Blackpool had a royal visitor today when the Princess Anne was welcomed to the Citizen's Advice Bureau.

The Princess Royal, who is a patron of the bureau, was welcomed at the Whitegate Drive branch by Blackpool Mayor Mary Smith, chairman of Blackpool CAB Lynne Williams and branch manager Marie Blackshaw.

The Princess wore orange cream jacket, beige skirt and sunglasses as she emerged from her car.

Her next port of call was the nearby Pontins Holiday Village where she was due to meet some of the 1,000 volunteer carers and their families taking a break there.