Four hundred guests from various UK news organisations have attended a royal reception at Buckingham Palace in support of local news.Charles, who has been an honorary life member of the London Press Club since 1978, told those gathered: "I have long believed that regional media, in all its forms, has a unique and vital role to play in society, perhaps even more so in these uncertain times."

Four hundred guests from various UK news organisations have attended a royal reception at Buckingham Palace in support of local news.Charles, who has been an honorary life member of the London Press Club since 1978, told those gathered: "I have long believed that regional media, in all its forms, has a unique and vital role to play in society, perhaps even more so in these uncertain times."