Students Rub Shoulders With Royalty and Gain Rare Work Experience at Easter Show

Princess Anne views cattle on the Cattle Judging Lawn at the Bicentennial Sydney Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia on April 9, 2022. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Hospitality students from rural New South Wales (NSW) gained a unique work experience and also encounter Princess Anne, who was on tour at the Royal Easter Show, an iconic celebration of Australian rural culture that sees the city and country come together for two weeks every year.

One hundred students from rural NSW got to work at a student-run cafe for two days of the show, in the joint initiative between the department of education and the Royal Agriculture Society of NSW.