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BBC Radio Tees reporter Louise Hobson said: "Excited cheers erupted from the crowds as King Charles and Queen Camilla emerged on the steps of the town hall."

Contributions have been pouring in from individual philanthropists, corporations and other organizations, such as the family foundation of Melody Hobson and George Lucas; Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg and their Hearthland Foundation; the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; the Broad Art Foundation; the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts; Gagosian and Hauser & Wirth galleries; and Frieze.

Mr Hobson says perishable items make for good loss leaders because customers can't stockpile them when they are cheap.

Carrot farmer Rodger Hobson says the same wet weather delayed this year's carrot planting season.

But Mr Hobson says he would not be surprised if "when it comes to Christmas week they'll be down to 20p a kilo".