Photos, clockwise from top left of each page: RNLI staff wait at the College entrance for the first guests to arrive (Bella West •,'!iy); HM The Queen and Chairman Sir Jock Slater • ,ik.' their speeches (Beila West Photography); the Royal Party —ives (Chris North); the Royal Marines Band entertains the -jwd (Bella West Photography); eight-year-old Luke Brown.

j| Mobile Training Unit Instructor Trevor Stevens, •esents a posy to The Queen (Bella West Photography); the i-.TTion strati on capsize begins (Bella West Photography); the '.oyal Party depart on board the Annette Mutton (Chris North); he assembled coxswains, helmsmen and lifeguards five three leers to Her Majesty (Bella West Photography).