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The Princess Royal joined survivors for the ceremony at the scene The Princess Royal has joined survivors of one of the darkest days in the history of Royal Navy to lay wreaths where a battleship was sunk HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German U-boat at its base at Scapa Flow, in Orkney, on 14 October 1939. It sank with the loss of 833 lives, including many teenage sailors. Almost 400 crew were saved. Princess Anne was among those to lay a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the tragedy. The navy's top officer in Scotland, Rear Adm Martin Alabaster, said: "The service was a very moving tribute to the men who lost their lives in one of the Royal Navy's blackest days of World War II. "It was an honour to be able to be part of this ceremony and to speak to the survivors who had made the journey to remember... [read full story]
