Princess Charlotte and Prince George 'wear me out' joked Prince Charles during a toddler group visit
Charles joked about keeping up with his grandchildren, saying they "wear me out", as he visited a toddler group at a community church today. The Prince has three grandchildren and a fourth on the way as his new daughter-in-law Meghan Markle is pregnant with her first baby, due in Spring. Charles sympathised with mother Amelia Kerr, 33, as she cradled her baby boy at Dorchester Community Church, in Poundbury Dorset.
Ms Kerr said Charles gazed at her four-week-old son Oliver Morris and said: "My grandchildren wear me out, I don't know how you do it."
His son Prince William has already said wants his father Charles to spend more time with his children five year-old George, three-year-old and Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Charles will soon be welcoming another member of his family as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child next year.
Prince Charles has repeatedly shown how he is a doting grandfather to George Charlotte and Louis and in a BBC One documentary to mark his birthday the heir to throne could be seen carefully deliberating over what to buy as gifts for his grandchildren while on a visit to Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific.
He said: "I'm wondering whether to buy a pig or not, they're rather nice. Children always love those, don't they?
"I may have to take these back for the children."
Prince Charles joked about his grandchildren as he spoke with Amelia Kerr and four-week-old son
Prince Charles has three grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis with another one on the way
For his birthday Buckingham Palace release candid photos showing adorable moment Prince Louis grabbed Prince Charles' nose in behind-the-scenes footage from the official photographs.
In another picture his eldest grandchild George could be seen in a fit of giggles while sitting on his knee.
During his visit to the church today, Charles met mother and son puppeteers Sharon, 56, and Adam Pinder, 27, who with other volunteers put on Christian-based shows for the local community with their Ministry of Puppets.
Adam held up his puppet Bob for the prince while his mother worked a sheep toy.
She said later: "He asked if we do the voices but my husband Andrew tends to do them.
"We find that children and adults tend to enjoy the shows and we have fun putting them on."
Charles' visit marked the official opening of Dorchester Community Church - the first church in Poundbury - which moved from a site in Dorchester town centre to purpose built premises in the model village.
The Prince spent time chatting to the mums in the busy toddler group and got a surprise when he was given a belated 70th birthday card by Courtney Critchell, 25, and her son Oliver Knight, aged one.
He asked the little boy "did you make it?" and when Charles opened it to reveal hand prints from some of the children he said: "Look at that, terrific isn't it."
Prince Charles' 70th birthday was also celebrated during the visit
The Reverend Roger Frapnell, pastor of the church, said: "I think he was pleasantly surprised by everything he saw. When people have a picture in their mind of church they probably aren't expecting necessarily an all singing, all dancing brand new building that's light, bright, accessible."
Earlier Charles opened a nearby development for the elderly, Yarlington Melrose Court, which offers 63 self-contained apartments, for affordable rent and shared ownership, and provides an alternative to a care home, allowing residents to stay independent for longer.
The Prince visited Les Elford's one-bed flat in the building and joked about the food served, asking: "You don't have to have baked beans all the time?"
The 81-year-old replied: "It's very good food."
Mr Elford said about his accommodation after the visit: "It's perfect, absolutely great, you cannot wish for a better place."
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