A man recalls lifting and almost dropping King Charles III at the start of an unusual football game
Mark Harrison said King Charles III, who was Prince of Wales at the time, was "a really nice bloke"
King Charles, who was then the Prince of Wales, was invited to start the Royal Shrovetide Football match in the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne in 2003. Mr Harrison had the same role in the Shrovetide Football game for about 20 or 30 years, after it was passed down from his father.
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