The Inside Story
MAGES.NEWSLICENSING.PAPHOTOSTHE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE
IN THE LINE OF FIRE ON DEVON TRIP
H
er husband may be the Prince
of Wales, but the Duchess
of Rothesay, as she’s known in
Scotland, was bowled over by the
welcome when she and the Duke
visited the village of Garlieston in
Dumfries and Galloway.
Paying tribute to her hosts in a
tartan dress, Camilla, 72, was full of
smiles as hundreds of locals lined
up to greet her, with the Duchess
receiving several bouquets of
flowers from the youngsters on the
route (left).
Prince Charles, 70, wasn’t left
out, with one schoolgirl giving him
a big hug, much to his delight
(below right)
Fresh from their time in
Balmoral with the Queen, the royal
couple were in fine form as they
opened a new visitor centre at the
Bladnoch Distillery and found out
more about the village’s role in
testing out the floating artificial
Mulberry harbours used in the
D-Day landings in 1944.
They also got to try their hand at
a game of lawn bowls. A look of
determination on her face, Camilla
passed her handbag to her husband
to hold as she took to the green.
Following her, Charles was
equally keen to do his best, askinggreenkeeper Allan
MacDonald: “How do you
do it?”
“He did okay,” Allan
said. “He was definitely
better than Camilla.”
The royal pair were
clear winners with the
villagers, who treated their
guests to a pint in the local
pub, the Harbour Inn,
ahead of their game.
And proving himselfa
true gent, Charles apologised
as he left for disturbingthe
locals’ quiet drink.W
ith three children of his own, the
Duke of Cambridge was perfectly
at ease when dealing with two playful
youngsters on a visit to Devon.
Prince William was raising the alarm
about the need to support members of the
emergency services when six-year-old
Joseph Dowden decided to have some fun
with pal Oliver Myers, ten (left).
Taking it all in his stride, the 37-year-old
dad-of-three kept a watchful eye on the duo
as he helped mark Emergency Services Day
at the Fire Fighters Charity Centre at
Harcombe House.
As well as unveiling a plaque for his visit
(below), the former search and rescue
helicopter pilot announced his plans to
train as a volunteer counsellor for text crisis
service Shout, answering messages from
firefighters, police officers and paramedics
in need.
He said: “I’m aiming to set myself up for
it, I really want to do it. Even if I can only do
an hour on my laptop. I want to do the
training and be able to help.”THE DUCHESS
OF ROTHESAY
FOCUSES ON
LAWN ORDER
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