Returning after their New Year break, the Merseyside Conservative Ladies Luncheon Club were delighted to welcome Barry Cave JP as their guest speaker.
Barry started his working life in the theatre at the age of 13 sweeping the stage and progressed through an apprenticeship to become a Stage Manager then Stage Director. He worked with many of the household names but due to the decline in Theatre audiences he decided on a change of career and joined the Police.
After the statutory 2 years in uniform, Barry joined the Criminal Investigation Department and worked as a Divisional Detective before an attachment to Special Branch in Counter Terrorist Operations, as a provincial officer he assisted with occasional close protection duties.
Barry entertained the crowd with an array of tales of his time in protection for various members of the Royal Family, including the late HM Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales.