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Joggers do double take when they spot none other than Prince Charles walking through Green Park

THESE joggers did a hilarious double take after realising they had just run past Prince Charles as he went for a walk in London today.

Off for their daily run, candid snaps of the pair show the men make their way past the Prince and his entourage before realising they have just crossed paths with royalty.

 Double take ... men out for a jog in Green Park get a shock as they realise they've just passed Prince Charles
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Double take ... men out for a jog in Green Park get a shock as they realise they've just passed Prince CharlesCredit: Getty Images

Heir to the throne Charles was in Green Park today to sow seeds for a wildflower meadow named in honour of The Queen.

He joined school kids in distributing yellow rattle flower seeds to start the new grassland, which is to mark 60 years since his mother was crowned.

 Prince Charles is patron of the three charities behind the 90th Coronation Meadow
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Prince Charles is patron of the three charities behind the 90th Coronation MeadowCredit: Getty Images

The project, started by Charles himself three years ago in 2013, has created a new meadow in every county in Britain.

The Queen’s Meadow in Green Park is now the 90th Coronation Meadow – and it also marks her 90th birthday earlier this year.

 Prince Charles joined school kids distributing yellow rattle seeds for a new meadow in honour of his mother, The Queen
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Prince Charles joined school kids distributing yellow rattle seeds for a new meadow in honour of his mother, The QueenCredit: Getty Images

The Prince is patron of The Rare Breeds Survival Trust, The Wildlife Trusts and Plantlife, the three charities running the project.

Speaking at the planting, Rachel de Thame, Plantlife's vice president, called for everyday people to continue creating new meadows across the nation.

She said: “The 90th meadow in London is just the beginning.

 Sticking out like a sore thumb ... tourists and locals in Green Park gape as they realise they're in the presence of royalty
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Sticking out like a sore thumb ... tourists and locals in Green Park gape as they realise they're in the presence of royaltyCredit: Getty Images

"We want to see the meadows revival reach every community and really start to restore the colour and diversity to our countryside.

“And it's not just about the flowers.

 Bringing meadows back to Britain ... 'we want to see the meadows revival reach every community to restore the colour and diversity to our countryside'
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Bringing meadows back to Britain ... 'we want to see the meadows revival reach every community to restore the colour and diversity to our countryside'Credit: Getty Images

"Wonderful meadow plants like ragged-Robin, lady's mantle, burnet saxifrage and eyebright - but the wildlife they sustain.

“From bees collecting nectar from buttercups to goldfinches feasting on knapweed seeds and common blue butterfly caterpillars eating bird's-foot-trefoil leaves, if we all do our bit to bring wild flowers back - as I've started to do in my own meadow at home - we have a chance to help nature re-build its fragile balance and regain its full glory.”


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