No break for KitKat

THE shape of Nestle’s four-finger KitKat bar has lost its EU-wide protected trademark status after the European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal by the confectionery giant yesterday.

Judges dismissed an appeal against a ruling that Nestle had only provided evidence that the treat was well-known in Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the UK. A ruling in 2016 said that KitKat had to be recognisable in every EU country. THE Duchess of Cornwall kept cool under a parasol as she toured the Sandringham Flower Show with the Prince of Wales on one of the hottest days of the year.

Charles quipped to a wellwisher who had brought her two terriers to the show that she had “a hot dog”.

He later paused at an ice cream van and spoke to seller Stephan Meredith, from Shrewsbury. Mr Meredith joked afterwards: “He asked about if we were selling alright – I said, ‘No because you’re standing right in front of the van!’”

Charles and Camilla took time to meet the crowds who turned out in their thousands, with dog lover Camilla speaking to many who brought their pets with them.

Her attention was caught by a woman in a T-shirt with the wording ‘when I die my Jack Russell gets everything’ written on it.

“I like your T-shirt, I’ll have to get one like that,” she said, as the woman’s Jack Russell barked while wearing two union flags on its back. She also met actor John Challis, who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, and was shown his book on gardening.

The event is the 137th Sandringham Flower Show, held on the Queen’s private Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.