Provost delight after Royal visit to region

Prince and Princess of Wales saw key local projects

- STEWART MCCONNELL

High five The Royal couple met the Team GB and Paralympics GB Curling teams Selfie The Prince and Princess started their tour at the National Curling Academy Excitement Crowds turned out to greet the couple

Upbeat Lord Provost Rosemary Fraser has hailed the success of the visit by two frontline Royals to Stirling.

And she was delighted that the city's “superb sporting facilities” could be showcased so prominently.

The Lord Provost was among those to welcome The Prince and Princess of Wales to the city on Tuesday last week for a visit which celebrated the area's sport, creativity and community spirit.

The Prince and Princess, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, started their tour at the National Curling Academy at the Peak Sports Centre, where they were also greeted by Stirling Council Chief Executive, Brian Roberts.

After meeting the Team GB and Paralympics GB Curling teams, who are preparing for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in MilanoCortina in February and March, they also tried their hand at the sport that has its roots in 16th-century Scotland and has become one of the country’s most successful winter sports.