• Jim McElroy revealed details on his meeting with the new King at Buckingham Palace in 2011.
• He said Prince Charles joked that without him, Banbridge would “break apart”.
• The former DUP member served as a councillor for more than 20 years in Banbridge.

An old acquaintance of King Charles III recently expressed his aspirations for the new monarch who came to the throne upon Queen Elizabeth’s death.

A former DUP member remembers joking with the then-Prince of Wales that without him, Banbridge would “break apart.”

Jim McElroy revealed details on his meeting with the new King at Buckingham Palace in 2011.

“He said to me, ‘Look, Jim, Banbridge would fall apart without you. He was very down-to-earth and I remember the day well.

“My wife Evelyn was with me along with my daughter Gillian and daughter-in-law Stephanie,” said the councillor who served the council for more than 20 years.

“I think he will be a good King because we had his mother for so long as Queen and she was excellent. She served the country for 70 years and could have been no better,” he shared.

“I was so very sad to hear of her death. I am 85 now and grew up with her,” he added.

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