Preparations are well underway for Middlesbrough’s royal visit - with teams erecting tents, fences, and more ahead of the King and Queen’s arrival in town.
Charles and Camilla will tomorrow (Thursday, February 13) visit Centre Square as part of a special string of engagements in the town.
The visit - which marks the first time a Head of State has been to Middlesbrough since Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 - will see Their Majesties walk through the square before meeting local dignitaries.
New pictures taken today (February 12) show preparations are well underway in the town centre ahead of the King’s arrival, with tents already being put up by crews.
Stacks of metal fences can be seen on the ground, which will likely be used to separate the King and Queen from the crowds, while other lorries were spotted carrying portaloos.
This will be the King’s first visit to the North East as Monarch, with his last trip being to Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle in April 2022 ahead of his Coronation.
The visit also comes one year after King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer, which saw his public engagements postponed for a short period of time.
The Queen was more recently in the region when she visited RAF Leeming, in North Yorkshire, last September as part of an RAF base tour.
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The royal visit will see local musician and mental health campaigner Mike McGrother lead performances of songs and poetry that celebrate the Middlesbrough area, with his Infant Hercules Choir and band The Wildcats of Kilkenny.
There are three parts to the performance titled Erimus, The Infant Hercules and The Infinite Hercules.
An event is being organised by Middlesbrough Council with the support of Teesside University, which will entertain crowds before Their Majesties appear.
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