SEVERAL Wrexham residents were given the honour of meeting the Prince of Wales during his trip to the Turf this afternoon.
His Royal Highness was given a tour of the famous pub situated outside the Racecourse to meet with figures from the community and to learn more about the Welsh culture in Wrexham.
Upon arrival, the Prince of Wales was greeted by Turf landlord Wayne Jones and met Rob McElhenney.
The trio quickly got onto the topic of football, with Wrexham and Aston Villa frequently mentioned.
When asked by the Leader whether days like this were becoming normal, following the visit of King Charles III in 2022, Rob had a quick response.
He said: "Nope, these days are never normal I don't think. If they do ever start to become normal then I think I need to get a reality check."
After meeting Rob, His Royal Highness met four of the Turf's locals in Trevor and Alan Roberts, Paul Davies and Paul Jones.
The Prince of Wales was quizzed on his love for Aston Villa and returned the favour by asking the gents about their affection for the club and the community.
It was far from a normal day for Trevor, who said: "It's not your usual Friday is it?
"I’m normally in here on a Friday afternoon for a couple, but normally I'm not meeting the Prince of Wales.
"What a nice guy he was, made us feel so at ease and he loves his football!"
Paul Davies added: "It's incredible really, he just makes you feel so at ease, you can tell he’s done it before!
"My wife was really jealous that I was going to meet him, she joked asking if I could ring her when I met him!"
Next stop for His Royal Highness was a meet and greet with local charity representatives.
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The Prince met with Suzanne Nantcurvis from Wrexham Foodbank, Catrin Dowdeswell from Hope House, Laura Parry from Nightingale House and Pam Hoyle from Homestart Wrexham. 
The four charities were just some of the many Wrexham based organisations that benefitted from the Turf's Christmas fundraiser.
After initially being kept in the dark about who they were meeting, Catrin was delighted to meet the Prince of Wales.
She said: "We weren’t told to start off with, but it’s just amazing to be here.
"He was so lovely and it was good to showcase what local charities are doing. It all came about through Wayne’s Christmas fundraiser."
Suzanne added: "I guessed it was the Prince of Wales with it being St David’s Day and all the security information we'd got before.
"But it’s just been amazing today to actually meet him and talk to him about our work.
"We’ve got hundreds of people working for us and today is about putting over the work that we’re doing and showing it off."
Laura said: "It’s just special to be invited to an event like this and to be a part of really.
"He was brilliant, so nice and showed a genuine interest."
After hosting the Prince of Wales and showing him around the famous Turf, Wayne had his say on the day.
He said: "It was nice that it was natural conversation about things that matter, the community, the football club.
"He was obviously briefed but he knew enough to understand what it's about. It's about everyday people supporting their team, supporting their town and supporting each other.
"He was very gracious and it was a real honour."
However it seems unlikely that the Prince of Wales could ever get a job behind the bar at the Turf after Wayne labelled his pint pouring "terrible".
He added: "I think he'd be the first to admit it was terrible, but he's no barman.
"He did joke about buying a pub though."
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