Nicholas Witchell

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Prince Charles has staff still not quite back on his sense of smell and taste, after coronavirus in March, he revealed during a visit to NHS.

The Prince about his personal experience with The Virus , as he met the workers in the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in a 2m distance.

He was accompanied by his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall, said the employees would be "Britain at its best".

It was started in the couple's first face-to-face engagement of The Public in Lockdown .

They met frontline staff and key persons from several NHS trusts, including consultants, nurses and cleaners in The Hospital , in the vicinity of Prince Charles's convenient to Highgrove estate.

Prince Charles welcomes NHS workers with social-detached, "namaste"

Social distance rules were observed, with those who wait to meet you on the yellow dots to ensure They were 2m.

Prince Charles welcomed some of which he met with a "namaste" -, clasping his hands instead of a handshake.

Jeff Mills , 47, an assistant in health care, Cheltenham General Hospital , said: "He spoke of his personal experience, so first-hand experience for him.

"He also spoke about his loss of smell and taste, and, somehow, he still felt still have it Now . "

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Nicholas Witchell , Royal correspondent

you are never going to meet The Most natural. Even in The Best of times, royal visits can be a touch artificial. It's all, Protocol: what do you call: need a bow/curtsey: what to talk about? And Now it is ever so slightly more complicated by the demands of social distancing.

As Charles and Camilla then dipped in the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, were you already from the staff, which looked as if They were participating in a military Parade ... you were in immaculate, well presented, ranks, every person, the two meters from his/her neighbors.

Everyone understood, and The Royal guests, joked about taking a greeting or tell everyone to drop the"".

But The Most important Thing was that They didn't interfere with the main message of the event.

Prince William had visits from face-to-face with Royal, the forces on an Ambulance Station in King's Lynn in Norfolk.

conversations, which is not relaxed may be in your most, if the speakers are to be set apart two feet, but no amount of Protocol or "distancing" may be the underlying message of gratitude for all those who have the coronavirus front thin

The 71-year-old Prince was diagnosed with symptoms with Covid-19 in the vicinity of the beginning of the outbreak, after suffering light. A loss of the sense of smell is thought to be

He said later that he had.

Asked whether the country had changed, the appreciation of the NHS, to the good, said The Duchess : "I think it has, you can tell by all of The People come every week to clap - have you done the strangest things.

"The Way They have looked after people like you have such control over the whole Thing . it is A Question , not to panic and to be always on, and I think that They are Britain at its best. "

the couple showed had its first social-not distanced reunion with their grandchildren Last Weekend , saying it was a "great pleasure", even though They were able to hug you.

With the Lockdown restrictions have been loosened, who decided to have a Royal Family , a step in the direction of a return to Normality - with a series of face-to-face public engagement.

Prince William's visit to The Kings Lynn Ambulance Station was also visited by social distancing

The Duke of Cambridge, Kings Lynn Ambulance Station in Norfolk - the First Time that he had met members of The Public In Person , since coronavirus restrictions were imposed.

He joked about how he was, was Looking Forward to a beer in the pub, as he praised the staff for "their Hard Work ".

Prince William said: "Everyone appreciates the NHS, we have an amazing system, it is a great health service and many countries of The World envy what we have.

"It's not Until You see a big crisis, a pandemic, and everyone will notice, we have to really ensure that we value and we show our appreciation. "

He also joked: "I am concerned about the waist of The Nation , as well as, with all of the chocolate and the cake. I've baked a lot of home. "

The Prince recently revealed that he had been during the Lockdown .

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Source of news: bbc.com