Queen Elizabeth II visits Newmarket Racecourse to unveil statue of herself with a foal and a mare as a gift in the year of her 90th birthday. During the visit to the town she a meets a former race horse and visits the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Newmarket.
The Duke of Edinburgh, President, the Guinea Pig Club (GPC) unveils a commemorative monument at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire .
The Guinea Pig Club was formed in 1941 by badly injured and burned Allied Servicemen, many of whom had fought in the Battle of Britain, who were being treated at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, by the pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe and his highly skilled team.
The ‘Guinea Pig’ name derives from the experimental treatment and the pioneering nature of the surgery that these men underwent. By the end of the Second World War, there were 649 members of the GPC, but now only 17 are still living in the UK.
The Duke of Edinburgh was received by Dr Sandy Saunders, Guinea Pig and GCP Trustee. His Royal Highness will unveil the GPC Monument during a ceremony of dedication.
Following the ceremony, The Duke of Edinburgh met with surviving members of the Club and their guests for afternoon tea.
The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance; a place which honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and fosters pride in the UK. It is a living and lasting memorial. There are more than 330 dedicated memorials across the 150-acre site.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been President of the Guinea Pig Club since 1960.
THE JOURNEY OF GIANTS:
Prince Harry spent almost three weeks on the ground in Malawi with African Parks, a conservation NGO that manages protected areas and national parks on behalf of governments, where he served as part of the expert team and helped implement the first phase of ‘500 Elephants’. This initiative is one of the largest and most significant elephant translocations in conservation history where up to 500 elephants are being moved over 350 kilometers across Malawi from Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, where the elephants will be able to thrive. All three parks are managed by African Parks in partnership with the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW).
The ‘500 Elephants’ initiative, led by African Parks, will play a critical role in helping to secure a long-term future for Malawi’s elephants. Prince Harry assisted with the first phase of the translocation during which 261 elephants were successfully re-homed in Nkhotakota. The remaining 239 elephants will be moved during the second phase which will occur in the Summer of 2017.
“We are thrilled to have Prince Harry serve as an integral part of our translocation team” said Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks. “He has extensive field experience and was extremely comfortable with the animals, whether helping an anesthetized elephant to the ground and monitoring its breathing to affixing radio collars. He played a vital role in many aspects of this giant operation which requires not only all hands on deck, but a vigilance he exudes, and a commitment to the cause he embodies”.
Along with moving elephants, Prince Harry assisted with translocating a male rhino, a host of game species including antelope, buffalo, and zebra (more than 1,500 head of game were also translocated to Nkhotakota to help restore the park), and he facilitated in re-collaring three lions in Majete with GPS collars to monitor and better protect them.
“There has to be a balance between the numbers of animals, and the available habitat. Just how nature intended it” said Prince Harry. “In this case, African Parks, in partnership with the Malawian government, have re-established a safe area for elephants to be moved back to. This simultaneously relieves the pressure in Liwonde, and restocks Nkhotakota so both populations of elephants can continue to grow”.
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Caption for picture:
“This big bull (male) elephant refused to lie down after it had been darted with tranquilliser. After about seven minutes the drug began to take effect and the elephant became semi-conscious, but it continued to shuffle for a while! They have a tendency to hone in on forests, rivers and people when in this state. Here we are trying to slow him down!”© African Parks/Frank Weitzer
The Duke of Edinburgh opened the world’s first vertical cable car, British Airways i360 in Brighton today.
His Royal Highness took a flight on the observation pod at the seaside attraction, which was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects, creators of the London Eye.
British Airways i360 is a feat of structural engineering. It stands at a height of 162 metres and holds the Guinness World Record for the World’s Most Slender Tower with a diameter of 3.9 metres at its widest point. The observation pod rises from ground level to 138 metres above Brighton beach, offering a unique view of the city, the South Downs and the South Coast.
The Duke of Edinburgh has a special interest in design and engineering and is officially involved with over 25 engineering institutions worldwide, including the Royal Academy of Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineering.
Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visit to Poundbury to take a look at a new urban development on the edge of Dorchester, UK. While there they take a look around the local supermarket and a pub among other new additions to the development. Prince Charles also makes a speech.
Prince Harry visited Nottingham for a day of engagements focussed on youth and supporting local communities on 26th October, 2016. During the day, His Royal Highness re-visited two Nottingham initiatives which are supported by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry – Coach Core and the Full Effect Project.
The day began with a visit to Central Police Station, to formally open the new premises. Prince Harry took at tour of the building, met the neighbourhood policing teams and Nottingham City Council teams who work together to run operations from the station, and learn how young people are gaining experience of operations through apprenticeships and the Police Cadets.
The Prince went on to visit the National Ice Centre, one of the partners involved in providing Nottingham’s Coach Core sporting apprenticeships, which provide young people aged 16-24 the chance to train as sports coaches. The Royal Foundation is working with several partners to offer the programme within Nottingham including: Nottingham Forest FC, Notts County FC, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Rugby, National Ice Centre and Epic Partners, a local charity. During the visit, Prince Harry was updated on how the programme is running in the city, and then met some of the apprentices who are on the scheme and watched them host a training session for young figure skaters on the ice.
His Royal Highness headed off to the Community Recording Studio to get an update on the Full Effect project which aims to improve the opportunities for young people and reduce youth violence in St. Ann’s, Nottingham. Prince Harry directed his Foundation to launch the project after his first visit to the studio in 2013, and has returned for updates several times since. The programme aims to train a group of young people as youth leaders, providing them with formal qualifications and apprenticeships in mentoring and leadership, while at the same time supporting primary school children, who are at most risk of becoming involved in youth violence, by working with their schools and families. The Prince heard from the partners how the programme is making a difference in the city, before dropping in on rehearsals for the Hip Hopera, a project which engages young people through Page 2 of 7 music.
The Prince of Wales meets medical staff during his tour of St Mary’s Hospital in London, to celebrate the achievements of nurses shortlisted for the Nursing Times Awards.
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Finalists also attended a reception held at Clarence House with The Prince of Wales.
The Duchess of Cornwall attends the the 2016 Man Booker Prize Award Ceremony where she makes a speech and presents awards to the deserving recipients at The Guildhall in London.
The Duke of Cambridge, known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, has become Patron of Thin Red Line Appeal, to secure the future of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum.
The project will enable the museum to be redeveloped to meet the expectation of visitors to one of Scotland’s key heritage sites, and to educate future generations from home and overseas on the remarkable role played by the soldiers of one of Scotland’s great Highland Regiments over the last 220 years.
The Duke visited Stirling Castle to launch the appeal
Brigadier Bruce Russell, the Chairman of the Museum Trust said:
“I am delighted that The Duke of Cambridge, The Earl of Strathearn, has given his support and encouragement to this appeal, designed to safeguard the memory of a unique part of the British Army and of the nation’s proud military and cultural heritage.”
Prince Harry attended the Metropolitan Police Service Annual Ceremony of Remembrance for colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty. The service honours the 650 officers and staff who have died at work during the Met’s history.
The ceremony held at the Memorial Garden, which was recently repositioned following the development of the new police training facility in Hendon. A short rededication of the memorial will take place immediately before the service to reflect this.
The service will be led by Senior Chaplin Jonathan Osborne and Rt Rev’d Robert Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton. Prince Harry will give a reading. His Royal Highness will then join Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Mr Kenneth Olisa OBE, and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in laying a wreath at the memorial. Music will be provided by the Band of the British Legion.
Each of the families attending will then have the opportunity to honour their loved ones. Prince Harry spent time with the families after the service, which was followed by a short reception.
A book of remembrance, dedicated in 2001 by Her Majesty the Queen, will be available for family members and all other guests to view during a reception in Simpson Hall. A list of those included in the Book of Remembrance can be found at www.met.police.uk/history/remembrance.htm
Prince Harry also planted a tree in the Memorial Garden to commemorate his visit.
