Despite it being freezing cold, Prince Charles received the warmest of welcomes when on February 28 1986 he made his first visit to St Helens. Prince Charles at Sutton Mill Dam (Image: Jim Lamb)One was St Helens sportswear designer Christine Tinsley who presented Charles with a white leotard decorated with red, green and blue palm trees. Princes Charles meeting members of the St Helens Trust (Picture - St Helens Reporter and St Helens Archive Service)The weather was again not great when Prince Charles made his second visit to St Helens on May 24 1988. IN 2004 Prince Charles launched the centenary celebrations at one of St Helens best known family firms. Remembering how the Prince expressed a fondness for piccalili when he visited Bartons Pickles in Parr on his last trip to St Helens in 2004, Mayor of St Helens Cllr Geoff Almond presented Charles with a a true taste of St Helens in the shape of a basket of Bartons' finest.

Source: The Times May 05, 2023 11:10 UTC