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Camilla delights Winchester on royal tour
1:07pm Thursday 21st February 2008
Comments (16)WINCHESTER welcomed a royal visitor today as Camilla Parker Bowles embarked on a tour of the city.
The Duchess of Cornwall, dressed all in green, made three stops, the first of which was at the city's new Discovery Centre in Jewry Street.
She was greeted by dignitaries, including the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Mary Fagan, and spent more than an hour touring the revamped library, which cost £7m.
Camilla met youngsters from St Bede Primary School in the children's library and was all smiles as she joined in as Anne Marley, Hampshire County Council's children and schools services manager, told them stories.
The Duchess then visited the City Space exhibition room and saw the huge textile piece put together for the centre by Winchester artist, Alice Kettle.
Camilla also watched a session put on by members of the Theatre Royal's education workshop group and visited the IT room, which was being used for a weekly class for the visually impaired.
Finally, she was shown around the King Alfred exhibition, before unveiling a plaque to officially open the centre.
Camilla said: "It's a fantastic centre and I hope I shall be asked back again one day to see more of it.
"Congratulations to everyone involved."
Next stop was the Bendicks chocolate factory at Winnall, where the Duchess was welcomed by managing director Paul Seftel.
She was then introduced to the other Bendicks directors before being whisked off for a tour around the factory and to meet staff.
On her arrival Camilla said to Mr Seftel that she was a great fan of Bendicks chocolate.
The company has a long history of supplying the royal family and received its royal charter in 1962.
Mr Seftel said he was honoured and delighted by the Duchess's visit.
After her tour, Camilla was presented with a yard of chocolate by Mr Seftel.
She was due to complete her tour with a visit to the Hospital of St Cross.
Your Say YourThis is Hampshire
Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
1:43pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Harry Remmington, New Forest says...
2:02pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Guess she won't be buying her chocolates in Harrods
anymore
Dan Druff, says...
2:15pm Thu 21 Feb 08
which was being used for a weekly class for the visually impaired..
The correct term is 'Vision impaired', visually impaired means 'not pleasing to the eye'. Better?
Bemused, Opposite the Discovery Centre says...
3:25pm Thu 21 Feb 08
The discovery centre is over hyped, over budget, behind schedule, and its incredibly long building works have severely damaged businesses on Jewry Street.. Oh and doesn't even support Winchesters campaign for a 'Fair Trade City'. So tell me again, why is it so 'delightful' to have Charlies' generally publically unaccepted other half in to 'open' the centre four months after it finally opened its doors?
Could we not have better spent the time and money involved in this little publicity stunt?
A rather bemused and amused local lass....
Al Fayed, Harrods says...
4:13pm Thu 21 Feb 08
By Going Home again....
Cynic, Southampton says...
7:40pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Incredulous, Southampton says...
7:48pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Perhaps the marriage is not recognised by the Echo ?
ron westcott, bassett says...
9:02pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Brian, Arlin says...
10:43pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Robert, says...
2:54am Fri 22 Feb 08
She's going to have a good time playing with that, along with Charlie Boy.
deb havard, 729-288 says...
8:49am Fri 22 Feb 08
Sheila Ann Leach, says...
10:25am Fri 22 Feb 08
I thought her correct title was Camilla Duchess of Cornwall. She gave up being Mrs Parker-Bowles when she married Prince Charles!
Clara Moorman, Myrtle Beach, SC USA says...
7:44pm Sun 24 Feb 08
her indoors, eastleigh says...
7:38pm Wed 27 Feb 08
Clara Moorman wrote:Well you were surely told wrong,Diana was the peoples princess and always will be ,The royals are a load of hyprocrits & adulterers and have a very charmed life at the taxpayers exspence
Boy, and to think we in the USA are told how accepted Camilla is by the Brits...
Finlay, Des Moines, Iowa says...
4:31am Tue 18 Mar 08
The Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to the new Discovery Centre in Winchester.
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