paid tribute to an inspirational band of badly-burned Second World War airmen and their modern day counterparts when he appeared on The One Show last night.
The Guinea Pig Club was established in 1941 to support young airmen with devastating injuries and took its name from the experimental treatment they received. The duke, who is now based in LA, said: ‘Those individuals that signed up, chose to serve, then had life changing injuries, they didn’t stop there, that’s why its incredibly impressive, but yet at the same time it’s so incredibly uplifting.’by The One Show.
Dr Saunders, who was later inspired to become a GP, was badly burnt in a RAF crash in 1945. He suffered 40% burns to his face, legs and hands and needed new upper and lower eyelids, a nose and a mouth, and was sent to see Sir Archibald after his skin grafts failed.
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