HRH The Princess Royal to visit Yorkshire Show

The Yorkshire Agricultural Society is delighted that HRH The Princess Royal is to visit the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show. The Princess will tour the famous farming and countryside show on the first day of the event which runs from Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 July.

Bill Cowling, Honorary Show Director said: "We are very much looking forward to welcoming Princess Anne in July. She is well known as a huge supporter of rural life and her interest and knowledge of all things equine is renowned. I am sure she will have a super time with us, and her visit will give an extra reason to come to what is England’s premier show."

During her visit, The Princess will meet visitors, staff and exhibitors as she tours the showground on the edge of Harrogate.

The Great Yorkshire Show is organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, and HRH The Prince of Wales is the Patron. The show is no stranger to royal visitors. Most recently, in 2008, Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh were guests of honour, and two years earlier, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall toured the show. The Princess last visited the Show in 1992.

This will be the 152nd Great Yorkshire Show and last year some 130,000 visitors came through the gates. The thousands of animals competing for the coveted championship awards remain as the focus of the event, but around the 250 acre showground visitors can enjoy fashion shows, a huge food hall promoting regional food and drink, the new Garden Show and demonstrations of country activities such as sheep shearing and dry stone walling.