The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited the Dracaena Centre in Falmouth today, where they danced the hokey cokey and played each other at table tennis - with Kate hitting William on the head with a ball.
The Duke and Duchess played table tennis (Image: PA)
During the low key visit the community hub on Dracaena Playing Fields, the Duke and Duchess spent time in a session for local mothers and their young children.
Waiting for the Royal Couple to arrive (Image: Paul Armstrong)
They heard from them about how The Dracaena Centre has supported them as parents and promoted their children’s development through play and creativity.
Prince William has a chat with a member of the crowd (Image: Paul Armstrong)
As news of the Royal Visit spread more and more people arrived to get a glimpse of the new Prince and Princess of Wales.
Prince William talks to the crowd (Image: Paul Armstrong)
Among the crowd were people who’d abandoned their job to come or one pair who literally jumped off the bus to see them after seeing the crowds gathering from the bus’s window.
The couple mirror each other's hand movements (Image: Paul Armstrong)
Their Royal Highnesses then spoke to representatives from St Petrocs, a local, independent charity working with individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Cornwall.
The flowers are handed over to Kate (Image: Sarah Carlyon)
Finally, visited the NHS Wellbeing Hub hosted in the Centre and hear how they are providing community based mental health and wellbeing support across the local area.
The Princess of Wales, known as the Duchess of Cornwall while in Cornwall, during a visit to the Dracaena Centre (Image: PA)
Afterwards they walked past the waiting crowd who gave them flowers and asked for selfies.
Sarah Carlyon takes her selfie with the Prince (Image: Paul Armstrong)
Sarah Carlyon from who lives on the Old Hill Estate in Falmouth managed to get a selfie with both Kate and Prince William.
The Duke and Duchess greet the waiting crowd (Image: Paul Armstrong)
She told the Packet: “He shook my hand and I was shaking so much. I said to him: ‘You’re Royal Highness can I take a photo’ and I then I said ‘You’re amazing’ because I didn’t know what else to say.
Sarah Carlyon got a selfie with the Prince and the Princess (Image: Paul Armstrong)
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Waiting for the next selfie (Image: Paul Armstrong)
“ When she came to me I gave her the flowers and said: ‘Are you local’ I said: ‘’ere born and bred Falmouth!’.”
Prince William makes a point (Image: Sarah Carlyon)
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