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Prince of Wales pictured during Royal Marines training

A collection of photographs from the Royal Marines' archive that show the Prince of Wales going through his commando training have emerged.

The collection also includes never-before-seen snaps of other well known royals including Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Other celebrities are also present in the photographs taken through the 1970s and 1980s and among them are The Krankies, Jimmy Saville and Larry Grayson.

The collection was compiled by a former Marine, Graham Sharp who worked in the photography department after being injured in the Falklands war.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)