Cat's Eye Carving

The King’s visit.

I was honoured to have been invited to meet the King at Walmer Castle in recognition of my carving of the Compass rose.

It was an incredibly hot day and just a week on from a reception at No. 11 Downing Street.

There was such an abundance of beautiful flowers and the dragonflies were busy over the pond.

The Queen Mother’s garden looked lovely, each town had a banner that we stood beside to welcome the King.

When I was at Goodnestone Primary school, about 40 years ago, the Queen Mother was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and we welcomed her to Goodnestone as a guest of Lord Fitzwalter, it was lovely to be part of the King’s visit and meet the current Lord Warden, Sir George Zambellas.

Here I am with the Mayor and is wife Emmet and Illeyn Csuka, our town clerk, Gill and one of the trustees of the Sandwich Medieval Centre, Steve Barlett.

Sadly the only photo of me with the King is just the back of my head, but I love this one of Gill shaking the King’s hand. Photos By K T Bruce.

What a fantastic day.