The Royals Descend on Wellington

Wellington became more and more popular, especially with equestrians. It became known as “The Winter Equestrian Capital of the World.”

This title was sealed in 1985 when Prince Charles and Princess Diana came to Wellington so that Prince Charles could play polo.

Please see the picture of Princess Diana being greeted at the airport by a kindergarten student from Wellington Elementary school.

There were crowds of thousands of people and reporters covering their visit. Of course, this was national news and made even more people aware of Wellington’s existence. Since then much of our growth has been attributed to wealthy equestrians buying property here. Among them have been such illustrious figures as Bill Gates, Bruce Springsteen, Sylvester Stallone, Jeremy Jacobs (owner of the Boston Bruins), Madonna, Billy Joel, Vanilla Ice, Merv Griffin, Paul Newman and Zsa Zsa Gabor.