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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tony Jones

Charles likens Coastguard kit to drysuit worn by James Bond

PA Wire

The Prince of Wales celebrated the 200th anniversary of HM Coastguard and joked that some of their kit resembles something out of James Bond.

During a visit to Torquay, Devon, with the Duchess of Cornwall, Charles toured an open-air display of equipment, vehicles, an all-weather helicopter and even drones used to rescue everyone from sunbathers to sailors around the nation’s coastline.

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