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Beloved baker and National Treasure Dame Mary Berry has revealed how she reassured Princess Catherine, 44, while filming a BBC programme documenting the relocation of the Princess of Wales' 'Back to Nature' garden from Chelsea to Wisley. Dame Mary, 91, recalled at the RHS President's Lunch how Catherine had confessed to feeling "rather nervous" at the time.

She described how the touching moment unfolded as the pair walked up a hill towards Catherine's garden at Wisley, sharing the four-word remark the royal made in that instant. The former Great British Bake Off judge told the gathered audience: "We were filming together for part of my BBC cooking programme, and I remember well walking up the hill to her garden in Wisley, and she said, 'I'm feeling rather nervous' as she grabbed my arm."

Dame Mary added: "And I replied: 'What do you think I feel!' She was utterly charming and relaxed, and we ended up icing cupcakes."

Dame Mary's warm words about the Princess come shortly after she received a prestigious accolade of her own - the coveted BAFTA Fellowship.

Accepting the honour at the BAFTA TV Awards earlier this month, she dedicated the award to her entire family, including her son, who tragically passed away in 1989 at just 19 years of age.

As she took to the stage, Dame Mary addressed the crowd, thanked her husband Paul and said: "And to our children, Thomas, William, and Annabel. William is in heaven, but I thank him."

Speaking in greater depth, Dame Mary, whose illustrious career stretches across more than five decades, confessed she dearly wished her parents were still alive to see her receive the accolade.

She said: "It is the most amazing award, such an honour. Aren't I lucky? You just wish that your parents were still alive and you'd get on the phone and you'd say 'guess what Mum!' On Bake Off we won an award, and I also won an award for being best judge, but this is something quite different."

Despite her recent triumph and remarkable career achievements, Dame Mary has publicly declared her intention to press on, including launching her very own YouTube channel where she shares her much-loved recipes with her dedicated followers.

Reflecting on the upcoming channel following the ceremony, she said: "We're just starting on the YouTube channel and it will have all sorts of recipes - updated recipes, going in on detail, telling people where they'll go wrong and hoping that they'll get success following simple recipes.

"I'm open to all sorts of things! I love learning more about things that happen."