Prince William no fan of 'king of fruits'
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This handout picture taken and provided by Malaysia Information Ministry on Sept 13, 2012 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd L) and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin (L) introducing fruits from Malaysia to Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (2nd L), prior to a luncheon in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya. -- PHOTO: AFP
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This handout photograph taken and provided by the Malaysian Department of Information shows Britain's Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge interacting with a child during her visit to Hospis Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take off their shoes before visiting a mosque at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit a mosque at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watch a cultural performance in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, pose with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah (2nd L) and Queen Sultanah Tuanku Haminah binti Hamidun (2nd R) before an official dinner at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
This handout picture taken and provided by Malaysia Information Ministry on Sept 13, 2012 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd L) and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin (L) introducing fruits from Malaysia to Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (2nd L), prior to a luncheon in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya. -- PHOTO: AFP
This handout photograph taken and provided by the Malaysian Department of Information shows Britain's Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge interacting with a child during her visit to Hospis Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take off their shoes before visiting a mosque at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit a mosque at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watch a cultural performance in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, pose with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah (2nd L) and Queen Sultanah Tuanku Haminah binti Hamidun (2nd R) before an official dinner at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Britain's Prince William declared on Friday that he is no fan of durian, the spiky and notoriously pungent South-east Asian fruit, after sampling it on a visit to Malaysia.
The future king and his wife Catherine were served durian, revered in the region as the "king of fruits", during a welcome lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak after their arrival on Thursday for a three-day visit.
But during a lunch on Friday with business executives in the capital Kuala Lumpur, he quipped: "I'd just like to say how delicious lunch was, but I was delighted to see that durian wasn't on the menu."
"Having tasted it yesterday, I feared for the safety of the people I met thereafter," he said, causing the crowd of more than 1,000 business figures to erupt in laughter.
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