Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, ices a cake as he takes part in a baking class with young people and volunteers during a visit to Caius House Youth Centre.
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LONDON The Great British Bake Off is as the name might suggest a British institution.

So beloved is the show, in fact, that this week’s announcement that it would be moving channel, from BBC1 to Channel 4, raised a furore on a national scale.

Since its two presenters announced they would not be staying on when the show switches channel, the outcry has reached such an alarming degree that Prince William, future king of this realm, was moved to chime in with some reassuring words.

During a visit to Caius House Youth Centre a charity that helps young people to learn new skills on Sept. 14, the prince tried his hand at cake decorating.

Prince William puts his cake-decorating skills to good use.

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“Mary Berry, eat your heart out look at that,” he said to fellow bakers.

“You must be distraught it’s moving [channels], but I’m sure it will be just as good,” he continued, which may go some way to averting a full-blown national crisis.

The prince also proffered some insights into the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s cookery skills.

“Catherine is a very good cook. I did a lot of cooking when I was younger but you have to reach a certain level when you can throw stuff in, but I stick rigidly to the recipe,” he said.

Still, we’re not convinced the royals could give Mary Berry a run for her money…

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