Prince Charles' Black Watch Dedication

20 October 2009

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Britain's Prince Charles has marked the restoration of a famous war memorial.

The 60-year-old royal joined World War Two veterans for the re-dedication of a bronze statue of a Black Watch soldier at Powrie Brae on the outskirts of Dundee, Scotland.

The service came 50 years after Charles' grandmother the Queen Mother unveiled the original memorial.

I think the memorial has been brilliantly done

The prince sat through a 30-minute ceremony before chatting with Black Watch veterans who fought in Dunkirk, Africa and Italy in the war.

90-year-old veteran Sergeant Major George Grant, MBE, said: "I thought it went very well, and I was very pleased that Charles took time to go around and speak to the veterans.

"He was asking about our military service and what part of the world we're from. I think the statue is very good."

Retired Colonel Ian Critchley added: ''It was marvellous to see so many old friends here and paying their respects to the memory of those left behind. I think the memorial has been brilliantly done."

The statue commemorates the death of more than 440 soldiers from the Fourth and Fifth Battalion Black Watch during the Second World War.

The restoration work included repairs to stonework on the platform and the cleaning and re-waxing of the statue.

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