Posted on 05/27/2019 12:30:59 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the home of the Second World War codebreakers who helped decipher the German Enigma machine. Middleton went to see an exhibition on the team’s role in D-Day ahead of the 75th anniversary of the landings in June.
But Bletchley Park is of particular significance to Kate as her grandmother Valerie Glassbow was one of the codebreakers who helped crack Nazi military messages. The team were crucial in helping Allied forces stay one step ahead as they planned their invasion of Normandy.
Kate, 37, re-wore a £1,750 polka dot dress as she mingled with the crowd before visiting the newly restored Teleprinter Building which was used as a wartime communications hub. She visited the estate near Milton Keynes to meet codebreakers and to view an interactive exhibition named D-Day: Interception, Intelligence, Invasion.
The immersive film looks at the full scale of the top secret operation at Bletchley Park which helped end the war. Valerie and her twin sister Mary were part of the crack team which also included mathematician and computer science pioneer Alan Turing.
Valerie was one of many ‘ordinary’ women on the team whose work was kept secret for nearly half a century. She died in 2006 without ever speaking publicly about her role in the war.
A group of up to 300 British D-Day military veterans will be saluted by land, sea and air on both sides of the channel in next month in honour of the landings. Two days of ceremonies will include Spitfire flypasts, a naval gun salute and an Anglo-French parachute drop.
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Not THAT is a Duchess!
you missed the other snipping attack... she “re-wore” the dress.
They might be belittling her for the dress being too cheap !
With any luck, Charles will pass away while Trump is still in office. Assuming Queen Elizabeth does have two many years to go, and pray that she outlives Prince William. Great Britain and the U.S. of A. will have the most gracious and beautiful Queen and First Lady in history at the same time.
British media protocol dictates that they always describe in detail what the women of the royal family wear to official functions...Practically speaking: the country’s economy and fashion industry benefits from new sales as people attempt to copy what Kate and Meghan wear, and the “re-wear” thing is a nod to frugality and austerity...LoL
oh the Brits!
As a former Brit...
This is clearly a double snipe by the fashionista snobs.
1. Dress is to cheap.
2. Dress is reused.
hmm...I trust Prince Harry’s judgment regarding Meghan Markle.
Would I ever vote for her should she run for political office? Probably not. But she makes for a great Duchess. She’s not the Prime Minister.
And from what I gather — when all is said and done Piers Morgan affirms her good qualities and quite enjoyed getting to know her. He’s just upset that he got ‘ghosted’ once she became involved with Harry.
you are entitled to your opinion but the overwhelming facts as evidenced by Markle herself speak for themselves
Kate can’t ever be “queen”, can she? Won’t she always be “Princess”? Queen Elizabeth’s husband isn’t a king.
We visited Blenheim. You might want to check Chartwell books that sells Churchill memorabilia that we can’t afford!
Thanks for the suggestion. I wouldn’t be able to afford them either :-)
Turing had help.....
Polish codebreakers ‘cracked Enigma before Alan Turing’
True, but the Poles are too Christian, Eastern European, Blonde and Hetero to be visible to Hollywood Degeneracy, so it doesn't count.
Besides, they used math, not meth.
Plus, they didn't want to piss off their bestest buddy, Uncle Joe.
Trust Prince Harry’s judgement? No way.
The woman has been married three times! Two other guys were happy to get rid of her. She’s estranged from her family and many of her old friends. She announced her pregnancy at somebody’s wedding! and went around holding her belly like a basketball with both hands her entire pregnancy. Harry somehow finds this vulgarian appealing.
Meghan Markle better keep in mind, the monarchy doesn’t tolerate problem women. A number of them have lost their head. LOL
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