HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL , ANNE , AT BENENDEN SCHOOL
HRH PRINCE CHARLES AT COPPER RIVET DISTILLERY
Like many other royals , the Queen Mother travelled to Kent not just for holidays but for grand openings too . On 29th October 1953 , she opened the National Fruit Show in Marden , now entering its 89th year and dedicated to showcasing British top and soft fruit , the National Fruit Show is a glittering gem in Kent ’ s Garden of England crown . The Queen Mother was also the royal to unveil the Battle of Britain memorial at Capelle-Ferne , near Folkestone , on 9th July 1993 . Her late majesty braved storm force wind and rain on the helicopter ride that brought her to the memorial ’ s clifftop home . The weather was so atrocious that the pilot bringing The Queen Mother to the unveiling asked if she wanted to turn back . She is said to have told him in no uncertain terms that ‘ her boys ' had never turned back and that she wouldn ’ t do so either . In March 2015 , her daughter , Queen Elizabeth II , opened The Wing at the Battle of Britain Museum , a £ 3.5 million visitor and education centre that ’ s home to an interactive experience which tells the story of the Battle of Britain . While there , Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh met some of the last surviving Battle of Britain airmen who helped repel Germany ' s Luftwaffe during the Second World War . The monarch ’ s most recent royal visit to Kent however was in 2019 when she marked charity , the Royal British Legion Industries ’ ( RBLI ) 100th anniversary . During the visit to Aylesford , Queen Elizabeth officially opened Appleton Lodge , RBLI ’ s new luxury care facility for veterans and their families . The building was named after First World War Sister Edith Appleton , OBE , who was born in Kent and awarded the Royal Red Cross for nursing on the front line during the Great War .
HRH The Princess Royal , Anne , attended Benenden School in Kent from 1963 to 1968 , and earlier this year , she attended the launch of their bursary and partnerships campaign , Be The Change . The Princess Royal also officially opened Copper Rivet Distillery on the banks of the River Medway in 2017 , and in February of this year her brother , The Prince of Wales , visited the distillery to celebrate the launch of the third whisky in Copper Rivet Distillery ’ s new trio of quintessentially English Masthouse whiskies . The future king , Prince Charles , and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall are the most recent royals to visit the county . On 2nd February this year the royal couple visited Sheppey Matters at Sheerness Healthy Living Centre and met community groups who help and promote the health of the local community . His Royal Highness and the Duchess were shown some of the wellbeing groups and work done by the charity and visited the charity ’ s community radio station . During their visit the couple met staff at Sheppey 92.2 FM radio station where Prince Charles requested a track by Jools Holland and Ruby Turner . Charles laughed when he was asked by a radio presenter if he had brought his swimming costume to the seaside area ! To end the visit , they were presented with a traditional Kentish dessert - gypsy tart .
THE ROYAL COUPLE AT SHEPPEY MATTERS
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