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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2014 · 22 MIN

Extra - E38 - Lady Marion Body

from Bletchley Park · host Bletchley Park

July 2014HRH The Duchess of Cambridge visited Bletchley Park on the 18th of June to mark the officially opening of the 8.5 million pound restorations, but she also had a much more personal reason for her visit as both her paternal grandmother & great aunt worked in Hut 16 at The Government Codes and Cipher School during World War 2.Lady Marion Body worked alongside the twins, Valerie and Mary Glassborow and one of the highlights of the Royal Visit was when the Princess sat down with Lady Body to find out more about what her ancestors had done during the war.In this EXTRA’s episode we bring you both an interview that Podcast host Katherine Lynch recorded with Lady Body a few weeks before the special day and one from Gareth Lloyd of BBC 3 Counties Radio, a few minutes after her meeting with HRH. Thanks to Nick, Gareth, Nia and Mark from BBC Three Counties for allowing us to bring you their interview.Picture: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com#BPark, #Bletchleypark, #ww2veteran, #enigma, #BritishMonarchy, #BBC3CR

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