A piece of Great Yarmouth's maritime heritage owned by a Lowestoft-based trust was at the centre of a royal visit by the Princess Royal.
As part of her visit, Princess Anne commissioned the boat Horace & Hannah, a 1906 Great Yarmouth shrimper which has recently been rescued and refurbished by the Excelsior Trust.
The commissioning event took place at The Old Custom House, at Associated British Port's (ABP) Port of Ipswich.
The Princess Royal is Excelsior Trust's Centenary Patron, having commissioned the Lowestoft sailing smack Excelsior in 1988.
The sail training vessel has since taken more than ten thousand young people to sea.
Before unveiling the Horace & Hannah plaque, she said: "Thank you for your continued enthusiasm for maritime heritage."
She added that she was "delighted" to be invited to the event, to "make sure that skillset continues to exist, not forgeting the value it has in the future, nevermind the past."
Excelsior Chair Jamie Campbell said: "It was a happy event, despite the weather.
"She knew her subject, she enjoys boats and I'm sure everyone feels that all their considerable amount of work was worthwhile."
The Excelsior Trust's refit manager Karol Petryka said: "I told her about how I've trained up new skippers."
"It was nice to speak with her and she seemed in good spirits."
Laurence Vulliamy was a trustee of the Excelsior Trust until last year and he spoke about going out to sea.
He said: "We asked her to be patron of our centenary, which was the year before last, and I'm so pleased that she agreed to come today to recommission Horace & Hannah."
Supporter Isabel Cator has a special family tie to the Excelsior, as her father was key in helping to get people on board in the 80s.
She said: "My husband mentioned to Princess Anne that we had met on the boat and she thought that was a great thing."
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