usually stay away from eating publicly, but made an exception for the geoduck.
The clam has a giant neck and is often considered a delicacy in the local area.
First spying the unusual grub, Wills said: "Presentationally they are quite challenging.”
But chef Ned Bell told them: “They are getting more popular all the time.”
Taking a bite of the claim, Kate commented: "There is a slightly firmer texture to this.
“It’s really unusual. I've never seen it before. It's so fresh from the sea.”
The couple may have regretted their decision to take a bite when Bell immediately referred to the food as "phallic".
He joked: "It is an extraordinary species. You can eat the body, but you can also eat the neck raw, which is what they ate.
“It is absolutely phallic, but at end of the day it is a clam.
"Here on the west coast we have some of the best wild, well-managed shellfish in the world.”
Related Stories
The visit marked the fourth day of the couple's visit to Canada.
They later flew on to the northern province of Yukon where they will spend 24-hours.
William and Kate earlier visited the picturesque town of Kelowna - 30 years after Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited - while three-year-old Prince George and 16-month-old Princess Charlotte stayed with their nanny in Victoria, some 300 miles away.
During the visit, the couple celebrated the 10th anniversary of one of Canada's leading universities' campuses -the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus - and sat court-side to watch its nationally ranked women's volleyball team.
After the game, the Duke and Duchess received personalised team jerseys with "Cambridge" printed on the back - as Kate stopped to chat with the players, delighting in her £2,000 dress.
Based on the shores of Lake Okanagan, Kelowna is surrounded by vineyards producing award-winning wines, pine forests, orchards and mountains.
Later, William and Kate are set to sample some of the region's food and wine as part of the "Taste of British Columbia" festival, and were also due to meet young locals considering a career in food and agriculture.
Then, they are due to fly to Whitehorse in the Yukon, where they will stay the night.
The royal couple are almost halfway through their tour of Canada, which they are undertaking on behalf of the Queen.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368