PRINCE Edward arrived in Bucks today for a whistle-stop tour of two of the county’s top grammar schools.

The Earl of Wessex, seventh in line to the throne, paid a visit to Wycombe’s Royal Grammar School to officially open its new sports and maths buildings.

The Royal also unveiled a plaque to celebrate the school’s 450th anniversary last year, before departing for Dr Challoner’s Grammar School in Amersham.

RGS head boy Oliver Wilson and his deputies accompanied the Prince around the anniversary exhibition, which includes the royal charter signed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1562.

He said: “It was a real honour to meet him. I showed him the memorabilia from over the years and he was very interested in the history of the school and how it has grown.

“He asked us a lot about our time at the school and where we wanted to go to university. I was really pleased how interested he seemed in our development.”

The Earl was greeted by a party including Sir Henry Aubrey Fletcher, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and High Wycombe Mayor Trevor Snaith.

Prince Edward joked with pupils as he was shown round the new £1.5million buildings by headmaster Roy Page.

The 49-year-old Royal met the elite athletes in the new Andrew Higginson sports centre at the centuries-old grammar school, which was granted academy status in 2011.

He unveiled a plaque to mark the opening of the project, which extended the existing sports hall and features a fitness gym with over 20 machines for students.

The Royal party was then escorted to the Rennie Maths building, named after major one of the school’s major benefactors, Craig Rennie.

The £500,000 renovation of an existing listed building includes a mezzanine study area for sixth form pupils, where the Prince saw pupils hard at work.

The headmaster then escorted the Queen’s youngest son to the front of the school’s main building, where he unveiled the anniversary plaque to huge cheers.

“It is a very special day for all of us,” said Mr Page. “This is a celebration of the school and all our wonderful achievements and a real high for everyone.

“It marks all the hard work from teachers, staff, governors, benefactors, trustees and the boys and is a great privilege for everyone at the school.”

The Earl then departed for Amersham where he was invited to open Challoner’s new sixth form block and Milton Library, built after a recent £1million fundraising campaign.