Royal Visit

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited our town yesterday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of our lifeboat station on one of the most treacherous stretches of coast in Britain.

I walked down, camera in hand, hoping to get some photos of the event.....

Some of the crowd waiting to see her.

Entering the RNLI lifeboat station. 

I took some random shots while the Princess was inside

 the station talking to lifeboat crew members.

 If you look closely, there is a dot on the sea.....

...which is this fishing boat  when viewed through my telephoto lens :-)

The lifeboat preparing to be launched by tractor, 

as the tide was quite far out.

The Princess about to walk down the slipway.

I did like her sunglasses :-)

The tractor goes very deep into the sea.

And our brave lifeboat crew showing the boat's paces.

It is nice to see the incredible courage of the lifeboat crew volunteers 

being recognised and appreciated!