A DESIGNER from Cwmbran presented the Prince of Wales with a unique present on his visit to south Wales.

Natasha Graves, of Cwmbran, gave the prince a set of cufflinks from her business nGraves, which designs items made from mixing concrete and upcycled materials.

“I was very much in awe of the prince when I met him. He was very complimentary about my business idea,” said Miss Graves.

“I just wanted to thank him for setting up the Trust in the first place and all the supporters, volunteers and all the people involved in the whole process.

“I gave the prince a present of cufflinks made from concrete and a broken keyboard. That came from Newport’s Wastesavers.

“They donated some broken keyboards to my work and I have used that for the prince’s gift.”

She described meeting the Prince of Wales as “magical”.

“It was magical when I met him – it was snowing – it was a magical experience meeting a prince while it was snowing at the Celtic Manor,” she said.

Prince Charles visited Newport's Celtic Manor Resort on Friday for an event linked to the Prince's Trust, whose celebrity ambassador is the Pontypool-born actor Luke Evans.

“I think this is the first time I have met him in my home country, so that’s really nice as well," said the Beauty and the Beast star.

“I got to bring my mum and dad and they got to meet Prince Charles, so that was a nice treat.”