English as she is spoke

Thingy, who is visiting Scotland with Prince Harry, is being praised in the press for pronouncing the word scone with a short 'o' -  "like the British do".  I was not aware that "the British" had a definitive pronunciation for that word - I think it differs according to where you live.  I tend to say scon for the singular, but scowns for the plural.  So there!