HRH The Duke of York listens intently to Glenn’s answer to his question about weather and sea conditions in the southern ocean during his official visit to RVYC May 19, 2013 Photo: Ellie Matheson

HRH The Duke of York listens intently to Glenn’s answer to his question about weather and sea conditions in the southern ocean during his official visit to RVYC May 19, 2013 Photo: Ellie Matheson

It’s not every day you meet a Prince. We had the honour, recently, of meeting and chatting with HRH The Duke of York on his official visit to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Watch the video of the event.

Prince Andrew was interested in how the more extreme forms of sailing challenges us and “connects us to nature and to ourselves” as he put it. He was genuinely interested in Glenn’s circumnavigation and the two happily chatted for about 15 minutes. Prince Andrew had obviously given it some thought beforehand and asked Glenn a number of specific questions – Why take on the challenge? Which route will you take? What kind of boat do you have? Why west about? and.. How does your wife feel about this?

Glenn and HRH The Duke of York share a laugh during his official visit to RVYC. May 19, 2013.
Photo: Ellie Matheson

He wished Glenn good luck on his voyage and asked to be kept informed about his progress, particularly when he crosses the finish line. We gave his aides the url for this blog and who knows… maybe we’ll see a comment from HRH on these pages from time to time. Stay tuned.