Cadets Sandringham Duties Increase
The Air Cadets of 42F (King’s Lynn) Squadron, ably assisted this year by their friends from 1894 (Swaffham) and 2534 (Fakenham) Squadrons, took on the annual task of parking the cars of the estimated 20,000 + visitors to the Sandringham Flower Show on the Royal Family’s private estate in west Norfolk.
The smartness, politeness and sheer professionalism of the King’s Lynn cadets has meant that they have been asked to take on additional roles at the show. For the last two years 42F’s cadets have been tasked with ensuring that only invited guests on the register gain entry to the Sandringham Association of Royal Warrant Holders marquee.
This year, for the first time, the Squadron’s cadets took over the duties of some of the police officers drafted in for the event, in taking charge of the numerous flowers and gifts presented to the show’s patrons HRH Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as they toured the showground and conveying them to the waiting royal transport.
As is now tradition, just before the royal couple left the showground to return to Sandringham House, some of the King’s Lynn cadets formed an Honour Guard for the royal couple who shook their hands and spoke briefly with them.
The Squadron’s Cadet Warrant Officer, Alex Stapleton, said “I was very proud of the cadets, they took a real pride in their appearance on parade and they all worked so hard at their given tasks”.