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Britain's Prince Charles has been praised for his caring nature.
The royal paid a visit to Cumbria in north west England, which has been devastated by floods after Storm Desmond, and locals were impressed with Charles for taking the time to check on how they are coping.
Barry Cookson told the Daily Mail: "What a lovely man. He really seemed to care. He asked in detail about how I am coping, what support we've had.
"I didn't know what to expect but he was very kind and I got the sense that he really wants to be here. I heard that he specifically asked to come before Christmas - that's how much he's bothered about us.
"It's a great way to shed light on the fact that, on Christmas week, we are still struggling."
Keith Wright, who is currently staying in a hotel with his wife after their house was destroyed, was also touched by Charles' kindness.
He said: "I thought he appeared very genuine. I'm a monarchist but he did appear genuine. I'm told possibly he could not get here because of the weather but he really, really wanted to come.
"He was just very apologetic and just hoping things were going to work out for the future. I'm quite an optimistic person by heart. My wife is very upset."

Duchess Catherine's mother and sister have given their top tips for a perfect Christmas.
Carole and Pippa Middleton have taken to their Party Pieces blog to offer advice for a stress-free festive season and preparation appears to be the key.
They wrote: "Brainstorm all the jobs you need to do in preparation for Christmas and put it up on your pinboard at home. Mark off the jobs as you do them and give yourself an extra day to get everything done. Think what food you can prepare in advance, (things like sauces, brandy butter etc), what you can freeze and try to avoid the supermarkets during the weekday evening rush and at weekends. It's always useful to update your address book, in preparation for sending out Christmas cards. You could always get your computer-savvy child to help you type out all the addresses to avoid having to use your scribbled out address book."
The website also recommends decorating pathways and trees with fairy lights to welcome guests.
The blog explains: "Welcome family and friends by lighting pathways with fairy lights round tree trucks or branches, LED light sticks and candles. Have guests met by a beautiful red berry wreath and windows decorated with silver snowflake cut-outs, reindeers and Christmas trees using snow spray. Then as they enter inside beautiful displays of cross stitch Christmas paper chains fill all the empty spaces and fairy lights brighten the fireplace."
Other tips from the blog include tree decorating, making gift bags for guests and preparing delicious hot drinks.

Duchess Catherine is worried her fringe is "a bit mumsy".
The 33-year-old royal - who is married to Britain's Prince William - first unveiled her fringe in September before cutting a few inches off her enviable locks earlier this month but she is reported to have told pals that she has some reservations.
A source told The Sun that Catherine said to her friends: "I was a bit unsure about it. I call it my mum fringe."
Catherine and William have two children, Prince George, two and seven-month-old Princess Charlotte.
Meanwhile, the family-of-four will be spending Christmas at Sandringham with Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family and William recently revealed that George is extremely excited for Christmas.
Asked what he'll be doing to mark the big day, the prince said: "Well, if I get any sleep on Christmas Eve it'll be good, because George will be bouncing around like a rabbit. I think George will be extremely bouncy this year because he's suddenly worked out what Christmas is all about.
"So that will be two children, one who suddenly appreciates Christmas, which could be quite challenging. But I'm looking forward to it.
"We'll go to church as a family on Christmas Day, as we always do. Then we'll watch George try to tackle his presents as he tries to unwrap them.
"It's a very different experience at Christmas, having a family of your own. It'd be nice if we got a white Christmas because we haven't had one in many years."

Britain's Prince Charles reportedly brings his own food with him to the Royal Opera.
The heir-to-the-throne has been a patron for over 40 years but is said to prefer to bring his own meals with him rather than dine on the food on offer at the Covent Garden location in London.
A source told the Daily Mail newspaper: "When the queen comes to Covent Garden, she always enjoys the dining experience here and tends to order simple, British food from our menu. But the Prince of Wales insists on bringing his own food with him for dinner."
He has his organic meat and vegetables prepared by a chef at Clarence House.
In 1985, Prince Charlies turned part of the gardens of Highgrove House in Gloucestershire into an organic farm.
Since then, Duchy Home Farm has become a successful and viable working business as well as a flagship for the benefits of an organic and sustainable form of agriculture.
Ingredients grown at the Home Farm are used in Duchy Originals products which sells everything from milk and pork to barley and grain.
The farm also supplies vegetables to restaurants, supermarkets, and local schools.

Duchess Catherine's brother James Middleton refers to himself as "Wonka-in-Chief".
The 28-year-old businessman - who runs the company Boomf, which sells marshmallows printed with personal messages or photographs - jokingly compares himself to the character Willy Wonka from Roald Dhal's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.
James made the confession to the Mail on Sunday newspaper as he defended himself against claims that his previous two companies have been failures.
He explained: "This is my third company. I had the Cake Kit Company and then Nice Cakes. But they did not fail. When you first go into a job, you start at the bottom and work your way up - you learn.
"With the Cake Kit Company, I had difficulty scaling it up. I learnt from that and applied the lessons at Nice Cakes.
"Then you find other issues. You can't fit a cake through a letterbox, cakes are fragile and so on. So that developed into marshmallows.
"So those companies shut down, but I shut them down myself and did so with my head held high. I learnt so much from them. That is important. This company has taken off.
"I can take flak about my beard or from someone not liking what I do. But when I have employees who read something in the gossip columns that is hurtful to them I become passionate. I want them to have confidence and feel safe and secure in their job."

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thrilled schoolchildren in London with a Christmas card.
The students at the pre-prep Forest School in north-east London sent handwritten Christmas cards to the royal couple and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and were thrilled to receive a reply.
William and Catherine's card read: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte thank the children in Squirrels and Rabbits Class at Forest School for the very kind handmade card sent at Christmas and send their best wishes for the New Year."
The children at the school - which caters for students between four and seven - were delighted with their greeting from the royals.
Master in Charge of the Pre-Preparatory, Paul Faulkner told HELLO!: "The children were very excited to receive the reply from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
"We didn't expect to get a reply so quickly, but it was lovely for the children to receive it just before the Christmas break. The card will be shared with the whole school during our end of term assemblies, and as the pupils will be learning more about the Royal Family next year, it's a great way for them to learn more about them."

Princess Charlotte will spend her first Christmas with her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth.
The British royal - who was born in May - will spend Christmas at the queen's Sandringham estate with her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, her brother Prince George and various members of the royal family.
William and Catherine have decided to have Christmas lunch at Sandringham and are also expected to spend the night at the queen's home, which is just a few miles from their Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall.
According to the Sunday Express, the couple will give their staff the day off.
William previously revealed that George, two, is extremely excited for Christmas.
Asked what he'll be doing to mark the big day, the prince said: "Well, if I get any sleep on Christmas Eve it'll be good, because George will be bouncing around like a rabbit. I think George will be extremely bouncy this year because he's suddenly worked out what Christmas is all about.
"So that will be two children, one who suddenly appreciates Christmas, which could be quite challenging. But I'm looking forward to it.
"We'll go to church as a family on Christmas Day, as we always do. Then we'll watch George try to tackle his presents as he tries to unwrap them.
"It's a very different experience at Christmas, having a family of your own. It'd be nice if we got a white Christmas because we haven't had one in many years."

The Danish royal family returned to the Australian beach where Prince Christian was rescued by lifeguards last week.
The 10-year-old royal - who is the son of Princess Mary and Prince Frederik - was caught up in a strong current at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast last week before lifeguard Nick Malcolm swam out to save him.
However, the family were back at the beach the next day where Mary and Frederick were seen paddling with their children.
Along with Christian, the couple also have eight-year-old Princess Isabella and four-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
Speaking about the rescue, Mr Malcom's supervisor, Stuart Keay told Seven News: "We got him before it got too serious, but he wouldn't have been able to get back in."
It was also revealed that Frederik personally thanked the lifeguard for saving his son.
The entire family are spending the festive season in Mary's native Australia and have been visiting her brother John Donaldson and his family in Perth.
This is the first time that the royal - who is from Tasmania - has brought her children back to Australia since 2011.

Britain's Prince Charles has voiced his support for Christians currently living in the Middle East.
Political unrest is rife across the region at present and Charles has expressed sympathy for those whose lives have been affected by the ongoing troubles.
He said: "Their suffering is symptomatic of a very real crisis which threatens the very existence of Christianity in the land of its birth.
"In fact according to Aid to the Church in Need, which is a truly remarkable organisation, Christianity is on course to disappear from Iraq within five years unless emergency help is provided on a greatly increased scale at an international level."
Charles said something must be done to ensure the "cultural heritage of Christianity" in the region is maintained.
He explained: "This affects us all, consequently the greatest challenge we face is how to ensure the spiritual and cultural heritage of Christianity in the Middle East is preserved for future generations."
There are thought to be around 250,000 Christians still living in Iraq, although around 100,000 of these have been displaced due to a combination of fighting and the threat posed by terrorist groups.