PRINCESS Anne is coming to Bournemouth.

The Princess Royal will be in Kinson on Friday, December 10, to open the new Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) at the Hub, Buckingham Palace confirmed.

Her visit to Wimborne Road as patron of the National Association of CAB also marks 70 years of the service in Bournemouth.

A spokesman for Bournemouth Citizens Advice Bureau, said: “We’re delighted the Princess Royal will be joining us to participate in our 70th anniversary, and want as many people to know about our new facilities as possible.”

Mayor Cllr Barry Goldbart and Lord Lieutenant Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers will also attend the opening.

Cllr Goldbart said he was looking forward to the royal visit.

He said: “This is a remarkable design of a new building, partly funded by the Big Lottery and Bournemouth council.

“It houses a magnificent library, housing offices as well as the CAB and many other small units.”

Earlier in the day, the Princess Royal will open the Weymouth Relief Road on the A354 between Dorchester and Weymouth and attend a lunch at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

It’s hoped the second base of Bournemouth CAB will maximise the services it can provide. In the last year its experts dealt with 9,500 new enquiries.