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I'm really chuffed because I've been

asked [music] by the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge to help them with a very

special party.

>> So, it was ambly service fire brigades.

>> Oh, well, I think I better get to them.

>> They want to thank workers from their

charities who are giving up their own

Christmas to help others.

>> Babies do come on Christmas Day.

>> We do work really hard and it's nice to

be recognized.

>> And guess what? I'm in charge of the

party menu. Wish me luck. But before the

big event, I'm given special access.

>> Do you want to have a squirt on a cake?

>> Can you show me how to do it first?

>> Good morning.

>> How are you?

>> To join the Duke and Duchess on some

private charity visits.

>> It's very important when you grow up,

especially in the life we grow up, that

you realize that there's life happens

beyond palace walls.

>> I want to find out what inspires their

work.

>> What's been useful for you? the sharing

emotions, I think.

>> Yeah.

>> And meet the staff and volunteers we'll

be celebrating for their tireless work

at Christmas.

>> These guys really need a friendly face

>> to make the party food. I'll be

enlisting helpers.

>> I'm tempted to help you, but I'm not

going to.

>> She's not watching. She's not watching.

never forget.

>> We got this. We've got this.

Thank you.

>> Happy Christmas.

>> Earlier in the year, I was invited to

the RHS Whizzley in Surrey.

240 acres of beautiful landscape

gardens.

I love Whistley because there is so much

to see and to do at Whisley out [music]

of doors.

>> I'm here to understand the work of the

Duchess of Cambridge on one of her

official engagements.

But before she goes in front of the

public, she's [music] agreed to speak

with me privately. I'm a little bit

nervous. Yes. As some people when

they're nervous, they're very hot. Some

people begin to shake, but I just get

cold. And can I let you into a secret?

Underneath here, I've got a hot water

bottle.

The Duchess is throwing a festival for

children's charities and organizations

she works with. They are all working

towards giving children the best start

in life, something she cares

passionately about.

I'm meeting her at a new children's play

area that's inspired by a garden she

co-designed to help nurture youngsters

life skills.

>> Hello, Mary.

>> Hello.

>> Very nice to see you.

>> Hello. How are you?

>> I'm really well. But look at this

weather. Aren't [laughter] we lucky?

>> Lovely.

>> Now, you're the inspiration to this

wonderful garden from Chelsea. I went

and looked at it.

>> Did you see it?

>> Oh, I did. I thought what a good idea to

be able to clamber up trees and go down

that tunnel and round the corner as I

walked up that is just what you made

that hollowed out tree. It's been really

fun actually coming into the garden here

at Whizzley and actually seeing the

different trees that I can remember

choosing them at the nursery but taking

on a sort of totally different

personality here in a different garden.

The Duchess's back to nature garden was

displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show and

her whole family were able to enjoy it.

>> What would you give out of 10, George?

How many marks out of 10 would you give

it? 10 being the highest.

>> 20.

>> 20 out of 10. Okay, that's pretty good.

>> 20.

>> I think mommy's done well.

>> Do your three children love being

outside?

>> They do love it. Sometimes when it's

chucking it down when it's freezing cold

and I'm dragging them out, they would

probably rather be staying inside. But I

think it's so important. I just It's

to learn. They don't realize they're

learning. We got this crazy sort of

George thinks it's a museum. It's very

sweet. It's quite small, but it's full

of his little treasures. Whether it's a

crab's claw or a little shell that he's

found, he loves um so no. And that's

what's nice is that for them their

world's quite small and and to really

sort of notice the small things I think.

>> And do they have they made their little

collection to show their grandparents

and friends [laughter] that come around?

That's very funny.

>> Children are spending more time than

ever in front of screens, which makes

the Duchess's work on reconnecting us to

the outdoors so important.

I heard you talking so passionately

about how you believe in sort of sitting

down as a family having meals together

and actually talking and that was really

I suppose the inspiration around the

was really to try and encourage families

to spend quality time together outside

and in nature to really focus on you

know the simple things in life actually.

>> Why do you think it's so important for

children to be outside? Well, I think

being outside and being in nature is

such a great environment for them to

learn sort of lifelong skills really.

Sort of physical, emotional, cognitive

skills, whether it's digging, running,

boulder hopping and also keep fit.

>> Absolutely.

>> For me, cooking with children is

similar, helping build confidence and

creativity. That's so important later in

life.

>> So, do you do a bit of cooking with your

uh children?

>> Yes, I really enjoy it. again for them

to be creative, for them to try and be

as independent as possible with it.

Actually, one of the last things we

cooked together was your was your pizza

dough. We made pizzas.

>> Did you?

>> With your pizza dough recipe. And

>> It did work.

>> They loved it.

>> Absolutely loved it. But yeah, we grow

our own vegetables. We got carrots and

beans, beetroots. A massive favorite.

Louis absolutely loves beetroot.

>> Really? Charlotte obviously likes her

Charlotte potatoes. Actually, I have to

tell you, one of Louis's first words was

his version of Mary because right at his

height,

>> yes,

>> is are all our cooking books in the

kitchen. And you know, children are

really fascinated by faces and your

faces are all over [laughter] your

cooking mix. And he would say, and so

he's saying, "That's Mary Berry." And so

one of his first words was Mary. Oh,

>> I'm very [laughter] flattered.

>> So he would definitely recognize you if

you saw you today.

In that case, I want to create a recipe

with the young prince in mind, and I

hope the Duchess's charities will enjoy

it at her Christmas party. This is a

rich chocolate and beetroot cake with an

indulgent [music] chocolate icing.

First, beat three eggs. Just enough as

if you were making scrambled eggs.

Then add 150 g of self-raising flour and

[music] 2 tepoons of baking powder. It

needs a little bit of extra rise with

[music] beetroot.

In goes 50 g of cocoa.

175 g of light musado sugar and 300 mls

of sunflower oil. I find that oil in

cakes that you add vegetable to, like

carrot cake, works better than u. That's

gone in very nicely. And then the last

bit of oil.

If you add it all at once, you can't get

it quite as smooth. So, I'm going to

give another beat. And I don't want to

see any flexcks of flour.

That's beautifully smooth.

All that's missing is the beetroot.

I'm adding 225 g grated and it goes

[music] in in one go. Then just stir it

in. I find that beetroot [music]

really does give quite a different

texture.

Pour the mix into a greased and lined

tin. I'm then [music] going to spread it

evenly. And I don't want it to be deep

because I want to cut it into fingers.

It needs to go in the oven at 160

[music] fan. And it'll take about 35

minutes. And if it's shrinking away from

the sides a bit and when you put your

finger on top it springs back, [music]

you know it's done.

Cake [music] baked. It's time for the

chocolate icing. I'm using 200 g of dark

chocolate with 200 mls of pouring double

cream.

It's coating the back of the spoon. Here

goes.

Preparing this for a royal occasion

takes a bit of concentration.

Finally, the decorative feathered icing.

Melt 50 grams of [music] white chocolate

over hot water.

Now, white chocolate doesn't like to be

too hot if you're going to do something

like feathering. Remember that chocolate

melts in a child's pocket, especially

white chocolate, because it doesn't take

much heat to melt it.

I've now got to pipe this in thin

straight lines across the cake. Wish me

Slight wiggle in some of them.

There we are. and then get a cocktail

stick and you do [music] the feathering

going one that way, one that way.

Doing this is just like standing on a

diving board, shutting your eyes and

going.

There we are.

It looks too good to cut, doesn't it?

Make sure you leave the icing to set

just a little first.

Especially [music] I want Louisie to

like it because he loves eat so much.

That is what I [music] call a truly

indulgent, decadent chocolate cake. And

it's the beetroot that makes it extra

Back at Wizzley, the Duchess's Festival

is underway, bringing together a host of

children's [music] charities, hospitals,

and schools that she works with.

It would have been remiss of me not to

bring cakes. I just need a little help

with the final touches.

>> Wow, look at this. Do you want to have a

squirt on a cake? Can you show me how to

do it first, please?

>> Well, we've tied up the end so it won't

go down that dress. And so I usually

twist it and just swirl it around.

Great.

>> So, should I do one?

>> Yeah. [laughter]

>> This is an icing made from cream cheese,

but you need to put a bit butter with

it.

>> Gosh, look at that. Okay. So, do you

start on the outside or inside?

>> I do

>> start on the outside.

>> That's it.

>> You've done this before.

>> In fact, I think yours is very good.

That's it. And then to to decorate them,

everything is edible. Uh so you choose

what you like. There's sort of maragoldi

things.

>> These look really lovely. Okay.

>> Tell me. I've always been wanting to

know birthdays. Um who makes the cake?

>> I love making the cake. It's become a

bit of a tradition that I sort of stay

up until midnight with ridiculous

amounts of sort of cake mix and icing. I

make far too far too much. But I love

it.

>> I'm a great one with this. You know when

you've got a pump you've burnt the

[laughter] side. You just put it on my

side.

>> All sorts of things.

>> So this festival, the idea came from you

and you've got an awful lot of people

coming. Tell me about it.

>> Absolutely. The reason for the festival

was to really celebrate how we can all

come together. Uh we're all part of

providing a healthy community. There's a

well-known African proverb that it takes

a village to to raise a child. And I I

really believe that it takes everybody.

It takes grandparents, um, school

teachers, and society and and

communities in general to really pull

together to help raise the next

generation of happy, healthy adults.

>> I saw a great crowd arriving and so many

children. We've made masses of tea.

>> Well, I think they're going to love your

cakes. Delicious.

>> I think we've got one or two helpers

coming down and they're going to carry

them and give them around.

>> Brilliant. Hello.

>> Hello.

>> It's nice to meet you all of you.

>> Today is my birthday. Is it? Oh, wow.

Look at all these cakes and everything

like that to celebrate your birthday.

Happy birthday.

>> Can you carry these?

>> There they go.

>> And do you like cakes?

>> I love cake.

>> Well, that's lucky, isn't it? I wanted

to get there and not be eaten on the

way. Okay, off you go.

>> Well done. Thank you [music] so much.

>> And we must follow as it's time for the

Duchess to formally open the festival.

Thank [applause] you to everyone for

coming here today. The Back to Nature

Festival is a fitting finale to a

project I've been thrilled to be part

of. I'm not as green fingered as many of

you here, but I was passionate about

creating a garden that inspired children

and adults alike to get back to nature

physical health benefits that it can

bring. I hope you all have a wonderful

day. Thank you.

The Duchess has spent several years

learning about childhood development,

and she intends to continue this work as

she's so passionate about the importance

of a child's [music]

early years.

Now, I get to join the garden train

>> One of my favorite plants actually used

in the garden was um Gunnar. Use greatly

always by water.

>> I love it.

>> And again, it's so huge. You feel like

you can hide underneath it.

>> Fishing bear.

>> Some of the charities here will be

represented at the Royals Christmas

party. More than ever, I want to get my

menu for them just right.

[bell] For me, every good party starts

with canopes.

[music]

And one of my favorites are these

Stilton and fig tartlets.

[music]

And here is my Hilo pastry. I'm just

going to brush the sheet of Hilo with

melted butter.

Just a little melted butter.

Then I'm going to cut the pastry into

squares. And to make sure they're all

the same size, I'll use a template.

>> I've got my little square of paper here,

and that is 7 cm. So, if I just pop that

on there and then get a ruler. You'll

always find the children have always got

a ruler. This is quite a posh one. I

think it's come from my husband's

workshop. And then take a knife and cut

As the pastry is so thin, we need three

squares per tartlet.

When you want to [music]

make it into a square, all you do is

just fold it over like that into a

triangle and then cut [music] in between

I like to do this [music]

well before the party starts, well

before there's anybody looking at me,

preferably with me and the dog in the

kitchen. And [music] I find it very

therapeutic.

For each case, layer three squares at a

45° angle.

Butter a mini muffin tin [music] and

press in the pastry cases.

Then bake in the oven at 180 [music] fan

for 4 to 8 minutes. That's very, very

short, so you better stay about to look

at them. And for goodness sake, [music]

don't burn them. You've gone to a lot of

effort.

>> Mine are ready after 6 minutes.

To me, they look perfect. Ready to fill

and I'll get on with that.

I'm using 100 g of Stilton. Removing the

rind

and adding [music] around 2 tbspoons of

pouring double cream so I can mash it

with a fork. To start with, [music] it's

a little bit difficult, but you've just

got to make it smooth.

Add a teaspoon of lemon juice to sharpen

and season with pepper. It should be a

nice soft consistency.

Really easy to spoon that into each one.

And now to the figs. Cut them in half.

Look at that. And you can tell when it's

ripe because it it's lovely and soft.

Cut the figs into small pieces and put

two or three in each felo case. You can

actually fill them early in the day, but

don't bake them till you need them.

Finally, spoon in the cheese mixture and

finish with a dusting of paprika.

So, [music] into the oven 180, same

temperature as before, but don't go far

away. Watch them.

Bake for about 5 minutes or until the

cheese has just melted.

I think those are fit for a royal party.

To better understand the work of the

royal couple, I'm next joining the Duke.

I'm a little less nervous this time

because I've met him before as we're

both patrons of Child Beriement UK.

Prince William lost his mother at a

fairly vulnerable age and we lost our

son aged 19 in a car accident.

So we know what it is to be without

someone very special.

Christmas for us always holds mixed

emotions and I try to think of others

who might not be having the best time.

Today, the Duke has invited me to one of

the homeless charities he supports. It's

a cause he's been highlighting for over

a decade. Once spending a night on the

streets to help raise awareness.

Over 150 people a day come to the

passage for food, shelter, and [music]

practical help to find a route off the

streets.

>> Very good morning.

>> Good morning.

>> How are you?

>> I'm really well.

>> Mary, can I introduce you to Mick

>> Been coming for a few years, so we'll

show you around.

>> Thank you.

>> He knows it better than I do. [laughter]

>> Not yet. Not yet. [music]

>> Mick will introduce us to staff and

people the charity have helped,

>> but not before we've made them tea.

Are you good at making tea? No,

>> I can do tea. [laughter] Mary, not not

cooking. No, Katherine is definitely the

one who cooks, not me. This will be a

guess as to how many. I reckon about

six.

>> Six.

>> No, eight.

>> Eight. Go for it.

>> I expect they like a strong tea. And can

you pour the water in?

>> They're both done.

>> So, you came here um when you were quite

young with your mother.

>> Yeah, it was one of the first places I

came to actually. And I must have been

between age and 10, something like that.

And it had a profound impact on me and

my mother knew what she was doing with

it. She realized that it's very

important when you grow up especially in

the life we grow up that you realize

that there's life happens beyond palace

walls and that you see real people

struggling with real issues.

>> And also your mother chose the

nonpopular the things we didn't really

talk about and I remember seeing her

early on shaking hands with someone who

had AIDS.

>> Y

>> and it changed for all our views.

>> Yeah. She likes to challenge the social

kind of norms about um charities and

about disadvantages and vulnerable

people.

>> Do you talk to your children about your

thought and your views and show them?

Will you bring them along here when

they're a bit busy?

>> Absolutely. And and on the school run, I

know it sounds a little bit contrite,

but on the school run already, bear in

mind six and four. Um whenever we see

anyone who's sleeping rough on the

streets, I talk about it and I point it

out and I explain why. And they're all

very interested. They're like, "Why is

that person why can't they go home?"

>> Do you talk to Katherine when you go

home now? Um, will you tell her? Well,

will she be very interested in what

you're doing?

>> Definitely. We share ideas, but she was

the one who linked all the mental health

stuff together. She realized that my

work, Harry's work, and her work were

all headed in different directions, but

all dealing with mental health

>> and she was the one who joined the dots

and said, "We need to tackle mental

health."

>> Where does the inspiration come from for

your work? Was it your mother?

>> I think the whole family in general

growing up, my both my parents have been

hugely charitable. I mean, my father set

up the Princess Trust. He's involved in

so many different organizations. My

mother has done work with homelessness

and as you said AIDS and other charities

and I think I've grown up in a household

which has been very much a case of well

we're very lucky you must give back. And

then you know my grandmother becoming

queen very young. Um and back in the day

when it was a man's world um it very

difficult for her to carve her own

career carve what she was going to do

make a difference. She's done it in her

own very unique distinct way. Um, and

you know, her and my grandfather

together have been the epitome of public

service. And I think that feeling of

wanting to [snorts] help people. I I

personally get a lot out of helping

people. I find that you hear and you

understand and you learn so much more by

giving a bit of your time, a bit of your

your day or whatever it is to just be

around them. I always wish on these

sorts of days like I can wave a magic

wand and fix everyone's problems in the

room.

>> Unfortunately, it's not like that, but I

hope so. What about this tea?

>> The tea might go cool, Mary.

>> Right,

>> they're ready to go.

>> That's all there. There we are.

>> I was never [music] very good with a

pram. [laughter] Keep it going steady.

>> Try not to trip it over.

>> Knock knock.

>> Hello.

>> Who would like a cup of tea? Would you

all like a cup of tea?

>> Yeah.

>> Tea.

>> Hello. Good morning. It's a great

pleasure to meet you. I'm a big fan. Oh,

>> Lorraine has been working here for 9

years.

>> So, here we [music] have a mixture of

our art group and our fantastic women's

group as well. Last quarter alone, we

worked with 207 women. Um, a 20%

increase for us. I think it's a variety

of reasons. uh particularly domestic

violence, uh fleeing abusive

relationships, family breakdowns, and I

guess when they come here, they find um

it's, you know, they describe it as a

haven.

>> It's safe here, isn't it?

>> It's safe and it's welcoming.

>> I was an elderly carer and I injured my

hand and I was a living carer. So when I

injured my hand, I had nowhere to go to

absolutely nowhere. So I ended up on the

street. the women's group. When we close

the door, we've got all the women in

here. It's absolutely exclusive and what

we say in here. Nobody mentions pass

that door. [laughter] So, we can say

what we like to each other and

everything else. But

>> don't have any boys in here.

>> Sorry about that. [laughter]

>> The shelter also provides classes for

people they're helping from art and

sewing to cooking.

>> So, what are you all up to? Have you

been baking? Who's been baking this

morning?

>> Have you? What have you been making?

>> Just biscuits for my first time. So,

>> let me have a chat. And it must be

crisp.

>> I [laughter] know a bit about judging

you.

>> This is the epitome of nervousness

having Mary Berry come in and try your

first baking. [laughter]

>> They are beautiful. And you say you've

not baked before?

>> Never.

>> I think you might be made the baker here

and have to keep going.

>> She went to decorate one.

>> I'll have a go at anything.

>> Can I go? I might grab a

>> Do you want to try as well?

>> You have a Father Christmas there.

>> Thanks.

>> So, what are you giving your children

for Christmas this year? That's a

secret.

>> Well, no. Well, George has already

written his list for Father Christmas.

He loves his drawing. He's a very good

drawer. You might give him something to

do with drawing or football.

>> Loving his football as well. So,

>> that's because dad likes his football.

>> Yeah, I afraid so. I'm trying not to be

too biased. I said you could support

anyone but Chelsea. [laughter]

So naturally he supports Chelsea.

>> It's clear Williams visit gives everyone

a lift. It's easy to forget they've

suffered such tough times.

>> What is the worst thing about being on

the street? What's the worst thing?

>> Lots of people doesn't treat you like a

human being. They throw water over you.

Might spat out you. You're living in

fear and you're scared to go to sleep at

night time when you're on the streets in

case somebody kicks you or something.

You know what I mean? A smile goes a

long way.

>> It's about feeling you are part of

society, isn't it?

>> Because when you're living homeless,

people just walk past you all day long.

Don't know don't acknowledge you're

there. Like you said, they're invisible.

>> Yes.

>> To be on the street is very very

difficult for women. They are taken

advantage of so much more. The women are

very vulnerable. It doesn't matter what

age they are.

>> While I was on the street, I ended up

having a severe alcohol issues. And not

just a couple of months ago, I actually

earned my liver. I went kidneys, my

heart, and then I was on um life support

machine. I was in hospital for three

months. So, I'm freshly up, but I'm

doing great now. Not drinking. And

>> how long now?

>> Yeah.

>> Um since June now. The first of June.

>> And believe me, that's very good for me.

>> Can I ask about the drink? Does it does

it call to you a lot? Is it do you have

to fight your urge to have a drink the

whole time? Is that because it must be

exhausting and so tiring for you always

having to have those inner battles with

yourself?

>> Yeah, you end up with depression,

anxiety, the shakes in the morning if I

really didn't want to drink, but it got

to the point where I had to. It wasn't

like when I was younger, you go out for

an evening with your mates. It

[clears throat] was just by yourself

kind of things.

>> But this is the point. It's not you

don't choose to drink. This is the thing

that you get trapped in a cycle. And I

think a lot of people don't understand

what addiction is and that how it

happens. and the fact you you don't want

to do this yourself, but it's it's part

of the the the illness, isn't it? Part

of the the trappings of of alcoholism.

>> But I'm really pleased you're sober.

That's really good news. Well, don't

you?

>> Yeah, I'm grand now. I'm doing well.

>> And she certainly looks lovely.

>> Thank you. I think so as well.

[laughter]

>> Every year there are more and more

people sleeping rough on our streets. So

there's never been a greater need for

>> And what about your family at Christmas?

What do they what do they think when

you're you're volunteering and you're

giving up your time?

>> My family knows this is where I want to

be. And so I'm having my Christmas

dinner on the [music] 11th of January

because I just always feel that I could

have Christmas [music] at any time, but

these guys really need a friendly face.

Haley and I, we always dress [music] up

and you know, be there and take silly

photos.

>> You the elves [laughter]

>> part of the team that provides the the

rock of support here.

>> Absolutely. Well, well done you.

>> To change the subject, William, you've

done a smashing job with biscuit.

[laughter]

>> We we let we let the judge decide

whether it's

>> Does it have a seal a Mary Berry seal of

>> Well, I think

>> Mary, yours is wrong.

>> It's wrong.

>> It was a bit runny. [laughter]

>> He is so competitive.

Uh, looking at this biscuit, I think

he's really got great style about it.

He's tried to use all the decoration. I

think mine's a bit boring. There we are.

>> And Brian, do you think I should dye my

hair like you?

>> Yeah, good idea.

>> I'll give that a go next time, Brian.

>> Okay. Yeah.

>> Happy Christmas to everybody.

>> Everything to you and your families. It

be really nice if we do a little photo

so that you get a nice face. Hope that's

>> Spending time with the Duke and Duchess

at work has for me been a real eye and

have a very happy Christmas and come see

you the new year.

>> They don't just arrive, shake a few

hands, make a few [music] smiles and a

speech. They want to get involved. They

want to see what they can do.

>> [music]

>> And it isn't just one visit. They come

back again and ask for the [music]

results and remember who they spoke to

last time. I think that's remarkable.

And as we all come together at

Christmas, it [music] does feel

important to be honoring the charities

working with those less fortunate. For

my main course at the party, I [music]

know just what will warm their hearts.

This is my comforting beef stew with

ginger and horseradish.

I've got 750 [music] g of beautiful

brazing beef. And in order to add flavor

to my stew, [music] I'm going to give it

a good fry first.

Now, some people toss the meat in flour

before they fry it, but I'd rather add

the flour later. I get a much smoother

gravy that way.

Once the beef is nicely browned, set it

aside. Into the same pan, add 25 g of

butter

and two finely sliced leaks.

Leaks are really at their best this time

of year. In casserles and stews, I

always add quite a lot of vegetables as

well as the meat. So now I'm going to

add some extra flavor. First of all, a

teaspoon full of ground ginger.

Then two [music] teaspoon of paprika.

And then 40 g of flour to thicken it.

And stir for just a minute. And as soon

as all the flour is incorporated with

the vegetables, then I will add the

stock. And I also find it's best to add

hot stock little at a time.

And I'm going to scrape up any sediment

off the bottom so that it all becomes

part of the dish. Use 450 mls of

beeftock in all. And add 2 tablebspoon

of worcester sauce. That's one.

That's two. Back in goes the beef.

Season and simmer for a few minutes

before popping in the oven. And it's

tender. After all, if you're eating uh

from a bowl, you want melt in the mouth.

Beautiful tender beef.

So, into the oven at 130, which [music]

is very slow, for about 2 hours.

And while that's cooking, I'll prepare

one [music] last vegetable to add.

Cileria. It's sort of a knobbybly, ugly

[music] vegetable, but when you see it

growing, it looks wonderful. And it is

such a unique flavor. It's sort of

celery without the strings.

And it's one of my most favorite

vegetables to use in a casserole or a

soup.

I'm going to cut this into cubes,

roughly 2 cm in size, and they go into

the stew after it's been cooking for

around an hour and a half.

>> Into the oven for a further 30 minutes.

>> And when the stew is done,

>> Gosh, that's looking good. Add two

tablebspoons of hot horseradish sauce.

In they go.

There's a little bit of heat there. It

really elevates the [music] basic stew

into something really special for

Christmas.

And I'll serve it at the party with a

parsley garnish, doofinoa, potatoes, and

The royal celebration is now less than a

week away.

I'm joining the Duchess in Liverpool to

learn about one final organization we'll

be thanking. It's the charity that she

chose when she first joined the royal

family 8 years ago. It really must be

very close to her heart. The charity is

called Action on Addiction.

Today, the Duchess is visiting the

Brink, the UK's first dry bar.

It's open to anyone, [music] but runs

programs for people suffering from

addiction, such as the Empact program

where parents work together with their

children.

>> What's your name?

>> Georgie.

>> Georgie. Georgie.

>> Brilliant. He's only George when he's

naughty.

>> Is that when you listen or don't listen?

>> Listen. Me and Georgie are doing impact

together.

>> What's been useful for you?

>> Sharing emotions. I think

>> I think as adults we can go to AA or CA

or other places and see other addicts

whereas children haven't really got

that. I've had a lot of help in dealing

with my emotions and stuff like that.

And I think a lot of people forget it's

not just me that suffered. It's

surrounded people.

>> Yeah.

The Christmas party season can be tough

for people with addiction. So, at this

time of year, the work of charities

supporting them is even more important.

>> Oh, look. Oh, Mary. Hello.

>> How lovely.

>> Nice to see you. I love your jumper.

It's amazing.

>> It's peace.

>> Yes. Oh, have you met? This is Graeme,

CEO.

>> We've not met.

>> Lovely to meet you.

>> Mary, this this is Lisa, the manager

here.

>> Hello, Lisa. Very nice to meet you. I

run the impact program which is family

members that are affected by those in

addiction. One of the things that really

struck me actually in actual addiction

introduced me to the to this concept was

this intergenerational cycle. So often

where you've seen a mother or father

who's been addicted often then the child

is sort of learned behavior and then

it's really hard actually if you don't

include the children in the recovery

process actually to try and break that

cycle for them as adults and later in

life.

>> So what we do is we hopefully give them

that voice cuz it's never their fault.

And when they start speaking up

>> then that's when the parents have to

listen. To help get people talking, they

organize activities. Today, they're

making and filling Christmas boxes. Lisa

introduces us to some of the families

her son, Lloyd.

>> Hi, Lloyd. Hi. Very nice to meet you.

>> Victoria, you're good. Thank you.

>> Lovely to meet you.

>> Very good job. Who's done this one?

>> I think I could do with help at home.

Beautiful boxes.

>> How long have you been coming here?

Well, I come here in 2016 and it was the

best thing I've ever done. And then

after I've come out of treatment, I've

now brought Lloyd to Empact.

>> And do you meet other young people and

chat to them and have a bit of company?

>> Yeah. Like you tell them how you're

feeling that and you can trust him.

>> Must feel very safe here.

>> It's really helped us both because I've

been able to be a lot more honest with

him about my past. When I was younger,

my mom was suffering with alcoholism and

she passed away with it. So basically, I

don't want to carry on and not be honest

with Lloyd cuz it just causes a divide

between you. So um honesty is the best

thing I've done.

>> Talking about um the journey that you've

gone on having seen addiction in your

family.

>> Yeah.

>> How do you think you best support kids

now today?

>> Just a lot more programs in school for

mental health and stuff like that. If

I'd have known from an early age about

addiction and the symptoms, I wouldn't

have suffered as much.

>> Really great to hear from families like

yourself who are actually managing this

on a day-to-day basis. So, thank you.

>> Oh, no. Thank you.

>> By the way, you look gorgeous. You look

as though you're going to a Christmas

party.

>> Oh, thank you. And you do, too.

The Duchess tells me it's what she's

learned through charities like this

that's driven her recent work in

childhood development. And I can see

why. As we take a break, she has one or

two questions for me.

>> Mary, have you met me any organizations

like this before? Have you?

>> Well, Champer,

>> of course. Um, having lost my William, I

know exactly how people feel and how

they need need help and also to be able

to talk with people who've had similar

things happen.

>> Yeah. And so much so, you know, whether

it's children's behavior or, you know,

even adult addiction and things like

there's often coping mechanisms, other

underlying feelings and things like

that.

>> Some people talk, some people want to

keep it into themselves. I mean if they

have addictions we need to know do we

try and encourage them to talk to us

about them. I mean not everybody can uh

get to the brink but I mean I think we

should all be aware that sometimes with

care people will talk and you might be

able to help.

>> And from your experience is Christmas

time always a really poignant time for

>> I think I Christmas time is the time one

should be aware of people who are alone.

If you find people to listen, it's a

tremendous help to pour your heart out

here.

>> It certainly can be difficult, which is

why it's so wonderful to see families

brought together here.

My own family often gather in the

kitchen at Christmas and making my

stained glass window biscuits always

goes down well.

Roll out a dough to half a cm thick.

Then cut out shapes using any Christmy

cutters you can find

and arrange on baking trays.

Using [music] a small cutter or even

just a knife, carve out a shape in the

middle.

I want to hang these on my Christmas

tree, so I'm skewering a hole in the top

to thread ribbon through.

Separate about 20 boiled sweets by color

and crush them with a rolling pin.

Then, sprinkle the grains in the middle

of each biscuit.

They go in the oven at 160° fan for 15

to 18 minutes or until the biscuits are

pale golden and [music] the sweets have

Leave them to cool and that's it.

These are just like stained glass

windows and such fun to make with

[music] children or your grandchildren.

They'll love them.

Back in Liverpool, the Duchess and I are

putting in a shift behind the bar.

>> I'm going to make a non-alcoholic drink.

And what I've got here is cranberry

juice, bit of lemon, and the juice of a

lime in there. Cranberry juice is

amazing color.

>> A little bit of Thank you. And no

alcohol, but it tastes really good. And

then this is where you kind of make sure

you put the lid on it.

>> All over yourself.

forgot to put the lid on it. We end up

with spinach soup on the ceiling.

>> We [laughter] don't want that.

>> Would you please try?

>> Definitely. So, we'll put it on ice like

that.

>> Look at that. Looks so good.

>> And a little bit of fresh mint, which

has seen better days. [laughter]

>> Here we are. See what you think.

>> Great. Thank you very much.

>> That's so refreshing.

>> It is.

>> That's so nice because actually the lime

>> knocks back the sweetness of the

cranberry juice.

>> And we're going to serve this at the

party and we've got things for you to

make as well, but I'm not.

>> Oh, no. So, I can't do a pre-prepared.

Any tips?

>> No. No. There'll be no tips at all.

>> Reminds me of my university days where I

>> Were you good?

>> Hello. Hello.

>> We brought you some

>> mocktail. This is Mary's recipe. I know.

Exactly.

>> So, is this what normally happens here?

[laughter]

>> It's a typical.

>> What do you think of it then?

>> It's lovely.

>> It's very nice. Yeah. Will you be here

popping in at Christmas time or your

little family yourselves here anyway?

>> Well, yeah, that's an important part of

it really. the connections you make who

know what you're going through here.

>> I've just celebrated one year clean and

sober on Sunday and this is a place

where the stigma of addiction to removed

a bit, you know, cuz everyone's in the

same boat. Yeah.

>> Particularly around moments like

Christmas time and to feel that you've

got a community in which you can share

your feelings and emotions and the

things the challenges that you're going

through must be so vital.

>> Thank you. I'll come back another day

and find out more.

Thank you for being so open and honest.

Wish you all the best.

>> Thank you.

[applause]

>> You've talked and listened to so many

people. How do you feel on going home

after something like this?

>> You've taken on [music] so many

interesting stories, quite traumatic

stories.

>> Yes.

>> And you have to allow yourself [music]

time to reflect and really take on what

you've learned before you then sort of

dive into your own life [music] and get

into the school pickups.

>> I've enjoyed and learned so much. There

were so many stories to tell. We have a

lot to reflect on.

>> The staff at the charities that I've

been taken to have truly inspired me. My

job now is [music] to finish the festive

feast to thank them.

[music]

The day of the party has finally

arrived. We're in a glorious London

The decorations are going up. Christmas

really has come early

to feed 150 guests. I've wisely given my

recipes to [music] the chefs, but I want

to check it's all going to plan in the

kitchen.

area.

>> You must be son.

>> I am. Welcome to Rosewood London where

[music] Come and have a look. Over here

we have your braze beef bubbling away

>> and

>> gently bubbling. I have

>> gently. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's just

ticking over.

>> Well, you know, there's a lovely shine

to that uh sauce, which is good.

>> Looks really good. Gosh, you've done

well. So, we're just building your fig

and Stilton felo tartlets. We've got

we've got some up there baked off.

>> Do you know as I pick that up, I can

feel that they're really crispy. I'm

going to make crumbs on the floor.

>> Don't worry.

>> I think they're absolutely delicious. Do

you think we could have a shade more

filling in there? Do you think?

>> Yeah. Yeah, I think you're right. I

think you're right. I think it's going

to be a really special evening. In fact,

it's going to be unique.

The team here are doing a marvelous job.

It's time for me to get my glad rags on

and make one final dessert. My orange

and chocolate rouard.

This close to deadline is when you need

a little help from a friend. One [music]

that's a bit of a baking whiz.

Hello. Oh, how lovely to see you. I'm

going to put you to work. You know,

[music]

>> it's like our world collided again.

>> Isn't it just Oh,

>> you're going to help me make [music]

some rouards.

>> Okay. So,

>> this is exciting.

>> Oh, so exciting.

22.

>> You like to bring a surprise on people,

don't you, Mary?

>> Well, I do.

>> And I've grabbed a couple of sue chefs

to help.

>> Hello. Doesn't this look amazing?

>> May I introduce Nadia to you?

>> Hello, Nadia. So nice to meet you.

>> I know you're both very competitive.

We're having a competition.

>> Who's made a large?

>> I've made hundreds.

>> Loads. [laughter]

>> I'm teaming up with the Duchess and

Nardia can take on the non-baker of the

>> We've got [laughter] this. We've got

this. I'm in your capable hands.

>> So, these are the uh merangs. We're

going to fill them with some orange and

cream. There's the one I've made. Look.

>> Gosh, it looks amazing.

>> Here's one I made earlier.

>> There's one I made earlier.

>> That's amazing.

>> Shall we have an on your marks, get set?

>> Oh, I don't know. You got to win.

>> Okay. [laughter]

Hang on. Who's judging this at the end

>> We'll wait and see.

>> Okay.

>> On your marks, get set, go. So, we're

going to ice the baking paper first.

>> Go crazy.

>> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Don't be timid.

Okay.

>> Don't be shy.

>> Come on. You got the force.

>> You got the technique. [laughter]

>> That's all right. That's right.

>> Pick the whole tray up

>> and tip the whole thing over onto there.

>> Okay,

>> there. That's it. Perfect. That's it.

>> Perfect.

>> Take the thumb.

>> Now for the orange curd and cream

filling.

>> Anything accidentally falls into your

mouth, that's okay as well. That's what

tends to happens to me when I

>> taste it as we go.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

>> Right. Was that really good?

>> Does William cook for you?

>> He sometimes does actually. He's very

good at breakfast. University days he

used to cook all sorts of meals. I think

impress me. Mary things like bolognese

sauce and and things like that.

>> Before rolling, we need to score the

meringue.

>> Okay.

>> Is he doing it well?

>> He's doing all right.

>> I'm scoring there.

>> This is very smooth.

>> It's crooked. Thank you so much.

>> Could you keep an eye on your own?

>> I am trying to concentrate, but I am

looking over. [laughter]

>> This is the tricky bit. Yep.

>> I'm tempted to help you, but I'm not

going to.

>> She's not watching. She's not watching.

>> So, we're going to use our paper.

>> Y.

>> So, you get that end. I'll get that end.

>> And then we'll just kind of tease it. No

help.

>> No pressure.

>> See that? [laughter]

>> She's guiding me.

>> She's guiding me.

>> Don't be gliding. You're the one to

glide.

>> Right. This is absolutely perfect here.

Let's have a look.

>> Mary, there's there's a line here, Mary.

This is This is our side, Mary. Okay,

this is your side of the hair.

[laughter]

>> I'm going to let go.

>> Oh, look at that. It's looking like a

ruler.

>> Like an actual ruler.

>> Wow.

>> Look at this. Look. Look.

>> So, they look pretty good together. It's

okay.

>> So, do you think you'll [music] be

cooking over the holiday season with the

kids?

>> We were talking about doing minced pies

this year.

>> You could do that really early.

>> I love mince pies. So, if the children

are going to cook mince pies, then I'm

happy to do that.

>> For the topping, we have chocolate,

orange zest, and pomegranate seeds.

>> Oh. Hang on.

>> That's lovely.

>> Gosh.

>> Oh, she's pack. Oh, she's piped.

>> It is. And we've even got zigzags.

>> Oh, no.

>> Perfect. Lovely.

>> Oh, you got zigzags. Ours is more of

like a Oh, look at that. It's like

[laughter] got to eat that now.

>> Right now.

>> Tonight.

>> Now, just the edible decorations.

>> More is more. That's what I say.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. I mean, you're being shy now. Come

on.

>> Can I sell that Christmas tree?

>> Absolutely not.

>> When are they perfect?

Did we finish first [music] or did they?

Cuz they're chatting a lot. Women's

family traditions to open Christmas

presents on Christmas Eve,

>> which is really

>> We finished. Time's up.

>> Time's up. We're done now.

>> Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. [laughter]

>> I told you there was no time.

>> There was a bit of snow. We need a bit

of snow.

>> Now, we need to have a good look at

them. I'll tell you something. I'm just

going to cut them and see who's got a

nice spiral.

>> And you're going to be honest, Mary.

>> Is that good? Is that what you're

looking for?

>> That looks lovely.

>> [laughter]

>> Just saying

>> this is cutting beautifully too.

>> Wow, look at that. It's very difficult.

>> I have to say [laughter]

>> that it's a draw. I'm not I'm not

[laughter]

>> but well done and very sporty of you.

>> Very. Thank you. That was really cool.

Thank you. I love that. That's my first

ruling going to have to produce one of

these at home.

>> I think we're going to have to do a

The party guests are starting to arrive.

As well as inviting workers from the

charities I visited, the royal couple

have asked people from the forces,

emergency services, and the NHS who are

all working over Christmas.

With only four ruards rolled, [music] we

need to commandeer a few more helpers.

>> Hello. We're from the Irish Guard. So

we're going to meet you.

>> The Duchess is teaming up with the Irish

guards. Me with child beriement UK.

>> Right now come on. You've got to

decorate it.

>> And Nadia and the Duke work with

volunteers from the mental health text

help line. Shout.

>> First bit we have to [music] do is turn

it upside down

>> onto here. We have to put loads of icing

sugar so it doesn't stick. You've done

this before. Has done this before.

>> Shake it in your hand like that. That's

it.

>> onto corner.

>> Then we'll take the tray off.

>> Anyone would say you're an expert.

>> Do you know what? I'm going to write a

book about ruler and like it be a

bestseller.

>> A whole book. [laughter]

>> So, how do you make the base then?

>> Well, that is the only thing Gary.

>> There's a flaw in my plan here. None.

How do you do the base?

>> Finish. Finish. Finish the moves.

beautiful.

>> It's beautiful. Well done.

>> Well done.

>> The charity shout respond to text 24/7.

>> Do you find it spikes over the holiday

season?

>> It can do. Really, really can do. A lot

of people who are lonely or debt

management, all sorts of different

things that come up at this time of

year.

>> N's been incredibly brave talking about

growing up and some of the struggles. I

think she'd be very good at being, you

know, volunteering and

>> Oh, absolutely. fantastic training with

us.

>> How long does the training take?

>> Like 20 hours. You can do that.

>> You do it from home.

>> It's all online.

>> Oh, we need to talk about this some more

because definitely

>> with enough rouards made, I for one am

ready to party.

>> Look at these. Are the ones they've all

just done

>> all together?

And the rest of the food seems to be

going down really well.

>> In terms of the food, it was all

delightful. So, yes, Merry [music]

Berry, thank you very much.

>> My mouth is still watering just thinking

about it. Honest to God, the flavors in

it, you just I've never tried anything

like that before.

How often do we get to come to events

like this where we're served such

excellent?

>> Not often.

>> Let's let's give a toast to Mary Berry.

>> Mary winning.

[laughter]

>> All yours, Mary.

>> No, I'm not going to sing. Don't worry.

[laughter]

I would like to thank all those rouard

makers. Um, they were all so beautiful

and weren't they delicious.

>> We have amongst us the best Rouard

makers in the world.

>> Well, at least of this party.

>> Thank you, Mary. Katherine, I just

wanted to put the party on today to say

a huge thank you to all of you um who

are working over Christmas. Many of you

in here, as I know, will pass it off as

part of the job and you do it because

you care and you do it because you love

what you're doing and that is so

admirable and amazing. But I think a lot

of people were, you know, if they knew

how many hours and how much time you

your own family, in your own lives to

look after others, if they could all

stand here with a microphone, they would

say thank you to all of you as well. So,

this is just a little something for all

of you to say um a big thank you and

have a very happy Christmas.

[applause]

And I just wanted to say a very big

thank you to Mary and Nadia for all the

wonderful food here today. And I've got

one last Christmas treat for you here.

Luke Evans has kindly come here to sing

for us. So, thank you very much, Luke.

[applause]

Have yourself

a very [singing]

merry Christmas.

Let your heart [singing]

be light.

[music]

From now on, [singing]

your troubles will be out

of sight.

I feel overdressed. I have to borrow a

tie. I don't even know how to tie a tie.

>> I'm undressed in your present.

[laughter]

>> And are you all working at Christmas

time here? You go. Gosh,

>> babies do come on Christmas day.

[singing]

>> Mr. William and Mrs. Kate, they

remembered us cuz we do work really hard

and it's nice to be recognized.

>> Barbber. Oh. Well, I think I better get

>> nurse. We're doing the community team

>> and [singing] have yourself

a very

merry Christmas.

[music]

>> [singing]

[applause]

>> It's made me feel very humbled learning

about their charities

and I know so much more now.

>> Nice to meet all of you. Happy Christmas

as well.

>> And it is a reminder to think of those

less fortunate than ourselves at

Christmas and the remarkable people who

are working to help them.

>> Mary, thank you. It's been so lovely to

actually show you some of the amazing

work that's going on. Happy Christmas.

>> [music]

[music] when the kids are singing and

the man.

Oh, I wish it could [music] be Christmas

every day.

So let the bell [music] ring now for