Nor'West News: December 10, 2019

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Reg’s Royal cooking buddy
• By Sophie Cornish
REG STEDMAN is usually lively
and full of jokes – but the 92-yearold
was left speechless when he was
joined by a special sous chef during
his cooking class.
The Duchess of Cornwall visited
the cooking course Mr Stedman
was on during her visit with Prince
Charles to Christchurch.
Everyone on the course had
been vetted by police prior to the
visit, so he knew Camilla would
be there.
But Mr Stedman, from Papanui,
was a little more than
surprised when he was placed
next to Camilla as they prepared
a bean salad.
Mr Stedman, who hails from
Essex in England, and came to
New Zealand in 1958 to marry
his pen pal, was lost for words
standing next to Camilla.
“Backward in coming forward,”
he said.
“It never dawned on me, I was
surprised, I thought ‘what have I
done to deserve this?
“I’m quite a retiring person, it
wouldn’t have bothered me if I
had been standing behind two or
three people.”
Mr Stedman shook Camilla’s
hand and spoke with her about
her farm in Gloucestershire, and
whether the food was organic.
“In hindsight, I realised all eyes
were probably on me because I
was with the knife!,” he said of
the security staff which follow
the Royals.
After the cooking demonstration
at the Salvation Army building in
the central city, Camilla helped
to launch the new Senior Chef
cookbook, Easy Recipes for One
or Two.
Senior Chef, is a free programme
for older people living
alone or with one other person
and is funded by the Canterbury
District Health Board and
Pegasus Health.
It has a focus on connecting
the community, combating loneliness
and providing a new sense
of purpose.
Active ageing is a key focus of
Camilla’s work, who said she was
“delighted” to be at the event,
during their six-day visit of New
Zealand.
“It’s a real pleasure to be for
once surrounded by people my
age. I’m feeling a lot better and
I’m so impressed by everything
you’re doing here.
“I do think it is so important as
you grow older to be able to cook.
MASTERCHEF: Reg Stedman was lost for words when the Duchess of Cornwall appeared beside
him at his cooking class.
PHOTO PEGASUS HEALTH
This school will re-energise older
people to like cooking again, and
eating good food for your body
and your mind is vitally important
as you get older,” she said.
• GO ALONG: The Senior Chef programme is free and runs
classes through-out the city and in Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Lincoln,
Ashburton and Kaikoura. Contact Pegasus Health for more
information.
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