Last Friday, Prince William visited the Isles of Scilly. I believe this was one of the rare moments when it was probably appropriate for William to helicopter in to an event, which begs the question: why does he feel the need to travel by helicopter exclusively when he’s making shorter journeys over land? Anyway, William had a busy day of wandering around the woods, looking like Royal Sasquatch, and doing a sit-down radio interview where he revealed that George and Charlotte sometimes board at their school (so why has he spent years talking about the bloody school run?).
For one of William’s other events in Scilly, he checked on a construction project, part of his big Duchy of Cornwall plans to construct new (affordable) homes. They gave the Scooter King a hard hat, a hammer and a nail and made him pose like a big-boy construction worker! The official handout photos from this event, taken by Hannah McKay, show William actually “pinching” the nail the right way and trying to line up the hammer with his right hand (William is a southpaw). Unfortunately, William’s clownshow office posted a photo from this same event which showed William pinching air a few centimeters away from the nail. I downloaded the photo (below) because I’m worried that Kensington Palace’s cracked-out social media team will end up pulling down the post or the photo. Sometimes, your own staff makes you look like a dumbass. This was going viral all weekend. Poor Peg.
well done william pic.twitter.com/XYZp2qimdW
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) May 23, 2026
Photos courtesy of Hannah McKay/Avalon and the Prince of Wales’s Instagram.
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- Britain’s Prince William, The Duke of Cornwall, speaks with patient Sue Kirby and her husband Clive during his visit to the Isles of Scilly Hospital on the day he officially opens a new facility there, in St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 22, 2026.,Image: 1104150703, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no , Credit line: Hannah McKay/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, The Duke of Cornwall, meets with care home residents during his visit to the Isles of Scilly Hospital on the day he officially opens a new facility there, in St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 22, 2026.,Image: 1104150906, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no , Credit line: Hannah McKay/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, The Duke of Cornwall, hammers a nail into one of the homes that is being built, as he visits the construction site of 10 new sustainable homes delivered by the Duchy of Cornwall, and to help tackle the Isles’ acute housing shortage, in St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 22, 2026.,Image: 1104151003, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no , Credit line: Hannah McKay/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, The Duke of Cornwall, hammers a nail into one of the homes that is being built, as he visits the construction site of 10 new sustainable homes delivered by the Duchy of Cornwall, and to help tackle the Isles’ acute housing shortage, in St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 22, 2026.,Image: 1104151039, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no , Credit line: Hannah McKay/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, The Duke of Cornwall, arrives to replant a shelterbelt tree to help replace those trees lost to Storm Goretti in January 2026, in St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 22, 2026.,Image: 1104151071, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no , Credit line: Hannah McKay/Avalon
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- 22/05/2026. St Mary’s, UK. The Duke of Cornwall arrived on St Mary’s aboard the island’s new pilot boat ‘John Guy.’ His Royal Highness visited the Isles of Scilly Hospital and met staff, patients and opened a new facility which has increased medical capacity to the Isles. The Duke then visited the near complete construction site of 10 new sustainable homes being delivered by the Duchy of Cornwall.,Image: 1104159218, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: © Kensington Palace. This image may only be used for news or editorial reporting purposes. This image must NOT be used for any commercial or other use, save for news or editorial reporting and cannot be altered or amended in any manner or form whatsoever., Model Release: no , Credit line: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace/Avalon
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- 22/05/2026. St Mary’s, UK. The Duke of Cornwall appears on the Heart Breakfast radio show with Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston whilst visiting St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly.,Image: 1104159274, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: © Kensington Palace. This image may only be used for news or editorial reporting purposes. This image must NOT be used for any commercial or other use, save for news or editorial reporting and cannot be altered or amended in any manner or form whatsoever., Model Release: no , Credit line: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace/Avalon
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- 22/05/2026. St Mary’s, UK. The Duke of Cornwall arrived on St Mary’s aboard the island’s new pilot boat ‘John Guy.’ His Royal Highness visited the Isles of Scilly Hospital and met staff, patients and opened a new facility which has increased medical capacity to the Isles. The Duke then visited the near complete construction site of 10 new sustainable homes being delivered by the Duchy of Cornwall.,Image: 1104159336, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: © Kensington Palace. This image may only be used for news or editorial reporting purposes. This image must NOT be used for any commercial or other use, save for news or editorial reporting and cannot be altered or amended in any manner or form whatsoever., Model Release: no , Credit line: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace/Avalon
