The Duchess of Cornwall took a stroll down the canal just minutes from her country home in Reybridge to officially open a bridge restored by the Wilts and Berk Canal Trust, of which she is a patron.

Camilla, who was wearing a fashionable pair of leather boots to match her two-piece suit and clutch, walked from the start of the path in Reybridge to the bridge half a mile away in Lacock, to greet volunteers of the canal trust.

She arrived at the bridge at 11am with the chairman of the trust, John Laverick, who had walked with her down the path.

Her Royal Highness greeted volunteers who were manning stalls, before standing under the bridge to cut the ribbon, before 15 canoeists from Wiltshire Youth Canoe Club navigated through the bridge for the first time since the route was closed in 1914.

She said: "This looks absolutely fantastic. Everyone has done a brilliant job. I have often walked along the canal and thought to myself that it would be good if the bridge was restored."

Camilla then went on to speak to some more of the volunteers who have been involved in the trust for years, standing on top of the bridge, which was discovered by trust volunteers three years ago and was close to collapsing, before unveiling a plaque.

Her Royal Higness then cut a cake especially made for the occasion by volunteer Linda Howlett, who provides the workers with cakes every other week.

Before moving onto Bowood House in Derry Hill to meet more trust members, Camilla took her time to speak to some of the young canoeists, asking them whether they had ever capsized.

She said: "Nobody has tipped in and got all wet, have they? I know if it was me I would be straight in."