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or you can get all of History Daily plus other fantastic history podcasts at into History.com. It's August 27th, 1979 in Mugmore, a small fishing village in the Republic of Ireland. On a wooden jetty, 14-year-old

Dennis Devlin tightens the netting of a crab pot and tosses it onto a pile beside

him. The pots need to be checked before his father casts off in his fishing boat, but it's a dull task and it doesn't

take much to distract Dennis from his work. Soon enough, Dennis's attention is caught by a group of people

walking along the jetty. He recognizes the man leading them immediately.

79 year old Lord Louis Mount Batten is something of a local celebrity here.

Not only is he second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, he was also a high-ranking commander in World War II

and the last British Viceroy of India. Trailing behind the sprightly Mount Patton

are five members of his family and someone else Dennis recognizes

his friend Paul Maxwell. Paul is spending the summer helping to crew Lord Mount

Baton's boat and Dennis gives him a wave as the group passes by.

Then when they reach their fishing boat, Lord Mount Batten steps aboard and fires up the engine.

The others clamor on to the little green-hulled boat one at a time.

Paul is the last aboard. It's his job to untie the mooring room,

but the tide is dragging the boat away from the jetty,

and Paul can't quite reach reach so Dennis decides to help. He makes his way

down the jetty unties the rope and tosses it onto deck. Lord Mount

Baton gives Dennis a playful salute as he steers the boat away from the jetty.

Dennis then returns to his crabpons.

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