Volunteer lifeboat crew, committee members and the ladies guild at Peel RNLI Lifeboat Station are putting the final touches in place for a VIP visit from The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on 26 April.

The visit to the Isle of Man is part of the Diamond Jubilee Tour. To mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession, members of the Royal Family are travelling to all Commonwealth Realms, as well as to some Commonwealth countries, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories during 2012. 

This will be The Prince of Wales’s third official visit to the Isle of Man. His Royal Highness’s last visit was for the Tynwald Day Ceremony in 2000. This will be the first time The Duchess of Cornwall has visited the Island.

Mal Kelly, Lifeboat Press Officer at Peel says:

‘We were thrilled when we heard about our special visitors. We hope they enjoy finding out more about the work of our volunteer crew and our fundraisers who work hard to keep the service afloat.

‘The final touches are being put in place and we are looking forward to welcoming them to Peel. There is certainly an air of excitement at the station.’

At Peel RNLI Lifeboat Station, they will meet with some of the volunteer crew, the station committee and representatives from the ladies guild. Representatives from the Coastguard and other emergency services will also be presented at Peel Lifeboat Station.

Operating from within the fishing harbour, the Peel RNLI Lifeboat Station is one of five in the Isle of Man. The station has a Mersey class carriage-launched lifeboat named Ruby Clery after the donor who funded it. Ruby Clery was the great, great granddaughter of the founder of the RNLI, Sir William Hillary. Both Sir William and Ruby Clery were Isle of Man residents.

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