Prince to view uncle's war papers

Prince Charles is patron of the British Red Cross

The Prince of Wales is set to see wartime documents relating to two of his relatives who were prisoners during the two world wars.

Prince Charles travels on Friday to the Red Cross Museum, where the papers are being kept.

They relate to his great uncle Michael Bowes-Lyon, captured in World War I, and a relative held in World War II.

He will also see the work the aid agency does in Rwanda, as it tries to reunite children with parents.

The humanitarian organisation sent food parcels to Mr Bowes-Lyon during World War II.

According the family legend, his parents thought he was dead - until Coutts Bank rang to tell them he had cashed a cheque.

In World War II, the then queen's nephew, John Elphinstone, was taken to the infamous Colditz Castle and imprisoned with a handful of other well-connected captives.

He was eventually released.

Prince Charles will for the first time be shown his prisoner of war records.