FALMOUTH, Trelawny — PRINCE Henry of Wales, also known as Prince Harry, received a warm welcome in the historic town of Falmouth, Trelawny, yesterday.

The younger son of Prince Charles and the late Lady Diana, was greeted with loud cheers from of residents that thronged the town centre of the seaport town.

The tour started shortly after noon at the William Knibb Memorial High School where Prince Harry landed in a helicopter.

He was later transported to Falmouth, less than a mile away, under heavy security. His first stop in the North Coast town was at the newly constructed cruise shipping pier where he was escorted around by officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Prince Harry seemingly enjoyed a bite of a slice of peeled sugar cane from a bag which he was presented by popular Trelawny fruits vendor, Carlos.

Later in the afternoon, Prince Harry toured sections of the town via a trolly. He made a brief stop at the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church, after which he visited the St Peter’s Anglican Church, popularly called ‘Parish Church’.

But it was in Water Square that Prince Harry got a rousing welcome from the hundreds of people who massed there, including several students from schools in and around the Trelawny parish capital, who waved small Jamaican flags as he made his way through the small town square.

The security detail were kept busy warding off a number of persons, some of whom seemingly wanted to touch the young prince.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment Damian Crawford who formed a part of the touring party, argued that Prince Harry’s visit would benefit the tourist destination.

“It is excellent. You see once the media covers, Jamaica will get a good PR (public relations) overseas. And so we are hoping that with the Olympics coming, and with the Prince coming we will be getting good first-hand, good second-hand and good third-hand information. So at the end of the day we will get more visitors. I am pleased with it and I think he is having a lot of fun here,” Crawford told the Observer West.

Prince Harry arrived in the island on Monday for a four-day visit in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of his grandmother, The Queen.