Duke of Edinburgh: Prince Philip at Newhaven fish market
Newhaven came to a standstill during their whistle-stop tour of the county. Her Majesty was shown around the town’s West Quay Fisheries before being introduced to members of the local RNLI. Well-wishers young and old had waited in the dark from early in the morning to secure the best positions along the quayside. But the weather hadn’t read the script – and a sea of umbrellas stretched as far as the eye could see. Then, at 10.30am, as the royal helicopter sounded overhead, the clouds parted and the rain ceased. Minutes later a roar went up as a lavish black Bentley, flanked ...