Meet our son (his first appearance on our YouTube channel!)

[@vickiweaver]

Handsome and well-mannered young man you should be proud

[@chatterjeelinda4]

William will be the next Viscount when Luke becomes the Earl of Sandwich.

[@mudgebauer]

@@chatterjeelinda4 I would like a hot pastrami sandwich, please

[@Amishland_Chateau]

Willam seems to have his father’s dry sense of humor 😊

[@treeannie8831]

Yes, quite. Love it!😂

[@lyndakling901]

Most British do!

[@CrankyBeach]

And his looks! I think we can safely say we now know what Luke looked like as a young adult. :)

[@Jinjerella]

@@Amishland_Chateau I wanted to make the comment that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But I thought it was too obvious. He is the spitting image of his dad in personality and humor.

[@isaackhakula5488]

exactly🙂

[@Divig]

Father and son with the same humor. 😊

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Pleased to meet you William..What a well mannered and handsome young man. Looks a lot like Julie but with dads personality!..the apple part was funny. Well done super parents for raising such lovely children while running such a busy Place.

[@Jinjerella]

If you lay a tarp underneath where you're picking then you can just gather the tarp and put all the apples that fall in the bin.

[@chefvaleriewilson8738]

I do that with mulberries every year.

[@laurieallen8040]

I do the same with my olive trees when I don’t have time to catch them in the netting and they fall through there’s a tarp they fall on. great idea

[@dsds7395]

You clearly have picked apples before 👍👏❤

[@CQuinnLady]

I came to say the same thing hehehe

[@faithrussert3753]

I hope "the help" have more sense than these two do. They don't seem to know what they're doing!

[@HappyLife693]

Do I detect a bit of Luke's sense of humor? I see the apple didn't fall far from the ole' tree. Thanks for the wonderful father-son excursion video.

[@treeannie8831]

Lol! I see what you did there, love puns.

[@angiegale3887]

😂😂😂 A pun well done! Loved the exchange between William and Luke! Welcome, William!

[@bethe.2489]

Loved seeing Will and his Dad……so funny together….👍👍👍😂

[@deb7518]

They do 'mesh' well, conversationally, as well as in humor. I fully expected that segment to fade out on a receding drone shot of them each taking one bite of every apple they picked! 😂

[@Susan.I]

No, we typically don’t eat chutney.

[@micheleparker7641]

Personality like his Dad, but boy, does he look like his mom!

[@charlsiepecoraro]

This one made me smile...picking apples, eating apples, and great banter between father and son.

[@marilynwade9448]

Handsome young man

[@MisDaOcean]

Lovely to “meet” William. Apple picking in the US is an annual day of fun for many families. 🍎 Everyone: Please remember to tap the Like/ThumbsUp button (located above, near the video description) to maximize Mapperton’s KZbin algorithm! 🍎 🍏

[@melissaphillips3088]

William is such a delight and has a great sense of humor. He is a fine young man.Julie and Luke have great kids.❤

[@skipthecultureshock5474]

I never thought that watching Luke and William picking (and mostly eating) apples could be so enjoyable. William and Luke and wonderful together! ❤

[@Tanya-n8g]

William got the best of both of you. I noticed in looking at the black and white photos of Alberta that Luke William and Nester all hold her likeness. But I can definitely see Julie in William. What a beautiful family with those mops of blonde hair and quirky sense of humor. I love the sandwiches !

[@Mamawslife]

Yes we Americans love Chutney! I’ve only recently discovered your KZbin channel. Julie I’m just like you! I get so excited over history even the simplest things make me happy. So wonderful to see you all working hard to keep the family home going.

[@chellele5816]

Can‘t resist 😂 but looking at the two lads on a box munching on the same apple, the „apple doesn’t fall far from the tree“ sprang to mind. And then Dad drops one on his son‘s head! Brilliant! 🍎

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Lovely to meet William. Father and son are quite the comedy team 😂😂😂😂😂Those apples looked delicious 😋

[@JMarSa-1]

What a wonderful treat when this came live…This is great fun, loads of apples on the trees, beautiful! Love fresh apple cider, hope you can get some pressed. William, it was wonderful to see you, even for just a few minutes. Very brave of you! Handsome son, Julie and Luke!!

[@jiannelegere8320]

William looks so much like his Mommy. Amazing young man.

[@bethe.2489]

He’s got his mothers personality…❤

[@deirdrevaughan5078]

Dads colouring, Moms features …William is a lovely young man and a natural on video 😊

[@OldFartinTex]

how wonderful. a father and son

[@karenwilkes2220]

Great to see young William, top tip Apple's make cider young man😉. As times goes by you'll realise your daft old dad is your best pal, I bet in decades on you'll show this to your children/grandchildren. Spend as much time with your parents/grandparents as you can, even if you think it's boring. The memories, knowledge they have is invaluable. Your Grandparents are showing you the way, how much you have/ how little we have, it is always good to share with those who have less.

[@hanaimartinez2247]

😋 🍎 I can’t imagine the flavor of those apples so happy to see the future Earl of Sandwich ❤

[@dschriv2]

Omg I really enjoyed father and son apple picking!! ❤

[@QueenTaco24]

My grandparents had fruit trees that we had to go down & pick each fall. They had about a football sized plot of various fruit trees. We would pick while grandma & my aunts worked in the kitchen putting the fruit up. We would can some, slice & freeze some and the ones not quite ripe would be wrapped and put in the sunroom to finish.

[@lila6117]

Great adorable team, really enjoyed apple picking!

[@evelyndunham5135]

Sweet kid

[@cathyriley5735]

Nice to meet you Willam! You fit right in with the same humor as the rest of the family. As they say, the apple does not fall far from the tree!

[@elisebb3765]

It's fun to meet William! What a great guy, very much like his father!

[@technologyt.angela.8150]

I just made caramel apples with my granddaughter. We live in southern US and we love going apple picking up in the mountains every year. Such a delight getting out of the car when that apple smell hits you at the orchard- smells like Fall🍎

[@benjaminl.dallaire9890]

You guys are hysterical. Such dry humor and definitely NOT prepared to do serious apple picking. Loved this video!

[@HappyLife693]

This episode is filled with father-child legacies. William Gee presents with confidence as a stone expert and his children have taken the love for stone working and have become absolute artists.

[@francescalittle4414]

Awww❤ so grown up and tall! Great combination of both of you!

[@patriceogrady9763]

Luke looks like one of the boys when picking apples! Delightful !

[@americanwoman9342]

Long line of British humor over picking apples. Cheers guys..

[@jocelynebordage9907]

Good afternoon from sunny Gatineau, Quebec, Canada!!! ❤❤❤

[@catherine1057]

Very much enjoyed this episode, from beginning to end. Thank you and cheers from San Diego🌴☀️👋🏻

[@JessicaSaieg]

lol their hilarious 😂 love this family 😃

[@lrogers707]

interesting indeed - Wm has his mother's eyes...thank you for sharing

[@BettyKoehler-zg5sv]

Fun time apple picking! William is a very nice well mannered young man! What an interesting gent your stone Mason is! He must be very proud of his son carrying on his trade! Good to have the drone to help you see the hard places to access. The views of the estate are beautiful!! Unbelievable what the pigs do to the ground! Good thing you are happy about it!!! Love from Pennsylvania, USA 💕🌷🐻

[@ramonavanloan3035]

This was such a fun KZbin! I really enjoyed meeting your son, William. It was a joy seeing him picking apples with his father, and experiencing their shared humor! I also enjoy how Luke inserts bits about how he has embraced social media in his endeavors to repair and restore Mapperton. Julie impresses me as being so serious and intent on the wonderful work she is doing at Mapperton. Together they make a unique couple who appeal to both British and American patrons who support their endeavors to restore Mapperton.

[@pamelahelengunchick654]

Looks a lot like his Mama! William is my eldest sons name.

[@Oliver-Can]

İt is very great to see William Pretty pretty wonderful episode thank you . I will definitely try chutney recipe , not sure will it taste as good as Beryl's but hope it's going to be close enough😊😀

[@earlaagaard8175]

I always picked up the windfalls for applesauce.....Lovely!!

[@vincenzodigabrielano1411]

I can't tell you how many times I have re-watched the beginning of this video. Whether on my account, or even showing it to other people on their account. The father and son moment that I wish I'd had growing up. to see such a great bond between the two of them is amazing and something to be treasured. Always puts a smile on my face!

[@laurieallen8040]

Looks like mom, acts like dad! ❤

[@patriciararick3245]

Well done again today. Watching your presentations is really enjoyable.

[@patriciathompson350]

Just like my hubby you both eat more than you keep in the beginning. I really enjoyed the episode thank you. 😊❤

[@abal98765]

Love from lower Alabama in the US.

[@Dexdog]

Did you survive Helene?

[@wendyrose8430]

Careful William is too cute🥰 lovely to meet you. A wonderful family. 💋💋💋

[@anitasmith203]

A pleasure to meet your adorable and handsome son William. Fun video.❤

[@joycemiller3471]

BEST Mapperton episode ever. Interesting and entertaining. No interrupting and hurrying . Oh, wait, forget that. 25 thousand words written ( and spoken…)

[@dianelipson5420]

Howdy William! Happy Trails. It’s deeply inspiring and gratifying to see the next generation pitch in and take things seriously. Bravo. Do you give the ground apples that are a bit spoiled to the pigs you raise?

[@HappyLife693]

Great question. I was wondering if any animals had already been indulging on the grounded apples.

[@canukmrsben]

I was watiching another YT channel where the farmer (in Vermont USA) had mentioned that ground apples that were donated to him to feed his pigs had fermented, which made his pigs a little tipsy ... lol!

[@citysue5463]

@@canukmrsben I watched a video many years ago called Animals are the Funniest People. Animals from miles around would visit a certain area when the Marula fruit was 'overripened'. There were elephants, apes, rodents, you name it. Not sure how the words gets out but it was truly fun to watch.

[@KimberlyManuel-ee3ov]

What a sweet mom you have. Loved seeing William helping his dad. He has a great sense of humor.

[@barbarabornholdt2854]

Such a handsome young man! Welcome to the channel William.

[@jenniferkuperman2589]

Delicious boy, the apple our eye. Bravo you lot, what beauty you give us. Thank you. Proud Mama and Dadda.

[@myrnaedmisten599]

That was lovely. ❤❤😊

[@MeMe-nw9mq]

Something that would make this task much easier. Spread old sheets or plastic tarps underneath the apple trees. You can set the ladder close enough to the tree branches. Shake the tree, the ripe apples will fall off and the sheets/tarps will make the ripe apples easier to pick up.

[@corrineterry6676]

What a delightful young man! Beautiful video!

[@amysimpson646]

Luke, your son is very handsome and quite hilarious, just like his father. Your sense of humor is addicting.❤

[@justnerdystuff]

Watching you two piok apples reminded me I have nice cold apples in the fridge to eat...thanks. I am thankful for KZbin so I can pause and go get a healthy snack

[@lindaweigel8572]

Our nearby apple orchard is open for business and picking apples is a total delight! William looks like a pro!

[@lorieovalle4288]

They are creating a memory that will be treasured by father & son.

[@amandacushman4352]

Too much fun in the apple orchard! Love it! Lovely to see William as well.

[@Lifeguard415]

Yes, no low hanging fruit…you have to work for the best, higher up! Life lesson for young William. 🍎🍏

[@carlaperry1784]

Thanks for bringing us along. I for one had fun and it looks like many commenters did too. My riding mule loves it when I shake our apple tree. There are never any apples underneath for long with him around.

[@shawnfrye5987]

He does have his dad's sense of humor they're so much alike

[@terryheatwole6153]

My goodness! Luke has a “mini-me!” Such a Sandwich resemblance! 🫨😂🙌

[@kristyhand6209]

Luke not being able to find the pigs, takes me back to childhood on the farm. My Dad was not one for fixing the fences. As a result the cows often went missing into the neighbours or the subdivision nearby! We use to joke that they were invisible fences. Glad those days of chasing cattle are over!!! 🐄🐄🐄

[@archbishoppatrick909]

Brilliant introduction to meeting William. The Apple picking brought back memories with my dad when I was younger and those memories are some to cherish. Well done!

[@kathyvick2710]

It was really fun getting to meet William. He definitely has his Luke’s personality and humor. 😂 Julie….the undertaking of archiving all the letters and documents is such a huge task. It must be overwhelming at times, but I’m sure you are taking it day by day. Once it is all done, think of the accomplishment you will have made. Great job! 👍🏻😉🥰🤗🙏

[@alishadarcy8482]

William and Luke seem so similar. Very lovely and well mannered young man. Those apples look great!It was nice to meet more of your family.

[@kathrynmashburn4465]

Love chutney here in Charlotte NC!

[@debbiestott3651]

Like father like son. What a nice young man and same sense of humour as you Luke. Great video.

[@longwaytotipperary]

This was a great episode! Enjoyed meeting William, seeing the stone mason, watching Luke look for animals and get an update on Julie’s dissertation!!

[@matthewtuttle1272]

Thank you. I didn't think that I would enjoy watching apple picking but the photographer showed beautiful angles on the grove. That was a beautiful section of your video.

[@Copperkettle-y7v]

Delightful video with wonderful cheerful music

[@beverlymacdonald]

Welcome to you tube William😊 it is wonderful to meet you. What a fun day to spend with us thank you. ❤

[@chillintheuk]

cool young man, you raised him well Luke!

[@ryanm7171]

It's wonderful to finally be introduced to William. If William was willing, might you ask him his thoughts about becoming the next Earl and taking over Mapperton from the two of you one day in the distant future. Also, is he also a Viscount like you, Luke, or does he have to wait for the sad day the current Earl of Sandwich passes.

[@only1dutchgirl]

Once Luke becomes the earl, William will become the viscount. I think now he's the Honorable William Montagu

[@hollykeller1545]

Fun episode!🩷👏🏻👏🏻

[@melissacoelho8413]

Your son looks so much like you❤, I can see his mother in him, but dad wins in this. So absolutely wonderful to see you both apple picking and a warm loving banter between you both. So lovely, thank you both for a wonderful experience ❤

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

A new star in the family! Well done.

[@bobbid9168]

Hi William! Thanks for helping pick apples. Goodness gracious, Dad, you are bruising them all when you toss them into the bin.

[@MetalLass-mi4xm]

As the Viscountess (Julie) would say, BEE-U-TEE-FUL! Im a new fan from the U.S., and I truly enjoy your videos. This is WONDERFUL on so many levels. The new "Prince William". Congratulations on another GREAT video.

[@galefields5471]

What fun! I’m wondering what variety apples they are?

[@MeganSalkeld-cn3tf]

All your kids are gorgeous, Julie.. ❤

[@ashley4wmu]

This is so adorable! ❤ Your relationship, son and father, apple picking. He has your humor dad. 😉 Welcome in front of the camera William! Adventure awaits! 👏

[@kimmartin8760]

I think you ate more than you picked. They look really good. My apple tree dropped all its apples early this year. Nice finally meeting William.

[@carrollsawyer6958]

Hello from Virginia! Our family always makes Chutney, and that's what we call it. We use my Grandmother's recipe and it seems identical to the one Beryl was using, except... crystalized ginger! What a great idea. I'm adding it next time! We love chutney with ham and smoked pork chops.🙂 William seems like a lovely young man! Nice to see him in the video. Thanks for letting me live in England vicariously through your videos!

[@gilianhampton7454]

You two are having way too much fun! 😅

[@bluejayvintageretro]

I thought it was Nestor...he and William sure look alike!

[@ellenanthony8017]

SO blond!

[@Tracy_R]

I thought it was Nestor at first as well. Hello William. Lovely to meet you. Welcome to KZbin. Super kind to help with the apples 🍎 Blessings

[@leahmarieezra877]

Yes! Me, too. It took me a minute. Such a great episode. 🥰

[@Shibalvr]

I think Nestor is taller? They were both in Italy.

[@ginnyrisner4083]

William looks like his mom but has his dad’s personality! Perfect combination! ❤

[@jeaninebatt4009]

The Father and Son duo is hilarious and I hope William comes on again! His sense of humor is brilliant!!!

[@anna_luin]

Lovely to hear about Matthews passion for stone work and how that has spread to his children! Very talented family!

[@Tracy_R]

Applausefor Julies amazing hard work on her dissertation. I appreciate watching the process. LUKE: This is the time for the drone. What about GPS trackers? Oh, you just stated the cattle has GPS. Well done!! So fun to see the animals 😍

[@died4us590]

William is a nice young man, and he looks a lot like his mom, with her energy. Nice to see the next generation, his humor is a bit like his dad, so a nice blend of both parent's in William. Thanks for appearing William, be proud of what your parent's are trying to achieve. G-d bless.

[@louiseupton3363]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, such a fun video. Luke and William are so funny, I half expected them to start pelting each other with apples 🍎 🤣

[@lynj-c9153]

Fascinating to see your historical content and archival process. What a wonderful journey. 💕

[@alidabotes6264]

Put netting on the ground around the tree to catch those that fall while you're picking. You could just shake the branches.