Prince Charles and the Sunderland hero

The day when Prince Charles learned all about Jack Crawford - the Sunderland naval hero.

Transcript

00:00Every day is a school day. It certainly was for Prince Charles in September 1978 when

00:08he came to Sunderland and learned about one of our greatest heroes. The future King was

00:14on Wearside to officially open Crowtree Leisure Centre and hundreds of people turned up to

00:20greet him, including members of the Jack Crawford Sea Cadets.

00:26Who's Jack Crawford? asked the Prince. Cadets Andrew Wilson and James Dixon provided the

00:33answer about the East End sailor who in 1797 nailed the colours of HMS Venerable back to

00:41the mast after they were shot down in the Battle of Camperdown. Prince Charles also

00:47got to meet local residents and members of the First Airborne Association. Tell us if

00:54you were there by emailing chris.cordner at nationalworld.com