No Bones About It! Prince Charles Visits Hardware Store & Veterinary School In Wales — Pics
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A busy day! Prince Charles was out and about this week — visiting a hardware store and a veterinary school.
The royal masked up while chatting with others.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the photos!
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The dad-of-two, who wore a gray suit, chatted with some students at Aberystwyth University's new School of Veterinary Science on December 10.
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"This morning The Prince was at Aberystwyth University to open their new Veterinary Education Centre. 🐱🐾The centre forms part of Wales’ first and only school of Veterinary Science and its inaugural students began their five-year degree in September. His Royal Highness studied at Aberystwyth himself, when taking Welsh lessons ahead of his Investiture as Prince of Wales. 📖 Today The Prince signed the same visitors book that he signed as a student in 1969," a caption read of his adventure.
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The prince was pointing to all of the items on the table.
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There was even a giant horse in the room!
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The U.K. native unveiled a sign while on the property.
"Charles, you are so nice 🥰🇬🇧x," one person wrote, while another added, "Wonderful sense of humour HRH has and fantastic sense of caring."
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Later on, Charles stopped into another place.
"Excellent customer service from @HafodHardware! 🌟Hafod Hardware is one of the oldest businesses in Rhayader, dating back to 1895.The old ironmonger’s store is a pillar of the local community, sponsoring various sports teams, shows and events and making annual donations to a variety of volunteer-led organisations," the caption read via Clarence House's Instagram page.
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A little helper! Charles received a gift from Arthur Jones, a 4-year-old who was at the store.
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A jolly old time! Of course, people loved seeing Charles out and about.
One person wrote, "Awww I'd love to have a look in that amazing place Lucky Prince Charles xx," while another added, "Prince Charles goes Xmas shopping 🛍 ❤️."