1 November 2013

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PRINCESS Anne was East Grinstead’s second royal visitor in October when she visited the six new state-of-the-art operating theatres at the Queen Victoria hospital in the Holtye Road.

The Princess, who arrived by helicopter, was given a tour of the refurbished Peanut Ward for children and unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion of her visit, which coincided with the 150th anniversary of the hospital – made world famous by pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe – which was founded in 1863.

Picture courtesy of the East Grinstead Observer