THE Prince of Wales has enjoyed a long relationship with the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod over the years and as these pictures show he is always happy to give the event his royal approval.

The Prince, who is patron of the Eisteddfod, has visited the iconic festival five times – most recently in 2015 alongside The Duchess of Cornwall.

Then he was famously coaxed into dancing with members of a Punjabi bhangra group from Nottingham, the Sheerer Punjabi dancers, as he waved off the traditional Parade of Nations.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Diana, Princess of Wales first attended the Eisteddfod in 1985 and he returned in 2006, with the Duchess of Cornwall, but the festival, founded in 1947 to promote international peace and harmony, is no stranger to Royal visits.

In 1953 it was one of the first of the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth’s official engagements after she succeeded her father, George VI, and she also returned, in 1992 to open the Royal International Pavilion while other Royal visitors have been Princess Margaret and the Princess Royal. Prince Charles also visited Llangollen in 1996 and 2003.