A member of the Royal family paid a visit to a Leicester business today.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), spent over one hour meeting and chatting workers at Zatchels, in Charter Street, Leicester.
During her visit to Zatchels, which is a manufacturing business famous for its colourful satchels, The Princess Royal also unveiled a plaque to commemorate her visit.
Before unveiling the plaque she said: "It is really nice to have the opportunity to visit a British company who make very good use of the skills they have and maintain that passion."
Dean Clarke, co-owner and founder of Zatchels, said: "Naturally our workforce and our suppliers were delighted to meet her. During the tour, HRH The Princess Royal was able to see our staff at work during the different stages of the manufacturing process. Her Royal Highness enjoyed meeting and talking with people about their work and the special skills needed to hand make a Zatchels bag."
Phil James, 64, of Eyres Monsell, who is a product inspector at Zatchels and is due to retire next week, said it was a "privilege" to meet The Princess Royal during her tour.
He said: "She asked about my job – we were talking for about five minutes."