The Princess Royal has been served fish, chips and tartar sauce at a family-run restaurant, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Colmans in South Shields, now in its fifth generation, was set up in 1926 on Ocean Road, where it still operates. The princess visited its Seafood Temple, which opened in 2017 inside a former seafront bandstand.
Director Richard Colman Ord said it felt “like a full circle moment” as Princess Anne had presented his dad Richard with an MBE for services to hospitality and regeneration in 2021.
The princess later visited South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade, which is marking its 160th year. Honorary secretary Tom Fennelly described it as a “momentous day”.