World : Prince Charles Tours Disaster Site

LOCKERBIE, Scotland — Prince Charles received a warm welcome today when he toured the small Scottish town where a Pan American World Airlines jet crashed last month, killing 270 people.

Charles’ visit followed widespread criticism that no member of the Royal Family had attended a memorial service for victims of the bombing that blew the plane out of the night sky Dec. 21. His brother Prince Andrew didn’t help matters when he visited the town after the crash and expressed sympathy for the victims, “especially the Americans.”

Charles appeared to win the hearts of the townspeople as he walked through the streets of Lockerbie, visited their homes and even stopped in a pub for a shot of whiskey.