The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., visited Bridlington, Yorkshire, on 4th October, 1972, and is seen in the top picture shaking hands with Mr. John Wright, head launcher, watched by Coxswain John King. In the centre photograph the Duke is chatting with Mr. Geoffrey Hoggard, boathouse attendant, who has been connected with the Bridlington lifeboats for 62 years. Aged 74, Mr. Hoggard was head launcher as long ago as 1921. The third picture shows the Duke of Kent with Superintendent Coxswain Robertson Buchan aboard the Number, Yorkshire, life-boat..