NOSTALGIA: Hundreds turn out as Prince of Wales visits Boston in 1992
Prince Charles was on a trip to the area and looked around Pilgrim Hospital (which was officially opened by his sister, the Princess Royal, 15 years earlier) and North Sea Camp.
But there was controversy before his visit when a Pilgrim Hospital consultant spoke out to criticise a big ‘spruce up’ planned for the hospital ahead of his visit.
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Hide AdDr Cyril Nyman said: “It is done out of respect, but I think it seems unrealistic that we should rush around and do all these things.”
Dr Nyman added that he believed visitors like Prince Charles and Government ministers should see the hospital as it really is.
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