Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has paid a visit to injured war heroes.
The monarch and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, tour a tour of military recovery centre Headley Court in Surrey, England, yesterday (02.05.13), where they were able to speak to some of the nation’s bravest men.
Nick Beighton, 31, from the Corps of Royal Engineers – who competed in the 2012 Paralympics – told the Daily Mail newspaper: ”It’s a real honour to host the Queen here. She’s our monarch and we all fight in the armed forces under her banner.
”It’s great that she’s supporting all the work the staff do.”
The queen also had a reunion with triple amputee, 26-year-old Guardsman Dave Watson, who she once danced with at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, where he was based for three months before heading to Afghanistan.
Dave explained: ”Before I was injured I used to talk to the Queen every day, when I was based at Balmoral for three months.
”She comes around every day to see what’s going on and so does Prince Philip. I even danced arm in arm with her at the Ghillies’ Ball.”
The war hero – who is at Headley Court to have new limbs fitted after being medically discharged from the Army – said the royal visit was an important boost for the moral of the troops.
He added: ”It means an awful lot, not just to me, but the rest of the lads.”