Royal visit to mark 100th anniversary
Prince Charles and Camilla will be visiting major sites in the city and meeting people who live and work in the Potteries on Friday, February 19.
The visit will start at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley, where their Royal Highnesses will see the Staffordshire Hoard exhibition.
The Prince and the Duchess will then make their way to the Bethesda Chapel, in Hanley, before moving on to the Civic Centre in Stoke.
In the afternoon they will visit the Emma Bridgewater factory in Hanley before making their final stop at the Dudson factory, in Tunstall.
Lord Mayor Jean Bowers said: "We are delighted to welcome the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Stoke-on-Trent in our centenary year.
"Their visit will be extremely special for our city and for everyone who meets them.
"We are looking forward to what will be the high point of our centenary celebrations."
Prince Charles and Camilla will attend a civic lunch reception and will be entertained by Trentham Brass Band, a string quartet from St Joseph's College and the City of Stoke-on-Trent Male Voice Choir.
Council leader Ross Irving said: "We are proud of the history and achievements of the people of Stoke-on-Trent.
"The Royal visit will be a wonderful opportunity to share some of the story of the six towns, which make up Stoke-on-Trent, and to look forward to our city's future.
"We are thrilled Their Royal Highnesses will visit the Staffordshire Hoard exhibition.
"They will be the first royalty to handle some of the items for more than 1,300 years."
Steve Pilcher, deputy director of the Historic Chapels Trust, told The Sentinel: "We're delighted the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are coming to Stoke-on-Trent and as part of their trip, visiting the Bethesda Chapel.
"We appreciate their interest in the project and its future development and importance in the centre of Hanley."
Matthew Rice, co-director of Emma Bridgewater Pottery, said: "We are thrilled The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be coming to the Lichfield Street factory as part of their Stoke-on-Trent visit.
"Emma came to Stoke-on-Trent twenty five years ago when she wanted to produce a range of earthenware and this is still the best place in the world to do it.
"Their Royal Highnesses will be able to see this, illustrated perfectly both in our handmade factory and, in contrast, in Dudson's state-of-the-art modern facility.
"Their visit will include a tour of the factory, meeting some of the 140 employees of the company, including more than twenty hand decorators. They will also visit the factory shop and decorating studio where children from Smallthorne Primary School will be decorating mugs.
"This is a great honour for the company."
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