Princess Royal joins celebrations as HMS Sultan marks milestone anniversary
The Princess Royal has helped HMS Sultan celebrate 70 years of training the Royal Navy's engineers, joining personnel for a ceremonial parade in Gosport.
Escorted by Sultan’s Commanding Officer Captain Mark Hamilton, the princess inspected the Guard of Honour before reviewing the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Lympstone, who provided the musical accompaniment.
The event recognised seven decades of HMS Sultan's contribution to the fleet, with the establishment continuing to train the engineers and technicians who underpin naval operations worldwide.
As well as taking the salute from officers and ratings on parade, Princess Anne presented awards and prizes recognising outstanding academic achievement, engineering excellence and exemplary service.
Describing his base as an "extraordinary establishment", Capt Hamilton said: "The expertise here spans the full breadth of naval engineering, from marine engineers who keep our fleet at sea, to air engineering and survival equipment technicians on whom our people's lives depend."
Sultan's staff deliver more than 320 courses to more than 7,700 personnel annually.
Beyond providing the Royal Navy with the marine, nuclear, air and survival equipment engineers it needs to support its global operations daily, they also instruct personnel from across the UK's Armed Forces, Nato and international partners.
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