On Wednesday, Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al Hasa Young Women Centre in Tafileh where she met up with beneficiaries of a multitude of local improvement projects.
Tafileh is a poverty-stricken governorate in the south of Jordan which has the highest unemployment rates in the country. In the past, the city has been flooded with foreign-funded projects which have sometimes fallen short in their…
Duchess of Cornwall urges the public to continue the conversation about domestic abuse
9th May 2018
The importance of speaking out against domestic violence has been highlighted on many occasions in recent years and now the Duchess of Cornwall has urged people to continue the conversation.
Camilla’s plea comes during the royal visit to France and following her visit…
Kensington Palace has announced that Prince Harry is now a patron of the Walk of America expedition.
The challenge will see a team of six veterans from both the UK and America take on a 1000 mile trek stretching from the west to the east coast of the USA.
The team will be…
The Queen is doing her part to help those plagued by famine in East Africa, through making a personal donation.
The undisclosed contribution will seek to alleviate a humanitarian crisis affecting 16 million people -including 800,000 children aged between six months and five years- in each of South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, who are deemed in urgent need for life-saving treatment for…
Prince Harry praised the inspiring qualities of some of the UK’s seriously ill young people tonight at an award ceremony in Central London.
In his speech celebrating the 2016 WellChild Awards, Harry, 32, said: “This is now my ninth WellChild Awards and each…
Princess Beatrice participates in triathlon for charity in Sicily
1st October 2016
This past week Princess Beatrice travelled to Sicily where she participated in the final leg of the Virgin STRIVE Challenge 2016, an event in aid of Big Change, the charity she founded with Holly, Sam and Isabella Branson in 2012. Princess Beatrice individually raised more…
Duchess of Cambridge pays tribute to SportsAid's work on its 40th birthday
8th April 2016
As she busily prepares for her official trip to India and Bhutan, the Duchess of Cambridge has still taken time to remember a significant milestone for one of her charities. In a letter to SportsAid, which is celebrating its 40th birthday, she offered her best wishes and spoke of the charity’s impact on British sport.
The Duchess wrote: “As Patron, I would like to wish SportsAid a…
A friend of Prince William, explorer Henry Worsley, has died after falling ill whilst attempting a solo crossing of Antarctica.
The 55-year-old ex-army officer was just 30 miles short from his goal of becoming the first person to cross Antarctica unaided.
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The RSPCA could lose its royal patronage when Prince Charles becomes King, over concerns it is becoming too involved in the campaign against countryside sports.
The Queen is currently the Patron of the animal welfare charity however, according to reports, the Prince of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent the day in friendly competition as they raised money for a selection of charities.
The couple spent over an hour touring the offices of ICAP this morning, one of the world’s largest market brokers, as they attended its annual Charity Day in a bid to support their chosen patronages.
Based in London, ICAP carries out transactions for large…
