ON BUOYANT FORM AFTER HIS WIFE'S GOOD NEWS THE PRINCE OF WALES

DISHES OUT THE HUGS ON VISIT FROM THE HEART

- DANIELLE STACEY

Dishing out bear hugs and sharing laughs with people in Llanelli, South Wales, the Prince of Wales had plenty of reason to smile.

Less than 24 hours earlier, his wife the Princess had announced in a heartfelt video message that her chemotherapy for cancer had finished and that she was looking forward to returning to work with a handful of engagements in the autumn.

As the Prince, 42, accepted dozens of cards addressed to his wife, he said: "Thank you very much; very much appreciated." He also showed off his developing Welsh-language skills, which he has been honing on language app DuoLingo, replying in some instances: "Diolch," meaning: "Thank you." Speaking to one well-wisher, 74-year-old Pauline Thomas, William said of his wife's health update: "It's good news, but there is still a long way to go." In Kate's video, she said that her "path to healing and full recovery is long" and that she was "taking each day as it comes".