Duchess of Cornwall opens Chailey charity's new £3.1m activity centre
The Duchess, 72, toured Chailey Heritage Foundation's new DREAM (dynamic, real, experiential, amazing, magical) Centre, on Haywards Heath Road, accompanied by her sister Annabel Elliot.
Speaking of the new centre before she arrived, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Peter Field said: "It's stunning. Absolutely stunning.
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Hide Ad"It's a terrific facility. There's so much hard work gone into putting it together."
He added: "I'm absolutely delighted to be here and welcome her royal highness to Chailey again."
A highlight of the visit saw the Duchess watch eight Chailey Heritage School pupils deliver a circus-themed performance called Cirque du Chailey.
She also unveiled a plaque to formally open the facility and planted crab apple tree with her sister in memory of their mother Rosalind Shand, who volunteered at the charity for 20 years.
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Hide AdThe Duchess is now due to visit Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, on Lodge Hill Lane, which she has been president of since 2006.
It is the second time the Duchess has carried our royal engagements in Sussex this year. On May 16, she visited the Charleston Trust, in Firle, the then newly opened Lewes branch of children's charity Jamie's Farm, the East Sussex Women of the Year Lunch at the Amex Stadium, in Falmer, Ridgeview Wine Estate, in Ditchling.