Touch of royal blue among claret as Charles drops in

THE Prince of Wales received his very own Premier League shirt as he visited Burnley Football Club on a tour of the town yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Feb 2010, 23:02 BST

Updated 5th Feb 2010, 23:02 BST

He was said to be "pleasantly surprised" to be presented with the

claret and blue top, with HRH 1 emblazoned on the back.

Charles stopped off at the club's Turf Moor ground on a trip to check the progress of a number of his charities which are working towards the social, economic and environmental regeneration of the Lancashire town.

The football club provided a much-needed boost to the area last May when it achieved promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in 33 years. It is the smallest town ever to host a club in the Premier League, with a population of around 75,000.

Charles proved well versed in the Clarets' fight to avoid relegation on a relatively shoestring budget.

Chairman Barry Kilby said: "He knows all our scores this season and he realises how vital our game is this weekend at home to West Ham. I would like to think he may be rooting for us to win."