They are called the Turnip Toffs because they own so much farmland in the British countryside, and “toff” is a British slang for rich snobs. Both William and Kate and the Cholmondeleys are in the Turnip Toffs, which makes this whole situation awkward.

What is turnip toffs?

The inbreeding jokes have faded, only to be replaced by catty riffs on the “Turnip Toffs,” a gang of viscounts and marquesses whose titles betray a down-to-earth approach to life in a fertile county where turnips were once a vital crop.

Where do turnip toffs live?

Norfolk is a quiet area of northern England where many of the friends that William grew up with now live. The group of these friends living in Norfolk near William and Catherine are the infamous Turnip Toffs.