Prince Charles has visited Oxfordshire on numerous occasions over the years and next time will return as King. In 2019, pupils at Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England School gave him a warm welcome.

This year he also visited Oxford University colleges, Harwell Campus and Culham Science Centre.

In 2019, Prince Charles's visited to Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England School and the attached village hall on the Bletchingdon Estate Development, north of Oxford.

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The site is on land which was owned by the Prince's estate, the Duchy of Cornwall.

During a tour of the estate, the royal joined pupils who were cooking and gardening, before speaking to parish councillors and school governors in the hall.

The Prince spent plenty of time chatting to schoolchildren and headteacher, Karen Donaghey, revealed pupils were eager to be good hosts.

She said at the time: "We knew about the visit a couple of weeks ago but weren't allowed to go public, so when we told the children the excitement started to build.

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"We know he likes gardening so we decided to do something outside."

Villagers said the development had 'revitalised' Bletchingdon, after the previous school and village hall became unfit for purpose.

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After purchasing the land in 2000, the Duchy of Cornwall worked with school trustees and the village hall charity, which suggested building a hall on the new school site.

The Prince's tour saw him speak to one class who were making Celtic Oatcakes, while he joined other children to examine trees planted by the Woodland Trust in the garden.

Frankie Follen, a year three and four teacher, said after the visit: "We chatted about what we've been learning about throughout the term and about the recipe we were making.

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"He was very interested in the school and the playground and it was really lovely to speak to him."

One of her pupils, Lola Barrett, aged nine, added: "I felt a bit nervous to meet him, but mostly excited."

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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