THE Prince of Wales offered to buy drinks for a whole pub when he and the Duchess of Cornwall saw the devastating effects of the post-Christmas floods on a Yorkshire village.
Charles and Camilla were greeted with cheers from crowds in sun-drenched Stamford Bridge - a scene which was in stark contrast to the torrential rain which led to the flooding of the East Yorkshire village on Boxing Day.
The royal couple were greeted by staff at Chris Clubley & Co estate agents who told them how the water burst in through the back door and wrecked the shop.
They then moved to The New Inn where landlady Helen Ambler showed Charles and Camilla around the work which is ongoing to return the pub to normal.
Ms Ambler told the royal visitors how she woke at 8am on Boxing Day to find three inches of water in the building and she surrounded the pub with sandbags, but it did not help.
She said: "But by 10am there was a good foot-and-a-half and by 1pm there was 3ft of water. It came up so quickly.
"And then it was just coming through the floor.
"It wasn't the actual river water, it was the drains and the sewage coming up. It was awful".
"It wasn't pleasant but we got through it."
Mrs Ambler said Charles asked them about the renovation work and whether they had insurance.
And he took a great interest in the bar, which has already been restored by a local craftsman.
She said: "It's nice to be recognised that we've had a problem
"A lot of the emphasis has been on York but we did have it quite bad and it was very good to meet them."
Ms Ambler said Charles left saying it was a shame he had come to the pub and not had chance for a drink.
She said: "He offered to buy the whole pub a drink. He asked if the next time he's passing, could he pop in."
