THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today (Wednesday, August 5) carried out engagements in South Wales and made Barry Island their first stop

Their Royal Highnesses visited Barry Island where they heard from local business owners about the impact of covid-19 on the tourism sector, before travelling to Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff where they spoke to staff, residents and their family members.

The Barry Island visit has come as businesses in Wales have started to reopen their doors to the public as lockdown measures have started to ease.

The Duke and Duchess visited Island Leisure amusements arcade to meet the owners and staff members ahead of the arcade reopening to the public later in the day, before joining vendors from some of the other businesses based on Barry’s promenade at Marco’s Café.

Island Leisure more famously known as Nessa's Slots in the award-winning Barry-based BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey.

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They heard about the impact that closing has had on the businesses during a typically busy period for the seaside resort, which attracted 424,000 visitors in 2019, and the measures they have put in place to allow them to start reopening in a safe and secure manner.

The Duke and Duchess also visited the beach huts on the eastern end of the promenade which have been installed as part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s £6m regeneration project in Barry.

The project has also seen the restoration of the promenade and shelter, and the installation of new public art and entertainment spaces, a climbing wall and water feature.

Their Royal Highnesses then visited Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff where they spoke to some of the home’s staff, residents and their family members in the home’s garden.