Prince Charles met builders and tenants at the development

After flying in, Prince Charles, who is the Duke of Cornwall, was greeted by builders who lined the rooftops of the Belvedere housing development in Truro.

He met representatives from developers Rosemullion, stonemasons working on the project and one of the tenant families.

He is visiting four other projects in Cornwall and Devon on Tuesday, and is expected to see three on Wednesday.

Football questions

Of the 25 homes on the Belvedere site, five are rented to local people at "affordable rates".

The first occupant, Neil Turner, 43, and his 14-year-old son, James, said they were "honoured" to meet the prince.

Mr Turner said: "I am very pleased he came here. It's an honour to meet him.

"He wanted to know how the move went and he asked us if we had been following the World Cup."

Charles went on to meet father and son stonemasons Gary and Robert Yelland.

Gary Yelland, 64, said: "It was good to meet him. He was very down to earth.

"It was just a shame his wife couldn't be here."

The prince has been forced to scale down the programme of events in the region after his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, pulled out of the visit following the death of her father, Major Bruce Shand, on Sunday.

Prince Charles later visited the Addington Affordable Rural Housing Project at Probus, near Truro, and then attended part of the Cornwall Community Foundation Reception at Tregothnan in Truro on behalf of the Duchess.