Charles enjoyed a scoop of vanilla at the family-run Brucciani’s ice cream shop in Morecambe, Lancashire, on Friday.
Amelia Brucciani, 16, who served the prince, said: “It is massively exciting.”
Her father Paolo added: “This cafe was opened in 1939, the week before the Second World War, by my grandfather.
Here’s a round up of our pictures from a grand day out at the seaside.
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
As he unveiled a plaque to mark the building’s 125th anniversary, he said: “I’m so glad to have had this all-too-brief opportunity to join you today. Photo: Neil Cross
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
Before his ice cream, Charles visited the neighbouring Winter Gardens where he praised volunteers working to restore the theatre. Photo: Neil Cross
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
“As somebody who, I’m afraid, has a terrible weakness for trying to rescue heritage buildings of all kinds around this country and elsewhere with varying degrees of success, because you know as well as I do how much of a challenge it is to marshal all the resources and everything else to be able to bring these remarkable places back to life for the sake of local people and for so many valuable uses. Photo: Neil Cross
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe and the Winter Gardens
“I do greatly admire people like yourselves who are so passionate that you won’t give up, you manage to battle on and never take no for an answer.” Photo: Neil Cross
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe and the Winter Gardens
He was greeted by cheering crowds as he arrived in Morecambe and was handed a box of fishing flies by four-year-old Elizabeth Williams, whose family run the Troutflies UK shop. Photo: Neil Cross
. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe and the Winter Gardens
Her grandfather Robert Glennon, 58, said: “He does fly fishing so we thought: why not give him a box? Photo: Neil Cross
1. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
As he unveiled a plaque to mark the building’s 125th anniversary, he said: “I’m so glad to have had this all-too-brief opportunity to join you today. Photo: Neil Cross
2. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
Before his ice cream, Charles visited the neighbouring Winter Gardens where he praised volunteers working to restore the theatre. Photo: Neil Cross
3. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe
“As somebody who, I’m afraid, has a terrible weakness for trying to rescue heritage buildings of all kinds around this country and elsewhere with varying degrees of success, because you know as well as I do how much of a challenge it is to marshal all the resources and everything else to be able to bring these remarkable places back to life for the sake of local people and for so many valuable uses. Photo: Neil Cross
4. Prince Charles on his visit to Morecambe and the Winter Gardens
“I do greatly admire people like yourselves who are so passionate that you won’t give up, you manage to battle on and never take no for an answer.” Photo: Neil Cross