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Prince Charles meets the waiting crowds after arriving in Ashbourne in Derbyshire for the football match

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The prince is presented with three baseball caps commemorating the Shrovetide game

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Hundreds of people follow as the prince leads the way to where the game traditionally begins

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Three men lift the prince above the crowd so he can show off the hand-stitched ball

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The prince stands on the brick platform built especially for the game

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The ball is thrown towards the hundreds of people taking part in the game

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The "maddest, oldest, longest" game of football begins