The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall made an historic visit to the London Evening Standard today.
It was the first time a future King and Queen Consort have visited our newsroom since we were founded in 1827.
Clarence House said the Prince and the Duchess wanted to see "their local newspaper" as we went to press.
His spokeswoman said: "During their usual course of their engagements, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall wanted to visit their local newspaper."
The royal couple arrived this morning and were greeted by London Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev and Editor Sarah Sands. They spent more than an hour touring the newsroom and meeting staff.
Mr. Lebedev said, "We are all privileged that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited our newsroom today.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are visiting the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/standardnews" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-https://twitter.com/standardnews" data-vars-event-id="c23">@standardnews</a> today <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/COVKym4gE8" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-http://t.co/COVKym4gE8" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/COVKym4gE8</a>— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/570528622160814080" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/570528622160814080" data-vars-event-id="c23">February 25, 2015</a>
"It is a reminder of how engaged he is with the country he serves and how the London Evening Standard is central to the lives of everyone in the capital, including our future monarch," he added.
Sarah Sands said, "It is an honour to welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to the London Evening Standard.
"The fact that they have taken time to visit us demonstrates their keen interest in what is happening in London today," she said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Their Royal Highnesses are meeting staff who work on the different desks <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/standardnews" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-https://twitter.com/standardnews" data-vars-event-id="c23">@standardnews</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/baAVTieXub" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-http://t.co/baAVTieXub" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/baAVTieXub</a>— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/570529719675965441" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-92686-https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/570529719675965441" data-vars-event-id="c23">February 25, 2015</a>
The visit to our Kensington Headquarters this morning will be listed as an official engagement and reported in the Court Circular, the authoritative, historical record of official engagements of members of the Royal Family.
