Prince Charles raises a glass to area blighted by riots

Published on 21/09/2012 02:59

THE Prince of Wales sipped from a pint of micro-brewed beer yesterday as he returned 
to a community badly hit by 
the riots which swept London and other British cities.

A smiling Charles raised a glass of 3.8 per cent Cronx Brewery Standard during a visit with the Duchess of Cornwall to Croydon, south London.

The mood was a completely different one from when the royal couple visited last year, as the community was left dazed by widespread lawlessness. Yesterday, Charles and Camilla met shopkeepers, residents, faith leaders and mingled with shoppers and stall-holders during a walkabout at the 13th Century Surrey Street market.

There they chatted with passers-by and Charles took particular interest in stalls selling locally grown produce.