This selection includes the then Prince Charles visiting the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar and his visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on Portsdown Hill. Her Majesty The Queen met the crowds as HMS Invincible returned from the Falklands, Princess Diana was seen surveying the hull of the Mary Rose from up high and Margaret Thatcher paid a visit to South Downs College in Waterlooville.
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1. Memories from 1982
Prince Charles visiting Royal Naval Hospital in Haslar, 1982. The News PP4781 Photo: The News archive
2. Falklands return
HMS Exeter returning to Portsmouth in July 1982. The News PP310 Photo: The News archive
3. Prime Ministerial visit
Margaret Thatcher visits South Downs College around 1982 Photo: The News archive
4. Memories from 1982
The partly demolished St Andrew's Church in St Michael's Road, in April 1982. The News PP1459 Photo: The News archive