The 1805 Dispatches #21.DofE April 2021 5 From George Cansino The only memory I have is that in about 1976, he and his wife drove past my home [in Bath] and waved at me, my son and wife. At least I assume he was waving to us and not the other folk on the pavement. From Judy Collingwood Here is a little background to my and Lynda’s meeting with HRH, at Windsor in 2007, for the delivery of the New Trafalgar Despatch. I mentioned to him that I had been working in Vienna with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in 1968/69 when the Royals (including The Princess Anne on her �irst of�icial outing) visited Vienna on a state visit. I had met the Duke at a British Embassy reception and he had asked me ‘How long is your stint?’ At Windsor, I told him that my grand-mother, reading my letter to the family, said ‘Prince Philip asked me how long is your skirt?’ He roared with laughter, and said ‘I would have noticed.’ (Please see photograph with Lynda Sebbage’s memories on page 9) From Ken Flemming FM LM Club Vice President After joining HMSLondondirectly from the builders, Swan Hunter, Wallsend, as part of her engineering branch before completing a world tour. The ship welcomed H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh onboard during a two-day visit on 11/12 June 1964 duringSeaslugandSeacat air defence missile �irings. At the sight of the ship's Wessex �light, apipewasmadeHRH approaching. It turned out to be a member of the �light riding a “Pusser's red devil bicycle” mid-air! HRH landed later by the same �light in a more formal way. His somewhat embarrassed ADC failed to keep hold of his cap on landing, which was blown overboard, later to be picked up by the ship's whaler someway astern. Below HRH is welcomed onboard byLondon’s Captain J C Bartosik DSC. During his two days stay the ship’s Seaslugmissile system took out the exceedingly small target plane. Leading to one of HRH’s classic statements “Give that man a coconut”! Immediately illustrated on the main notice board by a cartoon drawn by one of the ships' company. (All these photos thanks to Ken Flemming) From Surgeon Commander Peter R Brinsden MBBS FRCOG FRGS Royal Navy (Retired). It was as a young Surgeon Lieutenant serving on board HMS Glamorganin July 1969. She was one of the �lagships at the Royal Naval Fleet Review by Her Majesty The Queen at Torbay. I was lucky enough to win one of the Wardroom invitations to a reception on board the Royal Yacht Britanniahosted by HM The Queen and Prince Philip. As one of the many of�icers attending, I was �irst introduced to The Queen, then Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family. During the reception I spotted an old medical colleague who was the Medical Of�icer on the Royal Yacht. While chatting to him, we were joined by Prince Philip to whom I was introduced again by my colleague. Whilst shaking his hand I noted that it was bound in a bandage. As a medical man I was naturally curious as to the nature of his hand injury and asked him about it. He replied to the effect that it was an old polo injury and nothing serious, but that he kept a bandage on the hand for occasions such as this when meeting the many “young bucks” like me who always liked to give him a “manly handshake by squeezing the hell out of it”. He then said words to the effect that “it makes no bloody difference at all”! There followed another ten minutes or so of delightful conversation and banter, which I will always remember, and included my tale of the �irst time that I had met The Queen, when I had to tell her a lie … but that is another story!
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