A big crowd of residents and school children braved the cold and blustery weather today to stand on Mumbles Pier to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The visit was timed to coincide with the last few weeks of the Lord Lieutenant's tenure before he retires on 14th February. The itinerary included a visit to the RNLI Mumbles Lifeboat Station, Joe's Ice Cream Parlour and then onto Tata Steel in Port Talbot.
The crew were introduced to the royal couple before they presented a 20 years of service award to James Bolter, who is one of the crew members.
The Duke and Duchess then went into the Crew Room, where they were presented with a book about the history of the Mumbles Lifeboat Station, toys for their children and they signed the visitor book.
By this time the boat was ready to launch and we watched as it headed off around the bay for a practise run and recovery.
Naturally there was quite a big splash as the boat hit the water. We then made our way back along the pier, braving fierce winds as we did so, where the Duke and Duchess chatted to local children and others.
As the royal party made their way to the ice cream parlour, the lifeboat could be seen performing manoeuvres in the bay.
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