Princess Anne officially opens new centre in Loughborough

Princess Anne was given a two-hour tour of the site

The Princess Royal has officially opened a centre in Leicestershire for disabled people.

Staff at Sense Hub Loughborough gave Princess Anne a tour of the new building before she was invited to unveil a commemorative plaque.

The building has recently been redeveloped to help support more people with complex disabilities.

Anne, who is a patron of the charity, told staff it had been "a pleasure to have the opportunity" to visit.

During her two-hour tour, she was introduced to students from the college, in Radmoor Road, and was also invited to plant a tree.

She concluded the tour by unveiling a plaque

Rachel Perrin, from the college, said: "It was fantastic to have Princess Anne with us. She's our patron and she supports our work at Sense.

"So we've had her here celebrating the opening of the Loughborough hub, our arts, sports, wellbeing and children's programmes.

"It's just been fantastic to see her here with all our supporters celebrating this big moment."