Prince William met with hundreds of well-wishers outside the Cleantech Association in Tallinn after he attended a workshop with a range of renewable energy start-ups and heard how Estonia and other Baltic states are ushering in a new era of energy security.
The Prince of Wales, 43, was handed a basket of fresh fruit and vegetables by royal enthusiast Talis Tobreluts, who branded the meeting as an “incredible honour”.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, Tobreluts explained: “I wanted to make a gift for Prince William, but not any gift. I wanted it to come from my heart, and I was thinking about Prince William’s past last year when his father and wife announced their battle against a bad disease, cancer.
“I decided to to come up with a present or gift with a powerful message that is, stay healthy. Eat lots of vegetables with fibre, vitamins and minerals, and eat lots of protein too. Eating protein and doing resistance training is the best solution for everyone while they are aging. So this is the best anti aging solution in the world.
Prince William met with hundreds of well-wishers outside the Cleantech Association in Tallinn
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Describing the interaction with the Prince of Wales, Tobreluts told the People’s Channel: “I’d already lifted the basket onto the fence. Security had eyed it with understandable suspicion.”
“‘Are there only carrots in there?’ one guard asked. I smiled. ‘No, there’s protein too’.
“When the prince reached me, I told him I had a special gift for him. He looked genuinely surprised and said no one had ever given him anything like it before.
“’Are these really for me?’ he asked. ‘They’re really for you,’ I replied. ‘A heartfelt gift’.”
Prince William was handed a basket of fresh fruit and vegetables by a royal enthusiast
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Tobreluts added: “He asked if the vegetables were Estonian. I told him yes—I’d bought them at the local market. I didn’t go into the full story about cancer and muscle mass at that moment, but I shared the core message: ‘Eat your vegetables. Prioritise your protein. Stay healthy.'”
“Before taking the basket, he smiled and asked again, ‘Are you sure you’re not giving me your dinner?'”
“I’m honestly amazed at how much energy and willingness he had to engage with people—posing for hundreds of photos that day.”
“I have never realised that a member of Royal Family, Prince William, can be so kind and so genuine talking with people.”
Prince William concluded the first day of his two-day trip meeting with crowds
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The Estonian recalled a unexpected moment where his friend fell over in front of Prince William.
Tobreluts revealed that the prince, showed “genuine empathy” and asked several times if she was “truly all right.”
The 40-minute meeting with crowds concluded the first day of the prince’s two-day international trip to the Baltic state, which aimed to convey Britain’s commitment to defending the region amid growing tensions with Russia.
A Palace spokesperson said: “Both the Prince and Princess have been strong supporters of the Ukrainian community since the conflict began… This visit to Estonia over the next two days is a continuation of that support and as the situation continues to evolve the prince wanted to see firsthand how Estonia have played an integral part in helping over 60,000 refugees rebuild their lives.”
