Thursday, December 12, 2013

Royal Engagements and Events - Thursday, December 12, 2013

HRH The Prince of Wales

     Prince Charles, Prince of Wales will attend 'The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Forum' in the state apartments of St. James's Palace. A4S is an initiative set up by the Prince of Wales to encourage businesses to incorporate factors such as the environment, sustainability, and social well-being into their budgets and decision-making. 

HRH The Earl of Wessex

     Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex will be at Windsor Castle, where he is hosting a dinner for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI), an organization of which he is Patron. The CCMI conducts research, education, and conservation programs with regard to marine environments and sustaining marine diversity. 

HRH The Princess Royal

     Princess Anne, Princess Royal, as Royal Patron of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, will open Chantry House Community Hub in Boston, Lincolnshire. CAB is an organization that provides free advice and consultation to people on issues such as welfare benefits, debt, employment, and housing.

     In Spalding, Lincolnshire, the Princess Royal will open stables at Willoughby House as Patron of Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association. Sense is a charity organization that provides support and services to help deafblind people to live as independently as possible, and to fulfill their aspirations.

     As Patron of the Jubilee Woods Project, the Princess will visit project headquarters in Grantham, Lincolnshire, before planting the last tree of the project, and subsequently opening Diamond Wood at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks. The Jubilee Woods Project was launched in 2011 with the aim of honoring the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by planting six million trees throughout the United Kingdom through the Jubilee year. Part of project includes 60 Diamond Woods of at least 60 acres each, marking the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester

     Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester will be in Glasgow attending a concert of Christmas carols and readings at Glasgow Cathedral as Joint President of Cancer Research UK, a cancer awareness and research charity that among other things, engages in health policy and publishes the British Journal of Cancer. 

     Remaining in Glasgow, the Duke will attend a reception at St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. 

     The Duke of Gloucester will also be opening the new offices at 220 High Street, Glasgow, for Glasgow Life, an organization that manages cultural and sporting facilities and events in the city (including St. Mungo). 

HRH Princess Alexandra at left

     Princess Alexandra will attend the New Bridge Foundation Christmas concert at the Parish Church of St. George at Hanover Square in London. The Princess is Patron of the Foundation, which aims to give criminal offenders the support and tools they need to stay out of a life of crime and to become productive members of society. 

     At the Royal Air Force Club in London, Princess Alexandra will present Operation HERRICK Campaign Medals to members of the Headquarters Joint Force Support who served in Afghanistan.






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