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Prince William made fans go wild today after it emerged that he made his latest visit to Bristol by train. The Prince of Wales, who is often seen taking this form of public transport when carrying out engagements outside of Windsor and London, headed to the south west of the country today to visit Bristol-based Matter, an Earthshot Prize finalist in 2025, to celebrate innovation and sustainability.

Kensington Palace took to its official Instagram account this afternoon to upload a clip of the heir walking out of the train station. Royal fans were impressed and took to social media to express their jubilation. One user wrote on X: "I love him!"

Another one chimed: "He has a great walk."

A third one said: "That's the way to do it, respect!"

During his visit, William revealed that a new device, which captures microplastics from washing machines, has been fitted at his new home in Windsor.

It is understood the device was installed at Forest Lodge, the Grade II listed eight-bedroom property in Windsor Great Park, which the Wales family moved into after leaving Adelaide Cottage in the autumn.

Adam Root, founder and chief executive of Matter, developed the filtration system at his mother-in-law's dining table with a £250 grant from The King's Trust.

William asked company staff how they were working to scale up the business alongside brand partners.

He told them: "You should be really proud. You must be excited where it is headed.

"This is really going places, it is incredible, well done."

William was shown a ball of red microfibres captured from an estimated 10 washes of red towels, as well as two plastic boxes of microfibres from a machine to tackle the issue in textile manufacturing.

He said: "I'm genuinely horrified. I can't get over the size. It is absolutely atrocious.

"Companies must have known how much stuff they are washing away."

William was presented with a bottle containing microfibres captured from 10 washes with a domestic washing machine.

He replied: "I'm very glad we had our filters on our washing machines."

It is understood that William is keen for the King to install the device at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences.

As well as Forest Lodge, the devices are already in use at William and Kate's other properties: their 10-bedroom mansion, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, and Apartment 1A in Kensington Palace in London.

After leaving Matter, the prince visited the UK's most powerful supercomputer, named Isambard-AI, by the University of Bristol and company NCC, an innovation organisation.