Prince Charles visits Royal Welsh Show to cheers of 'granddad'
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Prince Charles visited the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, Powys, on his first public engagement since seeing his grandson on Tuesday.
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Well wishers cheered with some shouting "congratulations Granddad!" as he and the Duchess of Cornwall toured Wales' annual and largest agricultural show.
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The royal visitors were greeted at the Llanelwedd showground with applause and cheers on Wednesday morning.
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He chatted to a number of visitors as he walked onto the showground with the duchess. It was his seventh visit to the show. His first was in 1969.
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Prince Charles is a former president of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) which runs the event, and The Queen is patron.
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Charles and Camilla began their visit in the President's Pavilion meeting RWAS staff after which they split up to go on separate tours of the ground.