THERE was a right royal opening for an Andover garden centre's Christmas festivities last weekend.
Carnival prince and princess, Frazer Foley and Chloe Winterbone, along with their attendants, joined Santa to cut the ribbon to officially open his grotto at Wyevale Garden Centre on Saturday, 18 November.
The royal procession, including attendants Sophie Thomas and Lily Yates, and Father Christmas travelled to the Salisbury Road centre by horse and carriage before parading through the plant area to the grotto.
Carnival ambassador, Iris Andersen, also attended the festive event with the royal party, she said: "It was a magical afternoon.
"For Gary, the manager, and community champion Paula to organise what they did on the day for the community, it was brilliant and Santa's grotto was absolutely fantastic."
"It is a tremendous occasion for the carnival royals and the committee because it shows us working together with Wyedale as we have done for the last 11 years."
The families of the carnival royals also joined in the seasonal fun with face painting, balloon modelling and a magician.
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