Virgin Radio host Chris Evans, 53, told his listeners about the time he was almost late to the Fortnum and Mason’s Food and Drink Awards, where Prince Charles, 70, was the guest of honour. Chris told his listeners that, after a nightmare journey with a companion, he resorted to hiring a Santander Cycle, best known as a ‘Boris Bike’, to get him to the venue on time. The radio host told his listeners: “We had to go and buy a new outfit. So, we bought a new outfit on the hoof. The Frothy Coffee Man [Hiten Vora] said, ‘Give us your sweaty stuff and I’ll sort that out.’”
Prince Charles is coming and it goes into lockdown
Chris Evans
After buying and changing into the new outfit, they got into a car and attempted to make their way to the London venue.
But, with standstill traffic, Chris said he was urged to opt for a plan B: the Boris bikes.
Speaking in present tense to illustrate the moment, he added: “We’ve got to be there on time because Prince Charles is coming and it goes into lockdown and all that kind of stuff you can imagine, so you can’t be late.
“And I am presenting Mary Berry with this award that she doesn’t know about, so I have to be there.”
He added: “Frothy Coffee Man says, ‘[Hiring a] Boris Bike
