Prince Charles leads Charles Dickens celebrations

7 February 2012 Last updated at 09:23 ET Help

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have led global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.

Prince Charles laid a wreath at the author's grave in Poets' Corner as part of a service at Westminster Abbey.

Robert Hall reports.

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