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Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Visit Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park were privileged and delighted to receive Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as official guests on Thursday 24 July. The Royal couple visited various exhibitions including the Bombe and Colossus Rebuilds and spent time chatting to various wartime Bletchley Park Veterans. The visit also marked the opening of the new ‘From Bletchley, With Love’ exhibition telling the story of Ian Fleming’s top secret wartime work as special liaison officer between Naval Intelligence and Bletchley Park.

Here are a few images from this memorable day. Please click on the images to see them full size.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive at Bletchley Park Mr Simon Greenish, Director of Bletchley Park Trust, and Sir Francis Richards, Chairman brief Their Royal Highnesses on the wartime work of Bletchley Park. Mr Stephen Kettle, Sculptor of the Alan Turing Statue, explains his work. Mr John Harper and his team brief Their Royal Highnesses on the Bombe Rebuild.
Mr Peter Wescombe, Founding Member of the Bletchley Park Trust, shows Their Royal Highnesses the Pigeons at War exhibition in Hut 8 Mrs Mavis Batey, Bletchley Park Codebreaker, explains the Battle of Cape Matapan Exhibition Their Royal Highnesses admire the HMS Petard Exhibition along with surviving members of her crew Their Royal Highnesses are introduced to Mrs Rosamond Twinn, Bletchley Park Veteran and Wife of the late Mr Peter Twinn, a key Bletchley Park Codebreaker
Their Royal Highnesses take a ride in Churchill's 1935 Rolls Royce Dr Tony Sale, Leader of the Colossus Rebuild Team, demonstrates the reconstruction of the world's first ever semi-programmable electronic computer Their Royal Highnesses visit the new 'From Bletchley, With Love' Exhibition and meets special guests including members of Ian Fleming's family and Bletchley Park Veterans Their Royal Highnesses listen intently to a presentation from Mavis Batey on Ian Fleming's wartime role as special liaison officer between Naval Intelligence and Bletchley Park
Mr Keith Batey, Bletchley Park Codebreaker, demonstrates the Abwehr Enigma Machine Their Royal Highnesses enter the Mansion and are greeted by Sir Evelyn Rothschild, Bletchley Park Trustee His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales gives a speech to selected Bletchley Park Supporters in the Ballroom His Royal Highness unveils a plaque commemorating the visit of Their Royal Highnesses to Bletchley Park
Their Royal Highnesses bid farewell to the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and the Director and Chairman of Bletchley Park Trust Their Royal Highnesses depart from Bletchley Park
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