HRH The Prince of Wales visits House of Dorchester.
HRH The Prince of Wales made a return visit to the House of Dorchester chocolate factory on Friday 12th December, which he opened ten years ago. Many of the staff who were there in July 1988 welcomed him back as he toured the factory with the Lord Lieutenant Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers.
House of Dorchester now makes the Prince’s Duchy Originals organic chocolate ‘Bezants’, named after the Gold Bezant coins which feature in the Duchy of Cornwall Coat of Arms and the Duchy Originals crest. During his tour, His Royal Highness was shown how House of Dorchester creates the Bezants and infuses them with natural vanilla, Mitcham Mint oil, sweet Spanish orange oil and ground Arabica coffee. Duchy Originals’ Chief Executive Andrew Baker accompanied the Prince and with the Company’s development team showed him some of the new products under consideration for inclusion in the range next year.