Yesterday (Wednesday, 24th February) Lieutenant Matt Leat, Old Colfeian (1996 - 2001) and one of
the Officers in the Colfe’s CCF Squadron, was introduced to HM the Queen when she visited his RNLI
Station on the River Thames. The Queen visited Tower RNLI lifeboat station to meet lifeboat crew
members whose mission is to save lives on the tidal reaches of the River Thames. Her Majesty was
greeted by Admiral the Lord Boyce, Chairman of the RNLI, before being given a whistle-stop tour of
the lifeboat station, situated on a floating pier beneath Waterloo Bridge. In 2009, Tower was once
again the busiest lifeboat station across the UK and Ireland, with its crew launching 380 times and
rescuing 148 people.
