The Prince visited the city to see projects supported by the Prince’s Trust, including in Beech Avenue, Balsall Heath and Small Heath, as well as chairing a meeting at Birmingham City Council House.

The photograph shows Jeff Welding (right) and Bob Hill with a model showing the assembly of a cheque book.

Sandwell Council were considering whether to sell the blocks of flats to private developers.

Paul’s workmates dressed him up in a wig, a wedding dress and a ball and chain, prior to his wedding. Bradford Drive in West Bromwich and Oldbury are mentioned.

The photograph shows a man guiding two students with their handwriting.

The photograph shows Prince Charles looking at a scrapbook of theatre productions with Catherine Turner.

The photograph shows the Prince examining some of the equipment used in the British Schools’ Icelandic expedition, along with Andrew Wilson (left) from Bloxwich, and Paul Cadman from Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield.

Prince Charles was mobbed by hundreds of people on his visit to meeting youngsters who had been helped by the Prince’s Trust. Oaklands Youth and Community Centre in Rookery Road, his Royal Daimler, Birmingham Airport, an Andover jet, Balmoral and a Tipton

The photograph shows Inderjit Singh of the West Bromwich-based Asian Arts Production dance group meeting Prince Charles.

A West Midlands gospel group performed for the Prince and asked whether they could play at Buckingham Palace. Elson Newton of Milburn Wilncote in Tamworth and Paul Cadman of Bloxwich are quoted, and Inderjit Singh of Dudley Road, Tipton, Andrew Wilson fro