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10 February 2006
The Met Office headquarters in Exeter hosted its first royal visitor
yesterday, as HRH, the Duke of Kent toured the building.
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Accompanied by Met Office chairman Clay Brendish, the Duke
was shown the Operations Centre, where Chief Forecaster Richard
Young explained how forecasts are produced using a huge variety
of data. The Duke, who is an avid tennis fan, was also told
how the Met Office provides forecasts to both the public and
the Lawn Tennis Association, in the run-up to, and during,
Wimbledon fortnight. |
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During his visit the Duke toured the National Meteorological
Library - where he was shown the weather chart used to plan
the D-Day landings - and also the IT halls where the Met
Office's supercomputers are based.
Before leaving he signed the Met Office visitors' book.
Met Office Chief Executive Mark Hutchinson said: "It
was a privilege to be able to show His Royal Highness the
breadth of work the Met Office does and what goes into making
a forecast."
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