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Buckingham Palace visit for Hartlepool RNLI Volunteer

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Hartlepool RNLI volunteer Robbie Maiden rubbed shoulders with royalty at a Buckingham Palace garden party recently.

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Hartlepool RNLI volunteer Robbie Maiden with his partner Sue at the Buckingham Palace event.
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Robbie had been invited to the event by the Lord Lieutenant of Durham Sue Snowdon in recognition of his 40 plus years as a volunteer with the charity that saves lives at sea.
Robbie who was also coxswain for 28 years at the Ferry Road lifeboat station and now volunteers as a Deputy Launch Authority attended the event with his partner Sue said 'It was a brilliant day, it was quite special to see the King and Queen and a few other members of the Royal family in the stunning surroundings of Buckingham Palace. It was a really well organised event and we were both really proud to be there with all the other guests. It was definitely a day we will never forget '

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Hartlepool RNLI volunteer Robbie Maiden with his partner Sue at the Buckingham Palace event.
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HRH King Charles and Queen Camilla.
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HRH King Charles.
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Beefeaters at the Buckingham Palace event.
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RNLI Media Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Tom Collins, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI North and East, [email protected]

Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for North East and East England, 07824 518641, [email protected]

Richard Grange, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for North East and East England, 07483 112015, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

About the author

Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

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