Royal Docket for January 21, 2014

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

     Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall will be in London hosting a concert and reception to mark the 125th Anniversary of I CAN, St. James's Palace. I CAN is a charity that helps children overcome communication issues, and to develop critical speech and language skills.

HRH The Earl of Wessex

     Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex will be carrying out two engagements in London in his role as Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. At Kingston Town Hall, he will attend a reception for the Jewish Lads and Girls Brigade - a national organization for Jewish youth. The Earl will also pay a visit to Livity - an agency that develops the talents of young people in the area of creating content, communities, and social campaigns for businesses, government, and other entities.

HRH The Princess Royal

     Princess Anne, Princess Royal will very busy as she travels to the Isle of Man for four engagements. At Newtown, she will open the Ballavartyn Equestrian Center; she will then visit the Isle of Man Prison in Jurby to observe the vocational and educational training programs offered to inmates; and will visit the islands' Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in St. Johns. As Patron of the Cathedral Church of Saint German in Peel Development Appeal, she will visit St. German's Cathedral.

     To finalize the day, the Princess Royal will attend a dinner at the Marcliffe Hotel and Spa in Aberdeen, Scotland as Patron of the Vine Trust - an organization committed to providing essential services such as healthcare to people living in the world's poorest communities.

HRH The Duke of Kent

     Prince Edward, Duke of Kent will be in Surrey to visit Pilgrim Harps, a 34 year old local harp manufacturer. At Redhill, he will visit Cubic Transportation Systems Limited - an American-based company that provides automated fare collection equipment to mass transit authorities. In Lingfield, the Duke will pay a visit to the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, which provides assistance and guidance to those with epilepsy and their familes so that such people can develop their full potential. This may be a coincidence, but the visit here is a bit significant because the Duke's (and for that matter the Queen's) uncle, Prince John, suffered from epilepsy and died in 1919 - sixteen years before the birth of the Duke - at the age of thirteen as result of it.




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