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Duchess of Cambridge to open restored Bletchley Park | Duchess of Cambridge to open restored Bletchley Park |
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The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at the newly restored Bletchley Park where she will meet a codebreaker who worked with her grandmother. | |
The home of the Government Code and Cypher School in Buckinghamshire cost £8m to restore and was mostly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. | The home of the Government Code and Cypher School in Buckinghamshire cost £8m to restore and was mostly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. |
The duchess will officially open the restored centre later. | |
Her paternal grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, worked at Bletchley's Hut 16. | |
Former colleague Lady Marion Body is due to meet the royal later. | |
The duchess' visit marks the completion of a project to return the buildings to their World War Two appearance and create new visitor facilities. | The duchess' visit marks the completion of a project to return the buildings to their World War Two appearance and create new visitor facilities. |
Bletchley twins | Bletchley twins |
Ms Glassborow, who later married the duchess' grandfather Peter Middleton, was a civilian staff member at the centre where her twin sister Mary was also employed. | |
Documents dated October 1944 show she was probably a duty officer and worked in Hut 16, now restored Hut 6. | Documents dated October 1944 show she was probably a duty officer and worked in Hut 16, now restored Hut 6. |
The success of the centre's codebreakers in breaking the German cypher systems Enigma and Lorenz, are credited with shortening the war by two years. | The success of the centre's codebreakers in breaking the German cypher systems Enigma and Lorenz, are credited with shortening the war by two years. |
But the site fell into near-dereliction after the war. | But the site fell into near-dereliction after the war. |
Plans for complete restoration began at the end of 2011 when the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the trust a £5m grant and work began in 2012. | Plans for complete restoration began at the end of 2011 when the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the trust a £5m grant and work began in 2012. |
Veteran Lady Marion recalls working with the twin sisters when they heard that the war in Europe had ended. | Veteran Lady Marion recalls working with the twin sisters when they heard that the war in Europe had ended. |
She will be among other former codebreakers set to meet the duchess, who will also be planting a tree to commemorate the visit. |