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Prince of Wales to Unveil Major Commitments Secured through Homewards Programme

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The Prince of Wales speaks during a visit to Mosaic Clubhouse in Lambeth, London, which supports people living with mental health conditions across Lambeth, as part of his tour of the UK to launch a project aimed at ending homelessness. June 26, 2023.
The Prince of Wales speaks during a visit to Mosaic Clubhouse in Lambeth, London, which supports people living with mental health conditions across Lambeth, as part of his tour of the UK to launch a project aimed at ending homelessness. June 26, 2023.

THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL VISIT SHEFFIELD TO UNVEIL MAJOR COMMITMENTS SECURED THROUGH HOMEWARDS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS TOGETHER

Tuesday 19th March 2024

Prince William will visit Sheffield on Tuesday 19th March to unveil major commitments, secured through The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme, to prevent homelessness together.

As with other parts of the UK, homelessness, and specifically family homelessness, has been an increasing issue in recent years for Sheffield. The city was announced as one of the six flagship Homewards locations in June 2023.

During his time in Sheffield, the Prince will join parents, carers and young adults from local families who have experienced housing insecurity and homelessness, alongside community representatives from grassroot organisations, as they take part in a workshop to co-design Homewards Sheffield’s innovative housing project.

His Royal Highness will then meet with local landlords to discuss how they can assist with ending family homelessness within the city and hear about housing commitments they are making to support the programme. Homewards Activator, Homebase, will also be involved in the conversation, sharing their pledge of support to ensure that all Homewards innovative housing projects feel like home.

Finally, Prince William will join a Homewards Sheffield Local Coalition meeting in the city’s centre. Local Coalitions have been convened in each of the six Homewards locations to create and drive forward a Local Action Plan to demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness in their area.

Engagement 1:

To be announced.

Engagement 2:

His Royal Highness will attend a Homewards Sheffield Local Coalition meeting at the Millennium Gallery.

The Coalition has been convened over the past nine months by Homewards to bring in new partners, create a shared vision for Sheffield, and formulate a Local Action Plan towards ending homelessness in the area. The group includes over 70 organisations, and members of the local community with lived experience of homelessness.

At the meeting, the Prince will join discussions about the impact made by Homewards in Sheffield so far, and the immediate next steps that the Coalition should take forward to tackle areas of need in the city.

Princess Royal and Duchess of Edinburgh to Host Reception for Korean War Veterans

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Queen Camilla, King Charles III, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee ahead of the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, London, for the state visit to the UK by the President of South Korea. November 21, 2023.
Queen Camilla, King Charles III, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee ahead of the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, London, for the state visit to the UK by the President of South Korea. November 21, 2023.

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH WILL HOST A RECEPTION AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON BEHALF OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING FOR KOREAN WAR VETERANS

Tuesday 19th March 2024

Their Royal Highnesses The Princess Royal and the Duchess of Edinburgh will host a reception on behalf of His Majesty The King for Korean War veterans, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War.

On arrival, the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Edinburgh will meet representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion.

Their Royal Highnesses will proceed to the Bow Room where, on behalf of the King, they will host a reception for around 200 Korean War veterans.

At the conclusion of the event, the Princess Royal will deliver a speech on behalf of the King, in which His Majesty will remember what was once called “the Forgotten War” and honour the veterans.

His Majesty The King will conduct an audience with four Korean War Veterans prior to the reception.

Last July (2023), marked 70 years since the armistice was signed, bringing the Korean War to a close.

In November 2023, as part of the Korean state visit, the Duke of Gloucester accompanied the President and First Lady of the Republic of Korea as they laid a wreath at the Korean War Memorial in London. The memorial honours the 81,000 individuals who served in the war.

The Queen to Visit the Isle of Man

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Queen Camilla during a visit to visit Kindred Studios' pop-up hub in Shepherds Bush, west London, an art studios and creative space encouraging arts, crafts and community cohesion. February 14, 2024.
Queen Camilla during a visit to visit Kindred Studios' pop-up hub in Shepherds Bush, west London, an art studios and creative space encouraging arts, crafts and community cohesion. February 14, 2024.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN WILL VISIT THE ISLE OF MAN

Wednesday 20th March 2024

The Queen will arrive at Ronaldsway Airport, where the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir John Lorimer, and Lady Lorimer will receive her.

Engagement 1:

Her Majesty will visit Douglas Borough Council, Douglas.

The Queen will deliver a speech on behalf of His Majesty The King before presenting Letters Patent conferring city status on the Borough of Douglas. Her Majesty will conduct a short walkabout as she leaves Douglas Borough Council.

Douglas was granted city status in May 2022 as part of the celebrations for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. It has been the capital of the Isle of Man since 1896 and is home to the Manx Parliament, Tynwald, which is the oldest continuous parliament in the world.

It is also the birthplace of the RNLI, which marks its bicentenary in 2024, 200 years after then Douglas resident Sir William Hilary witnessed several shipwrecks off the Manx coast and founded a national body to protect and save lives at sea.

The King has visited the Island on three occasions, most recently in 2012 when he was accompanied by Queen Camilla as Duchess of Cornwall.

The Island has also been home to several personalities over the years including the comedian Sir Norman Wisdom and the founder of Thomas the Tank Engine, Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who created the much-loved stories based on the island’s Steam Railway.

Engagement 2:

Her Majesty will arrive at Government House where she will met by the Chief Minister, the Honourable Alfred Cannan.

The Queen will proceed to a marquee to meet community groups including representatives from the RNLI and the Manx Bluetits swimming club.

The Queen will continue back inside Government House with the Lieutenant Governor where she will meet representatives from Isle of Man charities working in the fields of environmental protection and cancer care.

Government House has been the official residence of the Isle of Man’s Lieutenant Governors – the personal representative of the Sovereign in the Isle of Man – since 1863. It is home to the Lieutenant Governor’s office and is used extensively for functions and ceremonies throughout the year.

The Prince of Wales will Visit OnSide Youth Zone

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The Prince of Wales meets members of the public at the Grange Pavilion, Cardiff, Wales. October, 2023.
The Prince of Wales meets members of the public at the Grange Pavilion, Cardiff, Wales. October, 2023.

THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL VISIT HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM ONSIDE YOUTH ZONE

London

Thursday 14th March 2024

The Prince of Wales will visit WEST, the new OnSide Youth Zone in Hammersmith and Fulham, to see the brand-new purpose-built facilities that will soon be available to young people in the area.

Named WEST (standing for ‘Where Everyone Sticks Together’) by local young people, the new Youth Zone will be staffed by skilled and dedicated youth workers who will support young people from across west London to develop the skills and confidence they need to achieve their dreams.

WEST Youth Zone is a newly formed local independent charity with facilities including a sports hall, fitness suite, indoor climbing wall, teaching kitchen, performing arts studio and café which will serve hot nutritious meals costing no more than £1. It will be part of an innovative education hub in the White City area of west London, developed by the education charity, Ark, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council, known as EdCity, which will also include a new school, nursery, adult education centre and affordable housing.

WEST has been developed by OnSide, a national youth centre charity whose mission is to empower young people to lead positive, fulfilling lives by providing access to state-of-the-art spaces and exceptional, life-changing youth work in areas where they are needed the most. There are fourteen Youth Zones in the national OnSide network including in Bolton, Manchester, Wigan and across London, with seven more set to open over the next two years in places such as Bristol, Grimsby, Essex and Preston.

In 2021, the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited OnSide’s Wolverhampton Youth Zone, ‘The Way’.

During his visit, the Prince will spend time speaking to pupils from Ark White City primary school and WEST’s Young People’s Development Group who were involved in shaping the design and facilities in the new centre, hearing why WEST will be transformative for young people living locally. His Royal Highness will then begin a tour of the Youth Zone, meeting young people using the four- court indoor sports hall before seeing the teaching kitchen which is used to support the development of cooking skills.

Finally, the Prince will join a gathering of young people who have come together to celebrate the launch of the new Youth Zone with a plaque unveiling.

His Royal Highness’ visit will mark the first time young people have access to the Youth Zone, which will officially open seven days a week on 21 April.

WIN a Royal Clematis Collection

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    WIN a Copy of Royal Audience by David Charter

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    Royal Audience by David Charter
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    WIN A COPY OF ROYAL AUDIENCE BY DAVID CHARTER

    In Royal Audience: 70 Years, 13 Presidents – One Queen’s Special Relationship with America, British native and current U.S. Editor of The Times of London, David Charter shares the in-depth history of Queen Elizabeth II’s extraordinary and varied personal bonds she developed over her seventy-year reign with thirteen U.S. presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, both Bush Sr. and Jr., Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden – a relationship that other diplomats and leaders could only dream of.

    From the moment she first enchanted the world as a youthful princess, Queen Elizabeth II found a unique place in American hearts, and she also played an unprecedented role in forging transatlantic ties.

    Royal Audience, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, peels back the curtain on the “special relationship” between the US and the UK as embodied by the Queen herself, charting Queen Elizabeth II’s distinctive brand of one-to-one diplomacy through the eyes of those who experienced it first hand.

    She went horse-riding with Ronald Reagan, shared her recipe for scones with Dwight D. Eisenhower, and fostered a kinship with the Bushes and the Obamas. Not all royal encounters with US presidents went smoothly, though. Between Jackie Kennedy’s complaints about Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother’s shock at being kissed on the lips by Jimmy Carter, there was never a dull moment.

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    America and Great Britain are fundamentally bound together by deep cultural and political ties and Queen Elizabeth II’s sense of duty and service remained steadfast, and her iconic legacy is unlikely to be repeated.

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      Her Majesty The Queen to Celebrate International Women’s Day

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      Queen Camilla visits the Situation Room in Mombasa County to meet staff, volunteers and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, and to learn how the survivors are supported whilst sharing her own insights from working in this area, on day four of a State Visit to Kenya, November 3, 2023.
      Queen Camilla visits the Situation Room in Mombasa County to meet staff, volunteers and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, and to learn how the survivors are supported whilst sharing her own insights from working in this area, on day four of a State Visit to Kenya, November 3, 2023.

      HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN WILL HOST A RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AND MARK THE END OF THE WOW GIRLS FESTIVAL BUS TOUR

      Tuesday 12th March 2024

      Her Majesty The Queen, President of WOW – Women of the World, will host a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate International Women’s Day and mark the end of the WOW Girls Festival Bus tour.

      The WOW Girls Festival is a force for change across society in how it sees girls, their potential and the opportunities it offers for their future.

      Her Majesty The Queen will be accompanied at the reception by Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester.

      On arrival, in the Grand Entrance, Their Majesties and Her Royal Highness will meet the Director of WOW, Ms Jude Kelly, the Executive Director of WOW, Ms Colette Bailey and the Director of Festivals and Programmes, Ms Domino Pateman.

      Queen Camilla, Queen Mathilde and the Duchess of Gloucester will then proceed to the quadrangle where they will visit the WOW Bus, parked at its final tour destination.

      The bus tour launched on 11th October – the International Day of the Girl – and concludes at Buckingham Palace following International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March.

      The WOW Girls Festival Bus Tour will be brought to a close at a reception hosted by President of WOW, Her Majesty The Queen.

      The WOW Bus is an interactive space, delivering workshops and activities to all corners of the UK and reaching young people from all backgrounds in the heart of their own communities.

      The interior of the WOW Bus has been adapted to allow groups, individuals and families to take part in activities designed by WOW to explore creatively issues around gender equality, including through play, reading, digital experience, video and a recording studio.

      Outside the bus, Her Majesty, Queen Mathilde and the Duchess will pose for a photo before boarding the bus and touring the activity stations.

      Queen Camilla will meet young people who have taken part in the festival whilst visiting the recording studio and craft sessions on board the bus.

      Her Majesty The Queen will then move to the Billiards Room to meet primary school children from across the UK who have taken part in the WOW Girls Festival and will be undertaking a WOW activity around identity and leadership.

      Queen Mathilde and the Duchess of Gloucester will join Her Majesty in the Bow Room and meet a group of high profile individuals including Dame Helen Mirren, Melanie Brown and her daughter, Phoenix Brown. Here, Queen Camilla will deliver a speech and join a reception of approximately 160 guests involved in the tour including young people (aged 7 to 20), high profile individuals and supporters of WOW.

      Royal Family to Attend Annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration

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      Commonwealth Day 2019
      Queen Elizabeth II leads the Royal family in procession at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey, London.

      HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, WILL CELEBRATE COMMONWEALTH DAY 2024

      Monday, 11th March 2024

      Engagement 1:

      Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent will attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey.

      The Commonwealth represents a global network of 56 countries, having been most recently joined by Gabon and Togo in 2022. Working in collaboration towards shared economic, environmental, social, and democratic goals, the service seeks to highlight a vast community which spans every geographical region, religion, and culture, embracing the diversity of its population of 2.5 billion people, of which over 60 per cent are under 30 years old.

      Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe. The theme for Commonwealth Day 2024 is ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Commonwealth’.

      The Commonwealth Day Service will draw on this theme and highlight stories of resilience, in particular, environmental resilience and marine sustainability, through performances representing the five regions of the Commonwealth and through reflections.

      Upon arrival at Westminster Abbey, the Queen will be met by the Dean of Westminster, and as Her Majesty enters the abbey an all-female group of Indian Dhol drummers Eternal Taal will be performing at the Great West Door. The service will commence with a procession of Commonwealth member states’ flags.

      The service will feature special musical performances, including The Ghetto Kids, from Uganda, representing Africa; Calum Scott and Jacob Portelli will be representing Europe; pianist Spencer Klymyshyn will be representing the Americas; followed by Isabella Moore and Benson Wilson, a soprano and baritone duo representing the Pacific. Samoa is the incoming Commonwealth Chair-in-Office and will host CHOGM in 2024.

      Reflections will be given by Earthshot Prize-winner Notpla which specialises in creating alternatives to plastic, and by Sir Ben Okri OBE who will read a specially commissioned poem for the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth.

      A pre-recorded video message from His Majesty The King will be played during the service this year and members of the Royal Family will meet those involved in the service, including the Commonwealth flag-bearers, as they depart.

      Guests of honour among the 2,000 strong congregation will include Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, the President of Malta, Foreign Ministers, High Commissioners, senior politicians and dignitaries from across the Commonwealth, faith leaders, school children and young people from throughout the UK.

      Engagement 2:

      The Queen will be the guest of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Scotland, at the annual Commonwealth Day Reception, which traditionally takes place on Commonwealth Day at Marlborough House, the home of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

      Her Majesty will meet thirty guests, including Foreign Ministers and UK parliamentarians. The Queen will then proceed to the main receptions meeting guests including High Commissioners, representatives from Commonwealth associations and members of the Commonwealth community.

      The Prince of Wales Visits Wrexham on St. David’s Day

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      King Charles III and the Queen Consort (centre) during their visit to Wrexham Association Football Club's Racecourse Ground, meeting owners and Hollywood actors, Ryan Reynolds (centre left) and Rob McElhenney (centre right), and players to learn about the redevelopment of the club, as part of their visit to Wrexham. December 9, 2022.
      King Charles III and the Queen Consort (centre) during their visit to Wrexham Association Football Club's Racecourse Ground, meeting owners and Hollywood actors, Ryan Reynolds (centre left) and Rob McElhenney (centre right), and players to learn about the redevelopment of the club, as part of their visit to Wrexham. December 9, 2022.

      THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL VISIT WREXHAM TO MARK ST. DAVID’S DAY

      Friday 1st March 2024

      The Prince of Wales will visit Wrexham on St. David’s Day to celebrate Welsh culture and the city’s vibrant community spirit.

      His Royal Highness will firstly travel to the Turf pub next to Wrexham AFC to hear about the positive impact the venue and the club has had on the local community. Following this, the Prince will visit a local school to engage with its St. David’s Day celebrations and hear about the work pupils have been carrying out to learn about Welsh history and culture.

      Whilst in Wrexham, the Prince will also visit the memorial of the Gresford Mining Disaster, one of the most serious disasters in British coal mining history, to recognise those who lost their lives ninety years ago.

      Engagement 1:

      The first engagement of the day will see His Royal Highness visit the Turf pub next to Wrexham AFC – the oldest public house at any sports stadium around the world.

      During the visit, the Prince will meet staff, members of the local community and representatives of charitable organisations to hear about how it plays a key role as a hub for the local area, and the support it provides to local causes.

      The Prince will then visit the pitch at the stadium to hear about the club’s redevelopment and historic rise over the past three years since the takeover by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, and meet with staff and players.

      Engagement 2:

      The Prince of Wales will then visit Ysgol Yr Holl Saint/All Saint’s School to see how the school is celebrating St David’s Day and hear about how its teaching its pupils about local Welsh history and cultural traditions. During the visit His Royal Highness will meet pupils taking part in activities including Dawnsio Gwerin – traditional Welsh folk dancing – and baking Bara Brith, a Welsh tea bread flavoured with dried fruits and spices.

      The Prince will then hear how the school is supporting its pupils to take part in innovative, forward- looking projects by meeting those who have made it through to the UK Finals of the Formula 1 in Schools competition. The competition sees students from across the UK create their own version of an F1 team, with each team member taking on different roles such as designing the car, manufacturing, branding or becoming the team principal.

      Finally, the Prince will meet Year 6 pupils who have been learning about the history of the Gresford Mining Disaster and the impact this had on Wrexham and the surrounding areas. The pupils have worked closely with the Miners’ Rescue Station in Wrexham to co-create a meaningful project to commemorate the tragedy and educate others about its history.

      Engagement 3:

      The final engagement of the day will see the Prince visit the memorial of the Gresford mining disaster. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the tragic event which saw 266 men die following an explosion in the Gresford Colliery.

      More than 500 men were trapped underground following the explosion in the early hours of the morning, with the number of workers on site much larger than usual as many had doubled their shifts so they could watch a Wrexham football match later that day.

      During the visit, the Prince will meet relatives of those who were killed in the disaster and hear from committee members who have been key in setting up the memorial and preserving the history of the colliery.

      Finally, His Royal Highness will meet members from the Wrexham Miners’ Rescue Station which opened in 1913 to train rescuers on various techniques on how to save miners. In 1934, many of those who trained at the station helped in the mission to save workers trapped as a result of the Gresford disaster, with three rescue workers losing their lives.

      The Prince of Wales Joins Conversation with Young People and Holocaust Survivors

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      The Prince of Wales speaks with Renee Salt, 94, a Holocaust survivor, during a visit to the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London. February 29, 2024.
      The Prince of Wales speaks with Renee Salt, 94, a Holocaust survivor, during a visit to the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London. February 29, 2024.

      The Prince of Wales to join a conversation with young people and Holocaust survivors at the
      Western Marble Arch Synagogue, London

      Thursday 29th February 2024

      The Prince of Wales will visit the Western Marble Arch Synagogue on Thursday 29th February where he will join a conversation with young Ambassadors of the Holocaust Educational Trust who are advocates against hatred and antisemitism.

      In the context of considerable increase in antisemitism in the UK and worldwide, His Royal Highness will hear how organisations like the Holocaust Educational Trust are delivering programmes to tackle hatred and encourage cross community cohesion.

      Upon arrival, the Prince will receive an overview of the Western Marble Arch Synagogue and the Jewish community it supports. The Prince will then meet Holocaust survivors who will reflect on their experiences.

      Finally, His Royal Highness will meet a number of young ambassadors from all backgrounds who have taken part in the Holocaust Educational Trust’s flagship ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’. Through the project, young people from across the UK learn the history of the Holocaust and visit the site of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Having seen where antisemitism can lead, they are powerful advocates for ensuring that hatred is called out, wherever it is found. In the final stage of the project, participants commit to share what they have learnt with their communities and become ambassadors, joining thousands of others across the UK. His Royal Highness will hear about what the young people have learned through the project and how as ambassadors, they are sharing the lessons from the past with their peers and wider communities.

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