Powys is full of excitement for a royal visit with Princess Anne set to attend the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday (July 19).

This will be the Princess Royal’s sixth visit to the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd with her first visit coming in the Royal Welsh Show back in 1981 and her last in 2014 for the Winter Fair.

Princess Anne is expected to arrive on Tuesday morning and will proceed with a tour of the Royal Welsh Showground, escorted by the Show Director, Richard Price. During the visit, she will attend the Awards Ceremony where she will present several awards.

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The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society said in a statement that they are “honoured to welcome The Princess Royal back to the Royal Welsh Show, and we look forward to her much anticipated visit.”

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society chief executive, Steve Hughson said: “We are extremely excited to welcome HRH The Princess Royal back to the Royal Welsh Show, re-enforcing our strong links to the Royal family and our Patron Her Majesty the Queen.”

The Society’s Royal connections began in 1907 when, three years after the foundation of the society, King George V, the then Prince of Wales, became Patron, followed by King George VI in 1936. The Queen took over the role in 1952 and remains the Patron of the Society to this day.