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LEFT: Flashback to 1972. when the Queen last attended Lord I-Ii h Admirals Divisions at Dartmouth.On thatoccasion shewas aeeompaniedb Prince Andrew, enabo .and this picture shows him with the Queen durln a 0 her by a B.R.N.C. mids ipman. ABOVE: Midshipman Prince Andrew almos ei t years later, attending a passing out parade with fellow mem rs ot Hawke Division.
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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Britannia Royal Naval on April 2 for or High A miral's Divisions, so completing a “hat trick" of Royal visits this year_ to the college where Prince Andrew is training.
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In his second term at B.R.N.C. Prince Andrew has been undertaking academic work. After the he is due to go to R.:‘\.F. Leeming passing-out. to begin flyin in late s ring. There he will be under ewatch ul eye of ming's senior naval officer. Cdr. R. E. Smith. Training will last weeks and he will be flying Bulldog
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In the autumn the Prince is due to go to R.N. air station Culdrose to start basic helicopter
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A fine bone china commemorative plaque has been commissioned to mark the occasion of Lord High Admirals Divisions and the 75th anniver-
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The Prince of Wales will visit H.M.S. Excellent on June ll to mark the 150th anniversary of the establishment at Whale Island. naval Prince Charles will spend the afternoon at the School of Naval General Training. attendin ceremonial divisions and meeting officers an ratings. the week of the visit. Excellent _During will stagca ageantdepictingt ehisto of Whale Island in The show. on une I2. 13 and 14. will be open to the public. Before his visit to Excellent the Prince will open the Shipbuilding Indust Training Board's new centre at Woolston. Soul ampton. He will attend a civic banquet at Ponsmouth Guildhall in the evening. Prince Charles will also visit Devonport dockyar_d_on May 23 to open the new submarine
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It will be the first time since 1972 that the Queen has attended the divisions in her ca acity as Lord High Admiral. and she will ta c the salute as her midshi man son gives an "eyes right" at the end 0 the ceremony.
Prince Andrew is ex ctcd to ass out from B.R..\'.C. that day other midto shi men and sub-lieutenants. c other Royal visits are by the Prince of Wales back to his old college and Princess Anne. The Prince is to attend a mess dinner on February 20 as the guest of the Captain of the colic e (Capt. Nicholas Hunt). Prince Andrew will among the midshipmen present. Princess Anne. accompanied by Capt. Mark
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The Marine Society. which claims to be the oldest marine charity in the world. has had its
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the the Napoleonic Wars the society Royal Navv with more than 7 .000 sailors. ln I756. 30 years after its formation. it started the training ship as a way of reparing boys for the sea. running the ’arspite until 1939. Nowadays the Marine Socict ‘supplies the Merchant Naw with a li rary and educational service. runs shop adoption which establishes links between schools and seafarers and governs the London School of NauticalCooke ’. The society also launched the Nautica Institute. the professional society for navi_
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LIBRARY SERVICE
Tasks of the society include sup lying R.F.A.s with. a library service. It a so has a number of R.F.A. members and ships in the shi ado tion scheme. Any R. of iccrs or ratin who are interested in joining the sc emc are welcome to contact the socict at 202. Lambeth Road. London. SE1 JW. After the official 0 nin of the new head uartcrs. Capt. W. alins. R.N. (retd. retired as secretary. a post he has held or 15 He is succeeded ichard Frampton. R.l\. .
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