PRINCE HARRY AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE WILL ATTEND THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN LAWRENCE

St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Monday 23rd April, 2018

Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will attend a Memorial Service to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence and to celebrate his life and legacy.

His Royal Highness and Ms. Markle will meet Baroness Lawrence and her son Stuart at the entrance of the church before taking their seats. During the service, Prince Harry will read a message of support on behalf of The Prince of Wales.

This year marks 25 years since Stephen Lawrence was killed, and 20 years since The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust was founded. Established by Baroness Lawrence in 1998 in memory of her son, for the past 20 years the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust has campaigned for fairness, justice and equality for all. The Trust has a continuing commitment to supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish. Last year they supported over 2,000 young people through training, mentoring, bursaries and other activities. At the Memorial Service, Sir Lenny Henry will interview three young beneficiaries of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.

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PRINCE HARRY TO ATTEND THE VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

Sunday 22nd April, 2018

Prince Harry, Patron of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, will attend the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon.

Prince Harry will be invited to make the presentations to the winners of the elite men, women, wheelchair and IPC races. He will also have the opportunity to meet a selection of volunteers in the administration of the race and members of the St. John Ambulance.

Prince Harry has been Patron of The London Marathon Charitable Trust since 2012.

Since its inception in 1981, The London Marathon Charitable Trust has awarded grants totalling more than £68 million to over 1,200 organisations in London, Surrey and elsewhere in the UK.

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PRINCE HARRY AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE TO ATTEND INVICTUS GAMES RECEPTION

Australian High Commission, Australia House

Saturday 21st April, 2018

Prince Harry, Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, and Ms. Meghan Markle will this Saturday attend a reception hosted by The Hon Malcolm Turnbull, The Prime Minister of Australia, and Ms. Lucy Turnbull, celebrating the forthcoming Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

The Invictus Games is the only international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick (WIS) servicemen and women, both serving and veteran. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect of all those who serve their country. Sydney is the fourth city to host the Invictus Games, after London in 2014, Orlando in 2016, and Toronto in 2017. The Invictus Games Sydney 2018 will take place from 20-27th October and will see over 500 competitors from 18 nations compete in 11 adaptive sports.

At the reception, held at the Australian High Commission, Prince Harry and Ms. Markle will hear more about how plans are progressing for this year’s Games in Sydney. They will also meet a number of UK and Australian servicemen and women, some of whom have experience of competing in the Invictus Games.

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PRINCE HARRY TO SERVE AS COMMONWEALTH YOUTH AMBASSADOR

Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, has appointed His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales as a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.

In this new role, Prince Harry will highlight and support the work and aspirations of young people across the Commonwealth. Over 60% of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion people are under the age of 30. Prince Harry will work to create links between young people and youth leaders of the Commonwealth and to encourage them to use Commonwealth platforms to address the social, economic, and environmental challenges of their generation.

His Royal Highness’s first engagements as Ambassador will be on Monday 16th April when he attends the Youth Round Table and opening session of the Youth Forum. Prince Harry’s work in this role will include UK engagements highlighting the value of the Commonwealth and promoting the value of the Commonwealth on His Royal Highness’s scheduled tours to Commonwealth countries.

The Youth Forum is one of a series of Forums that form part of the programme for the week-long Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE TRANSFORMED BY RAINFOREST PROJECTION

Sunday 15th April 2018

The iconic façade of Buckingham Palace will be transformed on Sunday night, as a vibrant rainforest design is projected on to the building as part of a global conservation initiative in Her Majesty’s name. The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project (QCC) seeks to preserve precious areas of forest for future generations. Already, more than 40 nations have made binding commitments.

The artwork for the projection features the QCC logo embedded with a pattern of identifiable foliage and tree silhouettes, designed to take the viewer into a lush forest ‘canopy’ space.

The projection will light up the Palace at the start of a week in which representatives of 53 countries will gather in London for the Commonwealth Heads of Summit (CHOGM), during which they will discuss environmental themes and other issues of common interest. The QCC will also be the subject of The Queen’s Green Planet, a landmark documentary to be broadcast on ITV at 9pm on Monday evening.

During the course of her reign, Her Majesty has planted more than 1500 trees all over the world. In the ITV documentary, The Queen can be seen in the Buckingham Palace garden discussing her commitment to a greener planet with the programme’s presenter, Sir David Attenborough.

Entering the week of the Commonwealth Summit, a striking new QCC commitment has been announced by South Africa, where the Knysna and Tsitsikama forest complex (36,000ha) is to be protected and preserved. The area holds a special poignancy for The Queen: it is where, as Princess Elizabeth, she celebrated her 21st birthday and dedicated her life to serving the Commonwealth.

The QCC initiative was launched at the last CHOGM in Malta in 2015, when an appeal was made to all Commonwealth nations to preserve in perpetuity areas of indigenous forest to mark Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth.

Conceived by the Right Honourable Frank Field MP, the QCC is a partnership between The Royal Commonwealth Society, Cool Earth and the Commonwealth Forestry Association.

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit France and Greece

7th – 11th May 2018

• The tour, undertaken at the request of The British Government, will highlight the UK’s strong bilateral ties with both countries;
• In France, Their Royal Highnesses will emphasise the UK and France’s commitment to counter terrorism and security, education and charitable enterprise as well as the country’s rich history in the areas of food and viticulture;
• In Greece Their Royal Highnesses will celebrate the UK and Greece’s longstanding maritime and military relationship, youth opportunity, charitable and education connections;

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will start the visit in Nice, where they will commemorate the attack which took place on Le Promenade des Anglais in July 2016. The Prince and The Duchess will also attend a reception to celebrate the longstanding links between Nice and the UK, including the fact that Her Majesty Queen Victoria regularly visited the city throughout her lifetime.

In Lyon Their Royal Highnesses will jointly attend a VE Commemoration to mark 73 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

His Royal Highness will visit The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) to highlight the UK and France’s role in international police cooperation. Their Royal Highnesses will also attend an event to celebrate the city’s rich culinary history.

Lyon hosts France’s second largest student population, and His Royal Highness will visit the ISARA University specialising in agronomy (the science of using plants for food, fuel and fibre), food and environmental studies.

The Duchess of Cornwall, a longstanding supporter of charities helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse, will visit a local charity providing assistance to women.

Their Royal Highnesses will start their first official joint visit to Greece with a wreath-laying ceremony at The Monument to the Unknown Soldier, before receiving an official welcome at The Presidential Mansion and Prime Minister’s Residence.  Later that evening The Prince and The Duchess will attend an Official Dinner hosted by The President of The Hellenic Republic and Mrs Vlasia Pavlopoulou. The Prince of Wales will be received by The Archbishop of Athens the following morning.

During their second day in Greece Their Royal Highnesses will visit the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Phaleron where His Royal Highness will lay a wreath. The Prince will then visit Piraeus for a series of engagements to celebrate the UK and Greece’s longstanding maritime relationship. This will include a visit to HMC Valiant, a border-force ‘cutter’ currently deployed in the Aegean Sea, and working with The Hellenic Coastguard to provide security and search and rescue support.

The Prince will also visit the Averoff, a Greek armoured cruiser which forms part of The Hellenic Navy and which played a key part during the First and Second World Wars. His Royal Highness will also be able to see the HNS Olympias, a full-scale replica of an ancient Greek ‘Trireme’.

The spouse of the Greek Prime Minister has invited Her Royal Highness to join her on a visit to the Benaki Museum, which showcases Greek civilisation and tradition.  The Duchess will then visit the scenic Kaisariani Monastery located on Mount Hymettus overlooking Athens, where school children will be undertaking educational reading activities to mark Athens UNESCO World Book Capital 2018.

The Duchess will then visit a local shelter in Athens which provides assistance for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Their Royal Highnesses will end their visit to Greece on Friday 11th May with a visit to Crete where The Prince and The Duchess will visit the Knossos archaeological site. Their Royal Highnesses will also visit a local charity which helps to find accommodation for migrant families in Crete, helping them to integrate with the local community.

Their Royal Highnesses will end their visit to Greece with a celebration of local produce, culture and heritage.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on April 3rd, for planned surgery on his hip which took place April 4th.

Following a successful hip replacement operation, His Royal Highness remained in hospital for several days and was discharged on the April13th.

The Duke will continue his recovery at Windsor.

His Royal Highness would like to convey his appreciation for the messages of good wishes he has received.

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THE WEDDING OF HRH PRINCE HENRY OF WALES AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE

AN UPDATE

Royal Wedding Official Photographer

Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have selected Alexi Lubomirski to be the official photographer at their Wedding on Saturday 19th May. Mr. Lubomirski will take the official photographs at Windsor Castle following the Wedding at St George’s Chapel.

Alexi Lubomirski is a well-known portrait photographer, and photographed Prince Harry and Ms. Markle last year at Frogmore House, Windsor, to mark the news of their engagement.

Mr. Lubomirski said: “I could not be more thrilled or honoured to photograph this historic occasion. Having taken Prince Harry and Ms. Markle’s engagement photos, it brings me such joy to be able to witness again, the next chapter in this wonderful love story.”

Mr. Lubomirski is a renowned portrait and fashion photographer, regularly working with leading global public figures and international publications. He has also published two photography books, donating all proceeds to the charity Concern Worldwide, which he supports as an Ambassador.

Alexi was born in England, but moved to Botswana with his mother and stepfather at the age of eight. It was his stepfather who gave him his first camera at the age of 11. Alexi’s interest in photography developed whilst traveling in Peru during a year abroad at college, which later shifted from an interest in social commentary to narrative-based fashion photography whilst studying for his degree at the University of Brighton. Mr. Lubomirski now lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

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ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, PRINCE HARRY AND MS. MEGHAN MARKLE DURING THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING WEEK

Monday 16th April, 2018

• Prince Harry will open the Commonwealth Youth Forum at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.
• The Duke of Cambridge will attend a Welcome to the UK reception at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.

Tuesday 17th April, 2018

• The Duke of Cambridge will attend a joint session of the Commonwealth Business and Youth Forums at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.

Wednesday 18th April, 2018

• Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will attend a reception with delegates from the Commonwealth Youth Forum at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.

Thursday 19th April, 2018

• The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will attend the CHOGM Formal Opening, Buckingham Palace, London.
• Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will attend a CHOGM Women’s Empowerment reception at the Royal Aeronautical Society, London.
• The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will attend the CHOGM State Dinner, Buckingham Palace, London.

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