Sophie celebrated as an 'absolute asset' to the Royal Family after supporting Prince William

Their Royal Highnesses attended the agricultural showcase in their capacities as patrons of farming organisations.

Sophie and William began their visit together at the Royal Cornwall Food and Farming Pavilion, where they viewed displays from numerous artisan food and drink producers from across the county.

In the pavilion, they were photographed downing pints of cider during their tasting session.

The pair also sampled gin, with the Prince of Wales jokingly holding his neck after tasting the strong spirit.

After their joint engagement, the two royals split to undertake individual visits to different areas of the sprawling showground.

Royal fans were overjoyed with the scenes, which brought Sophie and William together in a public outing for the first time in two years.

“Sophie is such an asset to the RF! She works so hard. Great to see this aunt and nephew outing,” one fan responded to an official post documenting the event on Instagram.

Another wrote: “The Duchess is an absolute asset to the Royal Family- so graceful and elegant”

“It was a lovely engagement! The Edinburghs and the Waleses are always great together,” a third glowed.

A fourth added: “Great to see the Prince of Wales with his aunt. I think that they have so much fun together.”

Other fans celebrated how Sophie has been a consistent ally of William and his wife, Princess Kate.

“Love their relationship, and this kind of joint engagement! Sophie is so supportive of William,” one wrote.

Another enthused: “The Queen would be so proud of how Sophie has supported William and Catherine”.

In her solo engagements, the Duchess of Edinburgh visited LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), an organisation of which she is patron that promotes sustainable food and farming practices through circular approaches to agriculture and food systems.

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She then met with Girl Guides, who have supported the Royal Cornwall Show for many years.

The Guides work as a messaging team during the event, delivering results from livestock rings and other sections to the Show Office.

The Duchess's tour continued to the cattle, pig and sheep areas, as well as the countryside section of the showground.

Before departing, both Their Royal Highnesses signed the Royal Cornwall Show visitor book.

This marks the Duchess of Edinburgh's first visit to the show since 2014.

The Royal Cornwall Show was established in 1793 by The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, which aims to promote and support the improvement of agriculture and associated industries.