Heir to throne no stranger to region’s cultural – and culinary – attractions
THE PRINCE of Wales has always been at home in Yorkshire, making many visits to the region over the years.
In February of this year, excited crowds greeted Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as they toured Halifax and the Dearne Valley.
In Halifax, they visited the Piece Hall, a former cloth hall transformed into a cultural and heritage centre which re-opened last summer after an extensive restoration project.
Regeneration was the theme of the day and packed itineraries also included visits to the converted Dean Clough Mills complex, Haworth’s Brontë Parsonage, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and then Rotherham where Prince Charles re-ignited a mothballed furnace at Liberty Speciality Steels and gave Royal encouragement to all those committed to causes and enterprises that remain so close to his heart.
In 2015, the heir to the throne took a solo tour of the region, which began with His Royal Highness stepping inside the gates at HMP Leeds and ended with him visiting the Parachute Regiment at Catterick Garrison.
Between times, he visited Abraham Moon and Sons mill, in Guiseley, Leeds, and dropped in at the Wensleydale Creamery, in Hawes.
At the creamery, Prince Charles was given a demonstration of the art of cheese-making and met with farmers from the region. During his time at the mill, he met Blur star Alex James, a supporter of the Campaign for Wool, launched by the prince in 2010.
A patron of the Great Yorkshire Show since 1998, the Prince of Wales has also visited the showgrounds many times, including in 2015, 2011, 2006 and 1999. He is also a champion for conservation in the Yorkshire Dales, as a patron of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust charity.