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Tuesday 10 November 2015 Ready for
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Prince Charles, with Nelson mayor Rachel Reese meets Nelsonians on Trafalgar St. Photo: Evan Barnes.
Nelson goes crazy for Prince Like many Nelsonians before them, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have strolled through the Saturday Market in Nelson. At the market, the royal couple met vendors and made a few purchases including a Kiwiana pottery bowl and a wooden caterpillar toy - Charles even scored a jar of Pic’s Peanut Butter. Alan Dickson from The Smokehouse in Mapua was one of the lucky vendors
that got to meet the royals. “Charles seemed like a great guy, you can tell he is a man of the people.” The royal couple arrived at the Cathedral steps in Nelson at 11.15am, where they were greeted by Nelson mayor Rachel Reese and iwi representatives. They then walked down a packed Trafalgar St to meet and greet hundreds of Nelsonians who had lined the street to meet them, including a corgi dog ap-
propriately named George. “He got to lick the Prince’s hand,” said George’s owner Hannah Petley. “Prince Charles asked if he was a friendly corgi and I said, ‘yes, he is’.” Kids were pressed up against the barred fences, pushing their heads through the gaps. Charles and Camilla took their time to talk to as many people as they could, with several people giving them flowers.
Naina Mahto was one of the many locals lined up along Trafalgar St. “I thought it was great, there was a big buzz around town, people were really getting into it.” The royal couple then walked through the market before Camilla headed to Nelson’s World of Wearable Art museum and Prince Charles to the Cawthron Institute. - With NZME.
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