Each time he visited, he won praise for his dignity and easy manner. The Duke first visited Colchester in 1958 alongside the Queen. He also visited the Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club Airfield in June 1998 as patron of the British Gliding Association. The Duke accepted an invitation to cut the ribbon to open the new £100,000 hangar in Wormingford. He also took a tour of the clubhouse and asked for an impromptu display of gliding. The prince had arrived at Wormingford by helicopter and was met by Lord Lieutenant of Essex Lord Braybrooke, David Rex, chairman of Essex County Council and Colchester mayor David Cannon.
Remembering Prince Philip s visits to north Essex over years
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Remembering Prince Philip s visits to north Essex over years
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