Prince Charles leaves locals smiling during visit to Carmarthenshire hospital

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Prince Charles was visiting Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire
He was on cheerful form and left patients who met him smiling
Also chatted to families who had waited outside in the pouring rain
Camilla was also out and about and visited a pub in Rhandir-mwyn

Published: 07:47 EST, 8 July 2015 | Updated: 10:54 EST, 8 July 2015

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Prince Charles left locals smiling this morning, after touring a hospital in Wales and turning on the charm for delighted patients.

The Prince of Wales is currently in the middle of his annual visit to the principality and was on jovial form for a meeting with a group of elderly ladies at Llandovery Hospital.

Cracking jokes and asking about families, the 66-year-old royal certainly appeared to be enjoying his visit during which he opened a new X-ray unit.

Prince Charming: Charles cracks a joke and makes a lady being treated at Llandovery laugh

Cheerful: The Prince of Wales was on jovial form as he toured the hospital and met patients

All smiles: The Prince of Wales chats to a patient at the Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire

Despite the rain pouring down outside, he also stopped to say hello to some of the families gathered outside to see him - and admired their collection of dragon-emblazoned national flags.

Charles and Camilla are on the third day of their annual 'Wales Week' visit to the principality, which has already seen them meet cricketers in Glamorgan and TV presenting duo Ant and Dec.

The latter meeting came during a trip to Parc Prison in Bridgend where Charles was visiting a Prince's Trust football scheme designed to help rehabilitate young offenders.

Ant and Dec are no strangers to the Prince of Wales, having met him on multiple occasions - and, perhaps as a result, seemed to get on like a house on fire during the event.

Meanwhile, Camilla has spent the morning pursuing a series of engagements of her own and began her third day in Wales with a visit to Carmarthenshire's pub of the year in Rhandir-mwyn.

Job done: Charles was there to open the hospital's new X-ray unit

Happy man: The Prince of Wales laughs and jokes with some of the well-wishers outside the hospital

Rainy day: Charles departed sheltering under an umbrella but stopped to chat to well-wishers first

After meeting locals at the Royal Oak, the Duchess of Cornwall then visited the village flower fair at St. Barnabas Church before travelling on to a second engagement at the YMCA in Llandovery.

Wales Week is one of three dedicated five-day trips made in the UK by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall and comes shortly after their visit to Scotland.

A third, to Cornwall and Devon, will come later this month.

The focus of this year's Wales Week is enterprise and community, and as a result, visits to community enterprises and small businesses dominate the schedule.

Charles and Camilla are also hosting a number of receptions at Llwynywermod, their Welsh farmhouse near Llandovery.

Speaking about Wales Week, a Clarence House spokesperson said: 'The Prince and The Duchess always enjoy their annual summer visit to Wales.

'They are very much looking forward to engaging with communities in many different parts of the country, and to seeing the rich variety of Welsh enterprise.'

Tipple: The Duchess of Cornwall enjoys a glass of local wine while visiting the Royal Oak pub

Flower power: She then visited the Flower Festival at St. Barnabas' Church in Rhandir-mwyn

Gorgeous: Today's Flower Festival is the first the village have ever had - and Camilla opened it

Tasty: The visit also involved a trip to the village shop to see the local produce on display

Staying dry: The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Flower Festival at St Barnabas Church in Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery on the third day of her visit to Wales

She's game! Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall plays pool during a visit to the Llandovery YMCA

Teatime: Camilla meets ladies from the local WI during a visit to the Llandovery YMCA

Meet and greet: The Duchess of Cornwall meets a young girl with a 'Minions' toy during a visit to the Llandovery YMCA

Getting involved: The Duchess of Cornwall unveils a commemorative bench during a visit to the Flower Festival at St Barnabas Church in Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery

Hitting the right notes: Camilla watches a performance during a visit to the Llandovery YMCA, which was founded in 1990 to provide a safe meeting place for the young people of the town and surrounding villages

The Duchess of Cornwal meets Pavil Mohammady, three, and his foster dad Ray Stephens during a tea party for children from the Ty Hafan Hospice at the Llwynywermod estate