The Queen, accompanied by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I-, Commander F. R. H. Swarm, O.B.E., R.N.V.R. (right), and Mr. C. G. Rickett, president of the Leander Club, Henley, disembarking from The Royal British Legion Jubilee at Henley on 17th July, 1972, to sign the visitors' book after the naming ceremony. The appeal for a new life-boat was launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal British Legion. Each member of the Legion was invited to subscribe a sum of not less than 5p and British Legion clubs were asked to contribute the maximum of -£1 for every £1,000 of gross turnover. Over -£51,000 was collected in this way; the balance—about £19,000—was provided from the R.N.L.I.'s general fund..