IT WAS an honour for Beach Buddies to be chosen to be one of the environment organisations to meet Queen Camilla this week at a special reception in Government House.
We were amongst many other great local organisations given the chance for a brief conversation with the Queen, and the chance to give her an insight into what Beach Buddies has achieved over the years, especially the worldwide acknowledgement from the Energy Globe award in Norway.
Queen Camilla said she shared our serious concerns about the state of the world’s beaches and was informed about the current plan to send the message from the Isle of Man around the British Isles and around the world that there is a solution to this huge problem, with the example being set by the people of the Isle of Man.
Queen Camilla appeared very interested in what was said during our very brief conversation and we hope the simple fact that we were given a chance to speak to her will make a difference in the future of beaches and litter generally for the whole of the British Isles.
Our sincere thanks to our charity patrons, Lt Governor Sir John Lorimer and Lady Lorimer who invited Beach Buddies to meet Queen Camilla and help to spread the word.
We’ve no idea where this will lead to, but it can only be good for the Isle of Man, and – more importantly – the oceans and wildlife.
It will definitely help raise further awareness about what can be achieved by people simply getting together and doing something about this huge worldwide problem.
