Dorset is getting a Royal visitor today.

Prince Charles is visiting the newly opened Literary and Scientific Institute (LSI) in Bridport before visiting masonry students from Weymouth College in Poundbury. The students have been asked to come up with entries for the annual Stone Boss Carving Competition, with a theme this year of 'dinosaurs'.

Here's a video showing people gathering to greet Prince Charles ahead of his visit to Bridport:

During his visit to Poundbury, Prince Charles will view a 30ft by 20ft sculpture designed by Sebastian Brooke, a Monmouth-based stonecarver and former Weymouth College student. This sculpture is set to become part of 'The Journey' project.

The Journey - formerly known as the Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory (MEMO) and renamed after joining forces with plans for a dinosaur museum called Jurassica to create a single project - is expected to be visited by more than 300,000 people per year when it is up and running.

Bridport's LSI was officially reopened earlier this month after a £2m restoration. The much-loved building had fallen into disrepair after being empty since 1997 and was placed on the national At Risk register in 2002.

The visit comes fresh off the back of a huge wave of interest in the Royals after the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday. Prince Charles stepped in at the last minute to walk his son's bride down the aisle when her own father was unable to attend for medical reasons.

Hundreds of people across Dorset got involved in the celebrations, watching the ceremony on the big screen in Brewery Square, Dorchester, or hosting their own street parties. 

Prince Charles is a regular visitor to Dorset, mentioning that he was 'thrilled' at his son's engagement during his last visit to Poundbury in November 2017, shortly after Harry's engagement was announced.

Prince William was also spotted in Poundbury on an unofficial visit in March, to the delight of residents and businesses.