THE Prince and Princess of Wales visited Nottingham yesterday where
each of them had a round of public engagements to fulfil.
They flew to East Midlands Airport and drove first to the Queen's
Medical Centre in Nottingham, where they emerged to a cheer from a
200-strong crowd.
They met local dignitaries before making separate tours of the
hospital wards, then embarked on their personal schedules in the city.
The Prince went to a Boots warehouse and Nottingham University while
the Princess dropped in on a day nursery, a lace factory, and a Help the
Aged centre.
It was their first joint official engagement since publication of the
''Dianagate'' tape -- alleged to be an intimate telephone conversation
between the Princess and Mr James Gilbey, a friend of hers.
Wherever they went on their personal itineraries yesterday, hundreds
turned out to cheer and applaud.
The Princess, cheerful in a blue blazer and long pleated skirt, left
the hospital 10 minutes before her husband and went walkabout outside.
Inside the Queen's Medical Centre, where he underwent weekend surgery
on a torn knee cartilage, the Prince raised laughter with a series of
off-the-cuff remarks.
''Every time I come here a bit falls off,'' he told 91-year-old
Elizabeth Lee.
The Prince spent 20 minutes with staff and officials at the local
Macmillan Nurse Appeal, and went on to the university arts centre to
meet recipients of Prince's Trust and Prince's Youth Business Trust
grants.
He then left Nottingham for an undisclosed destination.
* The Sun newspaper said in an editorial it is suppressing parts of
the ''Dianagate'' tapes for fear of damaging her irreparably.
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