The submarine HMS Trump brings forgotten memories to the surface once again for me, care of King Charles ....
Music to my ears! During his speech at the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, King Charles presented the American President with a bell from the tower of the HMS Trump, a Royal Navy submarine first launched in 1944 that served in the Battle of the Pacific during WW2. This British submarine was stationed in Australia for more than 20 years during the Royal Navy's constant presence there. A clue to Donald Trump's character may lie in the unofficial crest of HMS Trump which hung on the Commander’s door. It has the motto ‘I Take All’ beneath spread playing cards (three kings and a deuce). Hm ... HMS TRUMP, flying the Jolly Roger to commemorate its war service, leaving Sydney for the last time in January 1969 and her unofficial crest Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1 976, qualifying as a helicopter pilot and commanding the coastal minesweeper HMS Bronington. Following training at BRNC Dartmouth , he served on the guided-missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and...