Monday, December 22, 2008

Royal couple to visit charities

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to visit charities in Gloucestershire.

Prince Charles will meet patients with terminal illnesses when he opens Cotswold Care Hospice's new £2.8 million building in Minchinhampton.

He will tour the facilities and meet residents, staff and supporters of the hospice.

Meanwhile, the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Emmaus charity shop in Market Street, Nailsworth, to meet staff and trustees.

Camilla is a patron of the charity which offers homeless people a home and work through refurbishing and selling donated goods.

She will then head back to Highgrove, in Tetbury, where she will host a reception for staff and children from Latch, the Welsh Children's Cancer Charity.

Tomorrow, Charles will visit the recently refurbished New Brewery Arts centre where he will meet artists and craftsmen.