The King has praised police officers during a visit to Belfast, saying they are “owed an enormous debt of gratitude.” Speaking at Newforge sports complex, home to the PSNI athletic association, Charles met officers and presented an award to wellbeing volunteers. He praised their dedication to public safety, calling them the “thin green line” that protects communities, and expressed his admiration for the challenges they face. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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05:08The key thing is that the livestock prices are holding.
05:11They are, but of course, you've got to repair some of them.
05:14It becomes slightly more difficult.
05:16You've got shepherds.
05:18But they're not shepherds. They don't keep trees.
05:21I've got some. They don't.
05:23Or vineyards.
05:25Or vineyards.
05:27A little bit of that.
05:29And not too many of them.
05:32We'll keep an eye on them.
05:38...for 22 weeks.
05:42And then they have a probationary period of two years.
05:46So where they also get support and help along the way.
05:48And they can do specialist training.
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05:52...I was involved in...
05:56APPLAUSE
06:14Ladies and gentlemen, if I may say so,
06:16it really is an enormous pleasure
06:19to have this brief opportunity to see you all.
06:23And even though you probably never knew I was coming
06:26until you found yourselves in here,
06:29I did want to say what a marvellous opportunity it is
06:33to see quite so many people serving in the police service here.
06:38And I've enjoyed enormously having a chance
06:41to meet some of you going round.
06:43And I'm so pleased that there are these remarkable facilities here.
06:48Which I hope make an enormous difference to so many of you.
06:52I saw some rather pained-looking people
06:55in a torture chamber on the way past...
06:57LAUGHTER
06:59..doing unmentionable exercises.
07:01And also, if I may say so, I was so impressed to see
07:05that the work going on to provide young people
07:09and others from different communities
07:11to have a chance to play on the sports pitches and so on.
07:15Because I'm sure that sort of exercise makes such a difference
07:20to community relations
07:22and to relations between communities and the police.
07:26And I just particularly wanted to say, on this occasion,
07:31just how greatly I admire the way in which you deal, all of you,
07:36with so many different challenges that I know you have to face.
07:42And I know a little bit about the amount of work
07:46that has to go into planning and preparation
07:49for so many different operations and others.
07:52But you are the thin green line
07:55which makes such an enormous difference
07:58to keeping so many people safe at the end of the day.
08:01And the fact that you're prepared to do all this
08:05and that somehow your families understand
08:09and give you such support
08:11is the remarkable thing.
08:13So I just wanted you to know that we owe you, collectively,
08:18an enormous debt of gratitude
08:20which can never really be paid enough, I think.
08:23I certainly don't take for granted what you all do, by any means.
08:28And, as I say, my admiration knows no bounds for you all.
08:34I see you all in uniform dotted about
08:37in different parts of the country.
08:40And it's always so reassuring to know you're there
08:44as I'm sure so many other communities feel the same.
08:48So I don't think you'll ever get thanked enough.
08:51But my opportunity today is to say thank you
08:54more than I can possibly say
08:56for all your service over so many years
08:59and in such a wonderfully effective way.
09:03Well done, everybody. Thank you.