Princess Kate and Prince William were met with an unexpected moment of excitement when they arrived at a local pub in Fallin during their visit to Scotland on January 20.
As the pair stepped outside The Gothenburg, a protester cut through the cheers, shouting twice: “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?”
The Prince and Princess of Wales did not react, calmly continuing their walk and greeting the locals gathered outside the venue.
Video clips circulating online show the pair pressing on undisturbed, with Kate smiling and saying: “Very nice to meet you,” as they shook hands.
The disruption came amid a packed day of engagements across Stirling and Falkirk, centered on local heritage and grassroots initiatives.
Gothenburg, known locally as The Goth, is no ordinary pub.
It operates under the rare Gothenburg system, which means profits are reinvested in the community rather than being pocketed by private owners.
Inside, William met publican Rob Donaldson, who has run the establishment since 2013.
Donaldson spoke about the importance of community-led premises before presenting the Prince with a Guinness glass bearing the pub’s logo, along with token shares in the company.
“It’s actually made my day, it’s made my year,” he later said.
“Keeping the pub alive for the community was my proudest moment so far. Meeting a future king tops it.”
Kate also spent time chatting with local people indoors and turned her attention to the growing pressures facing schools and families.
Earlier in the day, the royal couple visited the National Curling Academy at The Peak in Stirling, where they met Team GB and Paralympic athletes preparing for the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Milan Cortina.
They stepped onto the ice to try curling.
Bruce Mouat, skipper of the men’s team, praised the visit, saying they were “lovely, encouraging and more than willing to give curling a chance.”
