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Patron of the Intelligence Services, The Prince met, in private,
the men and women who work at the station and had a chance to see
some historical elements, which correlate to the site’s 100 year
history.
Charles had the opportunity to look into the original bunker used
in until the 1970s as well as the station’s museum which houses
various listening and decoding devices including an Enigma
machine.
Since 2011, Charles has awarded The Prince of Wales Intelligence
Community Awards to members of the Secret Intelligence Service,
Security Service and Government Communications Headquarters at St
James’s Palace.
The Prince and Duchess of Cornwall, also attended the Royal
Premiere of the James Bond film Skyfall in 2012, with proceeds
donated, at The Prince’s request, to charities supporting the
Intelligence Services.
GCHQ Scarborough is located at Irton Moor in North Yorkshire. The
original station dates back to 1912 when the Royal Navy established
a Wireless Telegraphy station in the Scarborough area. It was
relocated in 1943 to the present site.
Since 1914 it has conducted Signals Intelligence (Sigint) in
support of both the defence of the United Kingdom and its armed
forces. The site commemorates its centenary throughout 2014.
From the Zimmermann Telegram to Bletchley Park, from the Cold War
to the present, GCHQ work to protect the UK from a range of
established and emerging threats which challenge the nation’s
security and interests.
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