A MAN involved with amateur boxing in Denbighshire for more than 50 years says he is going to get in touch with Prince William to see if he was serious about learning how to fight.

David Harrison, known as Sparrow, was at Buckingham Palace this week to receive his MBE for services to Denbighshire and the Cai Dai Trust.

Although his years with the Denbigh Amateur Boxing Club was not mention when he was introduced to the Prince, William knew all about Sparrow’s background in the sport.

Sparrow said: “It was very traditional and dignified.

“Prince William asked me if I could teach him to box. But I was more interested in finding out if he had learnt how to speak Welsh during his time on Anglesey so I didn’t really follow it up. He said that he was not very good with languages but he did know the Welsh National Anthem.

“I think I will call him and see if he was serious about wanting to learn to box.”

Mr Harrison, aged 74, set up the Cae Dai Trust in Denbigh in 1994 to provide sheltered accommodation after the closure of nearby North Wales Hospital.

As well as founding the Cai Dai Trust, which includes a museum dedicated to the 1950s, Sparrow set up one of the country’s first groups for people who stammer and became the first president of the British Stammering Association.