The Duke of Sussex will attend a Commonwealth Youth Roundtable

Thursday, 11th July 2019

The Duke of Sussex, Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, will meet Youth Ministers from across the Commonwealth for a roundtable discussion at Marlborough House on Thursday, 11th July.

The roundtable, hosted by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, will allow The Duke to hear directly from Youth Ministers on the key issues affecting the Commonwealth’s youth population in their countries, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2020 (CHOGM).

Representatives at the roundtable will include ministers responsible for youth engagement from across the Commonwealth. The event will also provide an opportunity for His Royal Highness to share the learnings, ideas and ambitions of the young people he has met from across the network of nations during his first year as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.

The Commonwealth represents a global network of 53 countries and almost 2.4 billion people, a third of the world’s population, of whom 60 percent are under 30 years old.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth, with old ties and new links enabling cooperation towards social, political and economic development, which is both inclusive and sustainable.

The Duke of Sussex was made a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador by Her Majesty The Queen in 2018. In this role, The Duke 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’ work to highlight youth-led initiatives throughout the Commonwealth also extends through his role as President of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT), an organisation of which Her Majesty is Patron and The Duchess of Sussex is Vice President. The QCT exists to champion, fund and connect young leaders around the world.

In recent years, The Duke has also been involved in supporting two major projects launched in recognition of Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth – Queen’s Young Leaders and The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy.

Today, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie was christened at Private Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, and The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge attended the Christening.

The official photograph above was taken in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle by Chris Allerton.

Seated (L – R): The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of Sussex, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, The Duchess of Sussex, The Duchess of Cambridge.

Standing (L – R): The Prince of Wales, Ms Doria Ragland, Lady Jane Fellowes, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, The Duke of Cambridge.

This second photograph of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archie was taken in the Rose Garden at Windsor Castle on Archie’s christening day.

The christening of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

Saturday 6th July, 2019

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will be christened in a small private ceremony by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday 6th July.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex look forward to sharing some images taken on the day by photographer Chris Allerton.

The godparents, in keeping with their wishes, will remain private.

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Her Majesty The Queen will visit Cambridge

Tuesday July 9th 2019

Her Majesty The Queen will undertake a day of engagements in Cambridge, visiting NIAB, (National Institute of Agricultural Botany), Queens’ College and Royal Papworth Hospital.

At NIAB, which The Queen first visited in 1969 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Her Majesty will view an exhibition celebrating 100 years of crop research and learn about the new building facilities. She will meet staff before moving to the glasshouse to meet NIAB plant breeders to view plants and learn about research work to improve yield and crop resilience. At the conclusion of the visit The Queen will plant a tree and unveil a plaque to mark the visit in their centenary year.

Her Majesty, Patroness, will continue by car to Queens’ College where she will take lunch as a guest of the college.

In the afternoon The Queen accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron of Royal Papworth Hospital, will visit the new hospital site. The Royal party will tour the new building visiting the catheter laboratories and the critical care unit. They will meet recent transplant patients and consultants before unveiling a plaque to mark the formal opening of the hospital.

NIAB is one of Britain’s oldest, and fastest growing, crop science research centres. The National Institute of Agricultural Botany, as it was originally known, was founded in 1919 as a charitable trust, to promote the improvement of British crops, under the slogan ‘Better Seeds: Better Crops’. NIAB provides scientific research, technical services and practical advice to improve the yield, efficiency and resilience of crop production across the arable, forage and horticulture sectors. NIAB marks its centenary this year.

100 years on, food security is back on the agenda, and the world is again turning again to improved crop production – through better seeds, varieties and agronomy – to help global food supplies keep pace with a growing world population in the face of climate change and pressure on finite natural resources.

Since its foundation by a Deed of Trust in 1919, NIAB has been honoured to have Royal support and is proud to have Her Majesty The Queen as Patron. HM King George V and Queen Mary, accompanied by HRH Princess Mary, were the first members of the Royal Family to visit, opening the new NIAB building on Huntingdon Road on 14 October 1921. King George VI became NIAB’s first Patron, followed by HM Queen Elizabeth II. HM The Queen returned with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, in 1994 for NIAB’s 75th anniversary.

Queens’ College University of Cambridge

Queens’ College was founded in 1448 by two Queens of England, Margaret of Anjou (wife of Henry VI) and Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edward IV). It is one of the oldest and largest constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, with around 500 undergraduate students, 450 postgraduate students and 60 Fellows, across a broad range of academic disciplines. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the current Patroness of the College and, before her, the Patroness was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Royal Papworth Hospital

Royal Papworth Hospital is the UK’s leading heart and lung hospital, treating more than 100,000 patients each year from across the UK. Since carrying out the UK’s first successful heart transplant in 1979, the hospital has established an international reputation for excellence in research and innovation. The new hospital will include five operating theatres, five catheter laboratories (for non-surgical procedures) and two hybrid theatres. There will be about 300 beds for patients, including a 46-bed critical care unit, and most patients will have their own single, en-suite rooms.

As well as performing more heart and lung transplants than any other UK centre, Royal Papworth Hospital has the UK’s largest Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre (RSSC). It is the only centre in the UK for a number of specialist services including Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA).

Catch up on Her Majesty’s most recent engagements in the latest issue of Royal Life.

The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex to take part in the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day

Billingbear Polo Club

Wednesday 10th July, 2019

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex will take part in the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day for the Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Memorial Polo Trophy at Billingbear Polo Club on Wednesday 10th July.

The charity match will help raise funds and awareness for charities supported by Their Royal Highnesses. These organisations include African Parks, The English Schools Swimming Association, Fields in Trust, Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund, The Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund, The Invictus Games Foundation, Irish Guards Appeal, Map Action, Mountain Rescue England and Wales, The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, Rhino Conservation Botswana, The Royal Marsden, RFU Injured Players Foundation, The Passage and the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust.

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The Duchess of Cambridge’s RHS Back to Nature Garden at Hampton Court Garden Festival

• Following its success at the Chelsea Flower Show, The Duchess of Cambridge’s RHS Back to Nature Garden will transfer to RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
• Inspired by the original Chelsea design, the Hampton garden is double the size and includes new playful features to stimulate engagement with nature and free play, including a hill, a bee friendly meadow and a pond to paddle in
• The garden will demonstrate the pivotal role that being outdoors can play in child’s future health and happiness
• Her Royal Highness has invited children from her patronages to a picnic in the garden this afternoon [Monday 1st July]. Children from the Anna Freud Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Action for Children and Place2Be will join Her Royal Highness in a treasure hunt and insect spotting activity.

As part of her push to inspire families and communities to spend time in the great outdoors, The Duchess of Cambridge’s RHS Back to Nature Garden will transfer to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July. Thousands more families will be able to enjoy the garden, in addition to over 19,500 visitors who saw it at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The RHS Back to Nature garden at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is double the size of the original. The design has the same wild and natural feel but has been developed further in order to create additional opportunities for children and families to interact with nature. The design for this garden has once again been created through a collaboration between Her Royal Highness, landscape architects Davies White and the RHS.

As part of her longstanding work on Early Years, The Duchess believes that spending time outdoors plays a pivotal role in children’s future health and happiness. Her garden highlights how time spent in natural environments can help build the foundations for positive physical and mental wellbeing that last through childhood and over a lifetime. Features like the hollow log and rustic dens will return from Chelsea, in addition to a new hidden burrow, rolling hill and stream. These environments enable children to develop skills for life through free play, building their confidence, strength, resilience and social skills.

In addition to the physical and mental health benefits of being in nature, spending quality time with parents and carers outside has a valuable impact on children’s early development. In the garden, families can explore together and enjoy nature as a playground. There is a pond to paddle in, a bug hotel that provides habitats for all sorts of wildlife, as well as a bee-friendly wildflower meadow.

This afternoon [Monday 1st July] The Duchess will host a picnic for her patronages in the garden. Children from the Anna Freud Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Action for Children and Place2Be will have the opportunity to explore the garden and experience the positive effects of spending time outside. Children from the patronages will also bring their family members, carers and teachers to enjoy the garden, and demonstrate the importance of their role in raising a child. Her Royal Highness will join the children in a treasure hunt and insect spotting activity before having a picnic in the middle of the garden.

To learn more about The Duchess of Cambridge’s RHS Back to Nature Garden, be sure to get a copy of Royal Life Issue 43 today.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Pakistan

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will undertake an official visit to Pakistan at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The visit will take place in the Autumn.

Further details will be advised in due course.

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THE DUKE OF ROTHESAY WILL VISIT CASTLEBANK PARK AND HORTICULTURAL CENTRE, LANARK

FRIDAY 28^TH JUNE 2019

The Duke of Rothesay will visit Castlebank Park and Horticultural Centre to learn about its renovation and meet with volunteers and members of local organisations who use the park.

During the visit, His Royal Highness will undertake a walking tour of Castlebank Park, taking in the recently renovated terraced William Wallace Memorial Rose Garden where The Duke will be introduced to volunteers in the Bog Garden and Fairy Dell His Royal Highness will see local Scouts building a woven willow tunnel and meet a Beavers group. The Duke will also meet the Centre’s Educational Gardener who will show His Royal Highness the new beehives, which The Duke will then open. Before departing, His Royal Highness will plant a locally grown Scots Pine tree to commemorate the visit.

Castlebank Horticultural Centre is a rural hub for education, training, volunteering and enjoying the great outdoors. Located in Castlebank Park, on the site of former tennis courts and outbuildings, the Horticultural Centre is the result of years of dedicated work by Lanark Community Development Trust and local volunteers to transform derelict areas of the park and bring them back into community use. As a result, the Trust and its volunteers were recently awarded a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Lanark Community Development Trust has increased volunteer participation in both the horticulture centre and the wider gardens of the park. Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, Brownies, Firemen and many schoolchildren have helped along the way. Over the past year, volunteers have given approximately 5,000 hours of work, with regular volunteers drawn from members of Friends of Castlebank, Lanark in Bloom, Social Services, The Prince’s Trust Team Programme and Community Payback Service.