(CMR) His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex visited the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Base on his final day in Cayman, Wednesday, 22 February. Upon arrival, he was met by the Hon. Minister Sabrina Turner from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Colonel Errol Braithwaite of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps.
The Earl received a Royal Salute from a detachment of Cadets, which He was invited to inspect. Following the Royal Salute and inspection, Governor Martyn Roper joined the Earl to observe a demonstration of the Cayman Islands Regiment’s operational capability in humanitarian support and disaster relief.
Acting Commanding Officer of the Regiment, Major Tim Howard, set out the Regiment’s capabilities and demonstrated the Regiment’s water purification system and remote field kitchen, sampling some of the food that could be prepared for hundreds during a national emergency. HRH also met members of the Regiment.
Commander Robert Scotland, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, escorted His Royal Highness on a short tour of the Coast Guard vessels and operations center, where the Earl was able to observe the excellent progress made by the Coast Guard in recent years to enhance its maritime, rescue and interdiction capabilities.
“We have made great strides in recent years enhancing our resilience and response mechanisms for natural disasters in Cayman and regionally and our law enforcement capabilities. We were able to showcase the progress we have made to HRH,” Governor Roper stated.
The Royal Couple presented Elizabeth Bennett and Ernest Bennett with Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards at Government House. The Duke of Edinburgh youth awards program was founded by the late Prince Phillip in 1956 and encourages young persons to complete various levels of personal development exercises.
The Countess opened the 54th Agricultural Show on Wednesday and also visited midterm campers at the YMCA Cayman Islands.
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