AS a professional juggler, Justin Andrewes is used to performing for fancy dress kings at mock medieval banquets up and down the country.

But on Friday he will be a jester at the real Royal Court. Justin - better known as Justin Time the Juggling Jester - has been invited to perform at Buckingham Palace at a reception to mark 30 years of the Prince of Wales's achievements in public life.

He will be among ten street entertainers performing for more than 900 guests at the reception, hosted by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Justin, 27, of South Parade, north Oxford, said: "I am used to performing at children's parties and medieval banquets, but I never thought I would be a real Royal jester. It is a dream."

Justin, a former student at Oxford Brookes University, became a professional juggler 18 months ago after five years travelling Europe with his act.

To help kick-start his professional career, he was awarded a £1,800 loan by the Prince's Trust after being recommended by the Thames Business Advice Centre.

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