Indoor Royals to hit UK shelves ahead of schedule

However, the exact day the new potatoes, which have been grown indoors, will go on sale in London and Southampton depends on when freight ships can sail, as Storm Imogen batters the islands.

The first of the 2016 crop was dug yesterday in glasshouses by the Island’s biggest potato grower, the Jersey Royal Company.

Marketing director William Church said that the crop was a week early, as they don’t usually expect to dig indoors until around Valentine’s Day.

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