Prince Charles and his fiancée Camilla Parker Bowles received the blessing of a local priest when they attended church on Sunday.
Braving a particularly cold and blustery morning, the newly engaged couple were amongst the last of the 34-strong congregation to arrive at St Lawrence's church in Didmarton, a picturesque village close to Charles' Highgrove estate.
Camilla wrapped herself in a green coat with matching lapels and beige knee high suede boots, while Charles went with a camel coloured tweed coat to keep out the crisp morning air.
During the service, the congregation offered up their prayers for a happy union and the Reverend Christopher Mulholland also gave a special blessing to Charles and Camilla.
"I prayed for their happiness together and that they may come to love one another more each day and more draw closer to God," said Reverend afterwards.
Apparently the 56-year-old heir to the throne already has his eye on a special wedding gift for his betrothed - a magnificent black pony stallion that goes by the name of Rosmarth Rompole and is a descendant of one of the Queen's own fell ponies.
The rare breed pony caught Camilla's eye recently when she saw it grazing in a field near Balmoral's Birkhall House – where the couple is set to celebrate their honeymoon after their April 8 wedding at Windsor Castle.
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