On February 26, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited “…businesses inBraunton affected by recent flooding and met with representatives from the emergency services and members of the local community.”
Then the royal couple went their separate ways. The Prince of Wales as the Admiral of the Fleet and Commodore-in-Chief visited the HMS Bulwark at sea.
Meanwhile, in Plymouth, The Duchess of Cornwall as Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, visited “…the Hasler Company within HMS Drake, Devonport Naval Base and met with injured service personnel, their families and members of the Royal Navy Medical Services.” The lovely duchess also attended a reception “…for operational Royal Navy Chaplains in the wardroom aboard the HMS Drake.”
Later in the day, the royal couple attended a Service of Thanksgiving at the Exeter Cathedral as well as attended a “…reception in celebration of the Exeter Cathedral’s Third Millennium Campaign.”
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On Friday, February 22, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales opened the Uley Community Stores and Post Office in Uley, Gloucestershire. Afterward, the prince “…met with volunteers and members of the local community involved in the project…”
Soon, the prince was off to Quedgeley where he visited the “…shirt manufacturing division of Turnbull & Asser to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the factory…” according to the official web site for the Prince of Wales.
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On Thursday, February 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, as patron of Booktrust, visited the “…West Greenwich Library in London tolaunch Booktrust’s ‘Get Dads Reading’ campaign with best-selling author, James Patterson.”
The duchess also visited the Fan Museum in Greenwich.
During yesterday’s opening of the new Cardiac Center at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in Luton His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh made a joke towards one of the nurses in the hospital. According to the Telegraph, the duke told the nurse, who is from the Philippines, well, I’ll just let you read the article as well as watch the video here.
Warning: For those of you who do not like the duke’s politically incorrect as well as sarcastic sense of humor you may find his remarks towards the nurse offensive. So, don’t watch nor read the article.
On February 20, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Bletchley Park, in Milton Keynes where she “…attended a reception dedicated to women who worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War…”
The lovely Duchess also visited the charity, Medical Detection Dogs in Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire. According to the official website for the Duchess of Cornwall, Medical Detection Dogs “…trains dogs to assist people with life-threatening health conditions such as type 1 diabetes and to detect cancer volatiles from urine samples…”
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was in Luton on February 19, 2013, to open “…a new £5.5 million Cardiac Center at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital” according to ITV.