On the day the countryside came to town, the Royals also paid Truro city centre a visit too.
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex was the guest of honour at this year’s Truro Primestock Show.
The Countess toured the one-day event on Lemon Quay before taking a stroll along the weekly market where she spoke to food producers and traders about their products.
Sophie stopped to speak to Ian Flindall from Chypraze Farm, who told her about his rare Highland and Hereford cattle breeds grazing on the cliffs above the sea near Morvah.
After she had moved on to speak to other traders, Mr Flindall said: "She was asking me if I had shown my animals at the show, I said maybe next year. She was friendly and really interested. She knows her stuff."
Mr Flindall who was presented with a special wooden bowl by Prince Charles at this year’s Royal Cornwall Show for his rare herd, added: "It’s been a good year for Cornwall in term of Royals ."
It is the second time Sophie has visited Cornwall this year. In the Spring she also came to Truro on a three-stops visit and spent longer than planned in Tregolls School where she was met by children and staff.
Prince Charles and Camilla visited the Duchy twice this year, first for the Royal Cornwall Show at the Royal Showground in Wadebridge and then as part of a three-day visit in the summer.
The royal couple visited Surfers Against Sewage, environmental charity and surf brand Finisterre, at their offices in Wheal Kitty St Agnes before flying out to the Isles of Scilly before coming back to mainland Cornwall for a trip to St Tudy to speak to volunteers who rescued and grew their community shop.
Richard Tinney, show director at the Truro Primestock Show, said that despite the rain the one-day event when the countryside comes into town had been really successful.
He said: "It’s gone very well. We had some rain in the morning which put some people off but we had enough people through the doors to make it a success.
"It is a day when the farm comes to the city and for many people it is an opportunity to ask farmers questions about their animals and crops.
"It’s a shame we can't have longer in town but there aren't any facilities to keep the farm animals here overnight."
He added: "We had some people who came from Worcester. For many it’s another event in town. They get to do a bit of shopping and then come to the show."
This year the show’s chosen charity was the Cornwall Air Ambulance and the auction of fruit, veg and other produce raised more than £1,000 for the life saving charity.
