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The procession begins. Taperer, Crucifer,
taperer, the Parish Choir. |
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A fanfare is provided by the Trumpeters of the South
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Canon Belcher introduces the service. |
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A Prayerful poem, for Prince Charles visit
written and read by Dr Cath Filmer Davies. |
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Allan Crossley, Treasurer of the Cowbridge Charter Trust,
read from Ecclesiasticus. |
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After inspecting the Church Silver
collection, Prince Charles signs Commemorative Scrolls. |
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He then meets Bruce McGivern and Allan
Crossley who have done much work in connection with the Cowbridge 750
celebrations. |
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Jeff Alden, local historian and a former
schoolteacher. |
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The Prince is presented with two specially
made tankards, one inscribed in English, one in Welsh. |
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Here, Arthur and Pam from the Vale
Photographic Club show the Prince our exhibition of Cowbridge Old and New.
He spent several minutes here and appeared to be very interested. |
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As indeed he was in all that he saw. |
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Then, it was the W.I.'s turn |
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A close word with a parishioner who I
believe is currently the oldest lady in Cowbridge. |
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Time for farewells |
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| Whatever you think of our Royalty, there can be no doubt of
the sincerity of HRH Prince Charles and his interest in all that he saw on his
visit to Cowbridge. I spoke to many people who had been there and they were all
taken by his personal approach. Considering that he had certainly left his home
very early that morning and wouldn't have been back until well after midnight,
that's a tremendous achievement.
And that's just one day in his life....
In July 2005, Prince Charles visited the Vale once again. This
time, to Pendoylan with his new consort,
Camilla.
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| Your photos of HRH were fab! |
Julie |
Cowbridge |
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Very well done photo collection of the
Prince's visit, we enjoyed very much. Your web site address was given to
us by Val Charles, as we were unable to be at the celebrations. Perhaps we
might be able to view the full collection when we return to Cowbridge at
the end of April.
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Marian & Reg Smith |
Cowbridge, but on holiday in New Zealand |
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We have just been on to your web site and would like to
congratulate you on a terrific set of pictures to capture the atmosphere
of the event.
Stunning pictures and a very interesting Web site.
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Pam and Cled Lewis |
Boverton, South Wales |
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