Here we look at some of the last visits King Charles has made to the North East.
King Charles was last in the region in April 22, before his Coronation, when he visited Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle.
From meeting livestock to visiting an art gallery, he had an action-packed day in region.
The Prince of Wales spoke to farmers, viewed Highland Cattle, and enjoyed tea and cake during a visit to Darlington Farmer’s Auction Mart.
He greeted crowds of farmers and mart officials before officially opening the Humbleton Park facility, which opened during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
The then uture king of England also visited County Durham, where he travelled to Kromek’s factory in Sedgefield for a guided tour of the laboratories and production facilities to see the technological innovation taking place within the facilities..
He then joined the Queen of Spain in their shared love of art to open a new gallery which forms part of a remarkable regeneration programme.
Charles and Queen Letizia, 49, visited Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, one of Europe’s best-preserved bishop’s palaces, which is at the centre of an ambitious project funded by a city philanthropist.
In February 2018, King Charles visited St John's College at Durham University and Durham Cathedral before heading to Barnard Castle.
In spite of the cold, hundreds of people had gathered to meet the next in line to the throne at Palace Green.
Dozens of flag-bearing pupils from the Chorister School lined the path to Durham Cathedral, where the future king had a guided tour of Open Treasure before attending a concert honouring Sir Hubert Parry, one of his favourite composers.
The prince's main duty of the day was to officially open Open Treasure, a £10m exhibition which has been one of the cathedral's major projects of recent years.
Guided by the Dean of Durham Andrew Tremlett, he had a tour of the exhibition, and treasures of St Cuthbert, which includes his Anglo-Saxon coffin and famous pectoral cross.
He also had the chance to see the golden cope, which is worn by the Bishop of Durham at coronations. ed
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In February 2016 he was in Teesside, where he gave a stirring speech, highlighting the the area’s fighting spirit and skills.
Thousands of jobs were lost when SSI’s Redcar operation ceased the previous year.
However, the then Prince Charles, said hope should not be extinguish
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