Duchess Camilla and Prince Charles join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations

The Prince of Wales found himself up a creek without a paddle when he visited a floating farm on the first day of the royal tour of Mexico.

Instead of sitting in the flat-bottomed boat of the farm on the outskirts of Mexico City, Prince Charles and a few members of his entourage had to stand precariously as they were punted across the water.

Charles laughed as the boat sailed across the murky waters to the floating farm, called a Chinampa, waving his arms up and down as he enjoyed the wobbly experience.

Without a paddle: Prince Charles sees the funny side of rocking the boat as he is punted across to a
floating farm in Mexico

Rock the boat: Charles waved his arms around, pretending to rock the boat as the Prince sailed
across to a floating farm

The royal couple also met with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife Angelica Rivera for an official ceremony at the National Palace.

Earlier today Camilla was left in tears of laughter after being shown a photo album. Exactly what the album contained is unknown, although it is likely that the images showed Prince Charles during one of his earlier visits to Mexico.

The Duchess, who is famous for her sense of humour, was left chuckling after seeing her husband's attempt at a Mexican pasty - made during a visit to Real del Monte's pasty museum.

Fresh from a successful four-day tour of Colombia, Camilla and husband Prince Charles were making their first stop on the Mexican leg of their journey in a town famous for its links with Cornwall.