Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Prince Charles opened the Battle of Britain museum yesterday (12.09.13).
The Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Bentley Priory, the RAF Fighter Command's headquarters during World War II, in Harrow, London, and thanked the "remarkable" Battle of Britain veterans and watched a memorial flypast.
Charles said: "Having just become a grandfather, one of the great things I remember when I was very small is having stories told to me about the war.
"I wanted to know everything in those days, as I was born in 1948."
The Duke then went on to say how lucky he had been to meet people who had risked their lives to defend the country as part of Fighter Command.
He explained: "I at least have some idea of the remarkable nature of such people like, of course, the wonderful lady veterans who are here today from the filter room.
"At the age of 18, 19, 20 they were ensuring that this country never gave up."
The prince - who is a patron of the Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust - opened the new £9.5 million museum at the mansion house before unveiling a bust of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, who led the RAF Fighter Command during the battle.
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