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The Prince of Wales Marks Barbados’s Transition to a Republic within the Commonwealth

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The Prince of Wales Marks Barbados’s Transition to a Republic within the Commonwealth

Barbados

Tuesday, 30th November

ENGAGEMENT 3

The Prince of Wales will attend a reception hosted by the President of the Republic at State House 

The Prince of Wales will arrive at State House and will be met by Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados. He will attend a Toast to the Nation reception, hosted outside by the President, in honour of the first day of the Republic. Other regional Heads of Government will also be in attendance. 

Upon becoming a Republic, Government House will be renamed State House. It is the official residence of the President of Barbados. 

Dame Sandra Mason was appointed as the eighth, and current, Governor-General of Barbados in 2018. In October 2021, she was nominated by the Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, and the Opposition Leader, Joseph Atherley, to become the first President of Barbados. She was unanimously elected by both the House of Assembly and the Senate later that month. Before becoming Governor-General, she was a practising attorney and served as a High Court judge in Saint Lucia and a Court of Appeal judge in Barbados. She was the first woman to be admitted to the bar in Barbados. 

The 30th November is the 55th anniversary of the independence of Barbados. 

ENGAGEMENT 4

The Prince of Wales will visit The National Archives of Barbados 

The Prince of Wales will be greeted on arrival by John King, Minister of the Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, and Ingrid Thompson, Chief Archivist. His Royal Highness will view some of the collection, and will then visit the digitisation workshops and meet staff members. 

The National Archives, built in 1908, are situated close to the University of West Indies campus. The Archives’ collection is expansive and includes manuscripts, letters, reports, books, maps, charts and photographs. It also contains parish documents, certificates, deeds and wills, some of which date back to the early settlement days of the 1600s and serve as a source of information for genealogical research. These documents provide a vital resource for individuals today, particularly from the British Caribbean diaspora, in trying to establish and trace their heritage. Work has recently begun to digitise the collection. 

ENGAGEMENT 5

The Prince of Wales will attend a Prince’s Trust International (PTI) engagement at Ilaro Court 

His Royal Highness will be greeted by Dame Martina Milburn, Chief Executive of The Prince’s Trust Group, and Rosanna Wakefield, Deputy Director of Global Delivery at PTI. Accompanied by Ms Wakefield, His Royal Highness will meet Prince’s Trust delivery partners and young people, including fifteen donors and supporters of PTI in Barbados and the Caribbean. His Royal Highness will take a group photograph. 

PTI has been working in Barbados since 2016 in conjunction with delivery partners, the Barbados Youth Business Trust. Barbados is the only country outside of the UK which runs all of the PTI’s programmes. 

The University of West Indies was founded in 1948 and operates five campuses across the Caribbean. 

ENGAGEMENT 6 

The Prince of Wales will depart Grantley Adams International Airport to return to the UK 

The Prince of Wales will be met by a Guard of Honour, the British and Bajan anthems will be played, and there will be a twenty-one gun salute. His Royal Highness will be bid farewell by Scott Furssedonn-Wood, British High Commissioner to Barbados. 

The Duchess of Cornwall to Undertake Engagements in Wiltshire

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THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL WILL UNDERTAKE ENGAGEMENTS IN WILTSHIRE 

Thursday, 2nd December 2021 

Engagement 1

The Duchess of Cornwall will attend a short service to mark the 100th anniversary of the Seend War Memorial and join a service of Rededication. Her Royal Highness will also meet families whose ancestors are named on the memorial.

On arrival at the Church of the Holy Cross, Her Royal Highness will be greeted by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wilshire, Mrs Sarah Troughton and Chairman of the Royal British Legion, Mr Robin Heartley. Her Royal Highness will also meet Reverend Jane Knowles who will conduct the service of Rededication. 

Following the service in the church, The Duchess will greet Royal British Legion members and supporters of the church and war memorial and local residents (some of whose family members are mentioned on the memorial). Her Royal Highness will also lay flowers at the memorial and wreaths will also be laid. 

Her Royal Highness will also meet children from Seend Primary School. 

Seend War Memorial, Seend 

The church at Seend dates from about 1450 although there is evidence of a much earlier building on the site. The church is entered by the north door and porch which was built, or rebuilt, by John Stokes (1498) who was buried there. The family lived in Seend for six generations. 

A fairly recent addition to the church is the Millennium window which was dedicated by the Bishop of Ramsbury in 2003. The aim was to depict something of the history and life at Seend including the importance of its agricultural way of life showing the corn growing, sheep resting and cattle grazing in a farm environment. It also shows the woollen and weaving history and the other industrial side of Seend. 

The churchyard contains a rich collection of tombstones, some of which date back to the 15th century. 

Seend War Memorial 

The Seend War Memorial, constructed of Cornish granite, is an obelisk standing on a three-tier base, and was unveiled on 8 February 1921, by Field Marshal Lord Methuen and dedicated by The Archdeacon Wiltshire, the Venerable E J Boddington. A short half hour service, conducted by the vicar the Reverend H Cromwell Bush, took place in the churchyard attended by a large number of parishioners. 

An article in the Wiltshire Gazette, dated 10 Feb 1921, reported: ‘There did not seem to be a house, from the leading residence to the humblest cottage, which had not its representative. Just as all were united during the war, they were united now; just as they honoured those gallant youths in life, so they honoured and reverenced them now that their earthly careers had so nobly ended. Two buglers from the Wiltshire Regiment Depot sounded ‘The Last Post’ and the impressive little ceremony ended with a verse of The National Anthem’. 

The WW1 Commemorative Bench that sits near to the War Memorial commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ending of the First World War and the 25 soldiers from Seend Parish who died during the conflict. 

Engagement 2

The Duchess of Cornwall will meet independent Spar shop owner, Mr Derek Tinnion and his family who work in the shop. Her Royal Highness will visit the shop and thank the family and staff for their tireless work in supporting the Devizes community for over 60 years especially during the pandemic.

The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Derek Tinnion outside his shop. Mr Tinnion will then introduce Her Royal Highness to local suppliers who provided a continual service to the shop during the pandemic. Her Royal Highness will also meet staff, some of whom work in the shop’s post office, before meeting members of Mr Tinnion’s family including his 95-year-old mother. 

Mr Tinnion will say a few words before presenting Her Royal Highness will a small hamper of local produce. 

The Spar shop is a small shop serving Devizes. The shop provides all provisions including locally grown fresh meat, from Poulshot Lodge Farm, locally grown vegetables from Pagets Produce. The Post Office within the shop is a key service that is provided from the shop. 

The shop is run by Mr Derek Tinnion, who is the third generation of his family to operate the business over the last 60 years. He has been involved for 38 years and has 8 members of his family working for him. The business originally came into the family in 1960 when his mother Irene (now 95 years old) and father John (deceased) moved from London to Wiltshire and took over the grocery business. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the shop played a crucial part in supporting residents and vulnerable individuals that used the store. Actions included: offering a new phone service to ensure residents received their groceries; providing free puzzles and colouring books and running a puzzle competition; supplying easter eggs to boost morale; and offering low-cost fruit and vegetable boxes to keep a family of four supplied for a week (which they still sell today). 

For around six months the store worked around the clock, with staff working 24hrs to replenish stock. The shop worked closely with local suppliers who provided amazing support and they were able to help keep stock at an adequate level with produce, fruit, vegetables, bread and dairy products. 

Engagement 3

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Eric Ravilious-downland Man Exhibition at the Wiltshire Museum. The exhibition showcases the work of artist Eric Ravilious and his paintings of the Downs of Southern England. 

Engagement 4

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the newly converted Parade Cinema and meet supporters who have helped restored and transform the 1817 Chapel into a facility for the community.

On arrival at the Parade Cinema, Her Royal Highness will be met by Robert Hiscox Chairman and local dignitaries. On entering the museum, The Duchess will meet David Williams, General Manager and staff members and supporters associated with the conversion of the chapel to a cinema. 

Her Royal Highness will view a display of photographs showing the transformation that the chapel has undergone. 

HRH will then take a seat in the auditorium before watching a short collection of trailers. 

Following the film, Mr Hiscox will say a few words before Her Royal Highness unveils a plaque to mark the visit. 

The chapel was built in 1817 by non-conformists, of which Marlborough was one of the chief strongholds. The Minister’s House was added later. The chapel finally closed its doors in 1984 and became an antiques centre which closed in 2016. 

The freehold of the building was purchased by local investors who also paid for most of the renovation work, however £3 million pounds was also raised by the local community to support the project to provide a local cinema. 

Work on the Parade was completed in September 2021 and the cinema now provides Marlborough with its first independent, community-focused cinema in 50 years. 

The Georgian building houses a state-of-the-art cinema with 206 seats, 70 in the stalls and 36 in the balcony. It has a fully licensed bar and café which serves food and drinks from 0930hrs till late. The additional upstairs seating linked to the balcony can be hired for private parties. 

Outside, there is a paved garden where food and drink are served can be served and enjoyed. 

The Prince of Wales Arrives in Barbados

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The Prince of Wales meeting Aidan Taylor in Heroes Square, Bridgetown, Barbados after for an official arrival ceremony, as he continues his tour of the Caribbean, 2019

THE PRINCE OF WALES VISITS BARBADOS TO MARK BARBADOS’S TRANSITION TO A REPUBLIC WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH 

Barbados

Sunday, 28th November

ENGAGEMENT 1

The Prince of Wales will arrive at Grantley Adams International Airport 

The Prince of Wales will be greeted by Resa Layne, Chief of Protocol, and His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood, British High Commissioner to Barbados. There will be a Guard of Honour on the tarmac and anthems will be played, followed by a twenty-one gun salute. 

Monday, 29th November

ENGAGEMENT 2

The Prince of Wales will attend the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony at Heroes Square 

A cultural celebration of Barbados, under the theme of ‘Pride of Nationhood’, will have begun at 2000hrs, using video footage, music and dance to present Barbados’s history. 

The Prince of Wales will be met by a mounted Guard of Honour on arrival, and will proceed to the dais where he will be received by Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. There will be a march past, a final salute to the Monarchy, and a short video on Barbados’s history will be played. Her Majesty The Queen’s Standard will then be lowered. 

At 0000hrs, Dame Sandra Mason will be officially sworn in by the Chief Justice, Sir Patterson Cheltenham, as the first President of Barbados, and the Presidential Standard will be raised. The Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, and Attorney General, Dale Marshall QC, will take the Oath to Barbados. The President will then present the New Colours, followed by a twenty-one gun salute. 

His Royal Highness will give a speech, following which he will be presented with the Order of Freedom of Barbados by the President. The President will give an address, and there will then be a cultural display, a salute to the nation, and fireworks. 

Mia Mottley is leader of the Barbados Labour Party and has been Prime Minister of Barbados since 2018. She holds a law degree from LSE. The Prince of Wales most recently met Prime Minister Mottley earlier this year at COP26 in Glasgow. 

Heroes Square is a regular site for commemorations and celebrations. The Prince of Wales observed a parade in the Square during his visit to Barbados in 2019. 

The Order of Freedom of Barbados is Barbados’s highest-ranking honour. It was established in 2019, with the then Governor-General – now President – serving as Chancellor. To date, it has been awarded to three people: Professor Violet Eudine Barriteau, Dr. Anthony Nicholas Carter, and Patrick Douglas Frost. 

The Duchess of Cornwall extends Presidency of Brooke

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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Brooke Carol Concert and reception at the Guards Chapel in London, 2018. Credit Ian Jones/Brooke

The Duchess of Cornwall extends Presidency of Brooke

29 November 2021

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall has officially extended her Presidency of Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys. She has held the position since 2006.

During her time as President, The Duchess has been a strong supporter of equine welfare and has travelled the world to see Brooke’s work with horses, donkeys and mules, and the people who depend on them.

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Cairo
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Cairo, 2021. Credit Brooke

Chief Executive of Brooke, Chris Wainwright, said: “I’m thrilled that The Duchess of Cornwall has agreed to extend her Presidency of Brooke. It’s an exciting time at Brooke as we embark on our new five year Global Strategy to transform the lives of even more working horses, donkeys and mules around the world and the people that depend on them. We are deeply grateful for The Duchess’s ongoing support and passion for animal welfare.”

On Friday 19 November, The Duchess visited Brooke’s sister organisation, the Brooke Hospital for Animals, Egypt in Cairo, where Dorothy Brooke founded the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital in 1934 and Brooke’s story began. Whilst there, The Duchess met with veterinary staff and toured the newly refurbished stables, a mobile clinic and the farriery workshop.

This was The Duchess’s second visit to the Cairo site, having visited with The Prince of Wales in 2006. Over the years, The Duchess has also visited Brooke’s work in Jordan, Pakistan and India, as well as number of events in the UK, including Brooke’s inaugural Christmas Carol Service in 2018. 

Today, Brooke operates in over ten countries, with core offices in Ethiopia, East Africa, West Africa, India, Pakistan and Latin America & the Caribbean. There are currently 100 million horses, donkeys and mules working worldwide, earning an income that around 600 million people rely on to survive. Brooke works with owners, communities, local health providers and policy makers to implement positive, sustainable change to the lives of these animals, as well as continuing to reduce their immediate suffering.

SUPERBLOOM at The Tower of London

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SUPERBLOOM at The Tower of London

A stunning display of flower blooms celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.

Opening Spring 2022

A VIBRANT SEA OF FLOWERS

Join us in 2022 to see the moat at the Tower of London flooded with millions of flowers to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.

From spring next year, carefully chosen seed mixes will be sown in the moat at the Tower of London to create a vibrant sea of flowers that will continuously evolve from June to September, changing colours and patterns over the summer.

With a planting scheme designed to attract bees, pollinators and seed-eating birds, the garden will provide a biodiverse space to support different types of wildlife.

Bringing rich natural beauty to the heart of the Tower, visitors will have the chance to walk through the transformed space, taking time to slow down and bask in the simple joys of nature.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 06 December. To be one of the first to hear about Superbloom tickets, register your interest now.

TRANSFORMING THE MOAT

Superbloom at the Tower of London will be the first stage of a permanent transformation of the famous moat into a new natural landscape in the heart of the City of London.

It will see the moat – designed in the 13th century to defend the famous fortress – become a welcoming new biodiverse habitat and a haven for pollinators and seed-eating birds. 

In the past, the moat has been used as a medieval orchard, as a grazing ground for Victorian livestock, and even as allotments during the Second World War.  The ‘Superbloom’ and new landscape will take inspiration from the moat’s long history with the aim of bringing nature back to the Tower’s urban landscape.

The Prince of Wales Visits Cambridge

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The Prince of Wales, President of the Prince's Trust, talks with well wishers as he leaves after his visit to Cheryl's Trust Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. November, 2021.

THE PRINCE OF WALES VISITS CAMBRIDGE 

Tuesday 23rd November 2021 

Engagement 1

The Prince of Wales will visit Cambridge Market and visit a selection of stalls and meet market traders. 

The Prince of Wales will be met by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Mrs Julie Spence, the bells of Great St Mary’s Church will ring on His Royal Highness’ arrival. 

The Prince will pass by the Cambridge Satchel Shop and meet staff outside. His Royal Highness will then be greeted by a local school choir singing carols under a Christmas Tree. 

The Prince will visit Peter Graves Florists (one of three florists on the market) and meet the Graves family who have been trading since 1958. 

His Royal Highness will then visit Alister & Garon Books, a second-hand book stall, a family run fruit and veg stall, a stall selling a selection of Nigerian specialities and J Reynolds Sweets, who have been trading since 1820. 

Cambridge Market 

John I, King of England granted a charter to the citizens of Cambridge in 1201, which provided the freedom to hold fairs and a market. Market Hill (now known as the market square) is the location of the main market in central Cambridge. This area has operated as a marketplace since Saxon times. 

Today, the market square supports an outdoor market of 99 fixed stalls and around 140 licensed traders. It is open seven days a week, 362 days a year and is managed by Cambridge City Council. The council’s historic base, the Guildhall, overlooks the square. 

Council support for the market during the pandemic 

The council has supported market traders throughout the pandemic, providing rental holidays, discounted pitch rates and business support grants – a total financial package of c£1.2million. 

The market has been able to remain open throughout the pandemic and only had to close for around a two-week period on public safety grounds in January 2021. To support Covid-19 safety on the market, the council has worked with the county council’s public health team to provide management measures including relocating high queue generating stalls to perimeter stalls, erecting temporary barriers to support safe queue management and employing safety marshals to support businesses and customers to comply with the measures. 

Market square project 

The council has embarked on a multi-million-pound project to transform the market square into a fully pedestrianized, multi-functional civic space, which is accessible to all, celebrates its rich heritage interest and continues to support a vibrant, successful and diverse seven day a week outdoor market. Proposals include an improved stall layout and demountable design, allowing the space to be used for other events and activities, both during the day (in and around the market) and into the evening. The council is working closely with market traders and other key stakeholders to develop the project and has just completed a major public consultation on a proposed vision and concept design for the square. 

Engagement 2

The Prince of Wales will visit Homerton College, University of Cambridge, to discuss access to education and learn of the College’s vision to welcome and support students from diverse backgrounds.

The Prince of Wales will be received by Deputy Lord Lieutenant Mrs Karen Daber who will introduce His Royal Highness to Lord Woolley, Principal of Homerton College. 

Lord Woolley will then present Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Stephen J. Toope. 

After a private meeting with Lord Woolley, His Royal Highness will meet representatives of the Isaac Newton Trust. The Trust was founded in 1988 by Trinity College to promote learning, research and education in the University of Cambridge, by providing support to early-career researchers and to departments and programmes within the University. 

His Royal Highness will then proceed to meet College Officers at Queen’s Wing Arch before joining a briefing and discussion in the Griffin Bar on ’Get In Cambridge’ and other initiatives to support diversity in admissions and to support ethnic minority students during their time at Cambridge. 

In the Combination Room, His Royal Highness will meet supporters and student ambassadors of Homerton’s unique co-curricular Changemakers Programme – the College’s pioneering programme to equip students with the intellectual force, energy and edge to become ambassadors for social change. 

His Royal Highness will conclude the visit in the Marquee where he will join a reception with the staff, students, donors, the welfare team, and academic Fellows, to learn about the College’s approach to student and staff wellbeing, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teach First of which His Royal Highness is Patron will be in attendance. 

The Prince will sign the visitors’ book and unveil a plaque to mark the occasion. 

Homerton College 

Lord Woolley of Woodford took up his role as Principal of Homerton College last month, becoming the first Black man to lead a College at Cambridge or Oxford. A race equalities campaigner and the founder of Operation Black Vote, Lord Woolley has previously collaborated with The Prince’s Trust on addressing disadvantage among minority ethnic groups. 

Homerton is Cambridge’s largest College by student numbers. Formerly a renowned teacher training college, it became a full College of the University of Cambridge in 2010, and now offers the full range of subjects studied at the University. The College has a strong track record of attracting students from ethnically and socially diverse backgrounds, and is proud of its reputation for diversity and friendliness. 

The Prince of Wales and Cambridge 

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall last visited Cambridge in 2016. Their Royal Highnesses visited sights including the Fitzwilliam Museum and King’s College Chapel. 

The Prince of Wales became Royal Founding Patron of The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in 2008 and has been President of the Cambridge University Polo Club since 1975. 

Engagement 3

The Prince of Wales will visit AstraZenaca to officially open their new global Research and Development facility at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

On arrival, His Royal Highness will be met by AstraZeneca CEO, Pascal Soriot, Chairman, Leif Johansson and Executive Vice-President of Biopharmaceuticals R&D, Sir Mene Pangalos. 

The Prince will be given an introduction to Astrazeneca, led by Sir Mene Pangalos, which will include a brief video from the landing digital display. His Royal Highness will then be given a walking tour of the Bioscience Lab which will include a demonstration of Hololens technology. 

The Prince will proceed to G node exhibition space and be presented to scientists to learn about the role of Functional Genomics and the role of genes in disease. His Royal Highness will also learn how using cell therapy can halt and reverse disease in heart failure and cancer. 

His Royal Highness will also be given a description of how the building has been designed, followed by a meeting with scientist Richard Marshall CBE to discuss the development of the COVID-19 vaccine and long-acting antibody. The Prince will then be invited to say a few words and unveil a plaque to mark the official opening of the R&D Centre. 

AstraZeneca’s R&D centre 

AZ’s new Cambridge R&D Centre is a state-of-the-art facility enabling the delivery of science-led strategy, turning science into medicine. 

The centre, which sits at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, is designed to play a central role in AZ’s mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. As its largest research and development centre in the UK, it will have more than 2,000 people working across therapy areas and drug discovery and development once fully occupied. It is uniquely designed to strengthen collaboration, promote openness, and improve the sustainability of every aspect of AZ’s science and business operations. 

AstraZeneca 

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business which innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. AZ focus on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines in Oncology and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. 

AZ is committed to operating in a way that recognises the interconnection between business growth, the needs of society and the limitations of our planet with sustainability sitting at the heart of AZ’s strategic priorities, supporting continued scientific innovation and commercial success. 

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Visit Cairo

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Great Sphinx of Giza, on the third day of their tour of the Middle East. November, 2021.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Great Sphinx of Giza, on the third day of their tour of the Middle East. November, 2021.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL VISIT THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN AND THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

Cairo, Alexandria

 Friday, 19th November

ENGAGEMENT 21

The Prince of Wales will attend a Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) event at GrEEK Campus

The Prince of Wales will meet Ahmed el-Alfi, founder of the GrEEK Campus and Flat6labs, and his wife, Manal el-Alfi. His Royal Highness will then meet Randa Fahmy, Managing Director of the Environment and Development Group, before meeting CEOs of Egyptian businesses for a round-table discussion on the SMI and sustainable business practices. Finally, The Prince will attend the StartEgypt Annual Forum and award first prize to a competition winner. 

The GrEEK Campus is a technology and innovation park in Downtown Cairo offering workspaces for both start-ups and established local companies. The Campus consists of five office buildings on a total space of 25,000 m². The Campus was formerly the site of two Greek Schools in the early 20th century. The university moved to the outskirts of Cairo in 2008. 

Flat6Labs is the Middle East and North Africa’s leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm. Flat6Labs was launched in Cairo in 2011 by Ahmed Al-Alfi and has now expanded to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia and Lebanon. Since its launch, Flat6Labs has invested in more than 300 start-up companies. 

StartEgypt is a £2m project funded by the UK. The project aims to inspire and financially support Egyptian entrepreneurs and social impact enterprises by providing training, development and funding. The project was implemented by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Flat6labs and closed earlier this year after four successful years of operation. The Annual Forum is their showcase event and the culmination of a four-month incubation program under the StartEgypt project. Start-ups will get the opportunity to present their businesses to investors, leading business professionals, coaches and mentors. 

ENGAGEMENT 22

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Brooke Veterinary Hospital 

Her Royal Highness will meet Sherif Foda, Chairman of Brooke Egypt, and Frederick Schutte, Chairman of Brooke Netherlands. She will proceed into the hospital and meet Abeer Shennawy, CEO of Brooke Egypt, and Richard Searight, the Grandson of Dorothea Brooke. The Duchess will then cut a ribbon and officially open the hospital, before being introduced to Dr Eman Nouam, the Head Vet. Her Royal Highness will then visit the outpatients clinic and the farrier’s workshop, and will end by taking a photograph with staff and signing the visitors’ book. 

The Brooke Veterinary Hospital in Cairo has been running on this site since Dorothy Brooke founded the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital in 1934. Her Royal Highness visited the site in 2006. 

Brooke has four other hospitals and 28 mobile veterinary teams across Egypt which treat around 160,000 horses, donkeys and mules every year. In addition, they run education programmes for adults and children to raise awareness of animal welfare, with over 4000 people trained so far in 2021, as well as a successful programme to empower women in rural communities to spread positive messages around animal welfare. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Brooke ran a feeding programme for 1700 horses working at tourist sites across Egypt, as their owners lost income due to the lack of tourism. 

ENGAGEMENT 23

The Prince of Wales will visit HMS Queen Elizabeth 

The Prince of Wales will meet Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander of the Carrier Strike Group, and Captain Ian Feasey, Commanding Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth. His Royal Highness will watch the launch and recovery of an F35B jet from the flight deck before touring the ship and meeting the ship’s company including, CSG battle staff, the Air Wing and U.S. Navy and Marines. 

HMS Queen Elizabeth deployed in May, at the heart of a group of ships and aircraft known as the Carrier Strike Group 2021, CSG21. She has been escorted by a ring of ships including: Type 45 destroyers, Type 23 anti-submarine frigates, and tanker and storage ships. QNLZ has also been accompanied by Dutch and US ships, whilst also exercising with a considerable number of other partners throughout the deployment. On completion of the deployment. The Group expects to have travelled in excess of 40,000 nautical miles. The route has taken in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, covering 40 countries and undertaking more than 70 engagements, visits, air exercises and operations. The Group reached its furthest point in its deployment in August (when it visited Guam). 

HMS Queen Elizabeth has two squadrons of F-35B jets embarked (18 in total) eight from the UK and ten from the US. The number of UK jets will continue to increase over the next few years as the UK takes further deliveries and the F35-B Lightning Force grows. The Queen Elizabeth Class are international by design and the fact they can operate a mixed US/UK air group is a strategic advantage, offering choice and flexibility to both nations. 

ENGAGEMENT 24

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Jesuit Cultural Centre

Her Royal Highness will be greeted in the courtyard by Father Mario, Acting Director of the Jesuit Cultural Centre, and Ruth Cocks, Deputy Director of the British Council in Egypt. Father Mario will explain some of the history of the Centre. The Duchess will then meet Sami Creta, Programme Director of the Centre, who will show Her Royal Highness an exhibition called Faces of Alexandria; the artists will also be present. 

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Sami Creta, will proceed to a small theatre where the children and mentors from Camera Chica will be waiting on the stage to meet her. There will be a 3 minute video showing the filmmaking workshops the children did and edited highlights of the final films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, and an opportunity for the children to put some questions to The Duchess. 

The Jesuit Cultural Centre was set up in the 1950s, shortly after the construction of the church and monastery. The purpose-built arts centre, set up around the monastery buildings, is notable for inclusive training and for community-based arts. It is now the most active non-governmental cultural space in Alexandria. The Centre offers a broad programme of artistic, intellectual and cultural leadership activities to promote respect, citizenship, equality and justice, without any religious, social, political or gender segregation. 

The Faces of Alexandria exhibition, which launched on November 16th, is the result of the work of five young artists who graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University working with young refugees. The five artists were part of a workshop aimed at transferring knowledge and expertise of Alexandrian heritage by connecting their work to mosaic art, which Alexandria is famous for. The five artists also cascaded their learning to 30 young people between the ages of 13-18 from the refugees community. 

ENGAGEMENT 25

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina 

The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Dr. Sherif Riad, Head of External Relations at the Bibliotheca, and Nevine Abaza, Director of the British Council in Alexandria. The Duchess will enter the library and meet Heba al Rafey, Deputy Head of External Relations. Her Royal Highness will proceed to the Children’s Library, where some older children will be painting, and will then read with a group of younger children. The Duchess will proceed to the Mahmal area in the Great Reading Room, where music will be played by the Bibliotheca’s group of young violinists. 

The Prince of Wales will arrive at 1450hrs and meet Dr. Mostafa el Feki, Director of the Bibliotheca, and Elizabeth White, British Council Egypt Director. His Royal Highness will proceed to the Mahmal area to meet The Duchess. Their Royal Highnesses, accompanied by Dr Mostafa el Feki, will proceed to the Manuscript Collection to view some of the treasures of the Bibliotheca. 

The library of Alexandria is a revival of the ancient Great Library of Alexandria (est. c 250 BC). It is one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, and intended as a collection of all knowledge. The library has shelf space for an eventual eight million books, with the main reading room covering 20,000 square metres. The complex also houses a conference centre; specialised libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people, and for children; four museums; four art galleries for temporary exhibitions; 15 permanent exhibitions; a planetarium; and a manuscript restoration laboratory. 

The Children’s Library includes a reading hall, TV corner, computer lab, storytelling and puppet theatre as well as an arts and handicrafts corner. They have an engaging programme for children of all ages, with a Summer Holiday Reading Club, a Parents’ Lecture series, extensive outreach work in schools and hospitals in the City of Alexandria, and even a library programme for tiny babies from one day old. 

The Manuscripts Centre in the Bibliotheca aims to explore the depths of Arab and Islamic manuscript heritage through indexing, verification, and study. The Manuscript Centre hosts researchers, organises academic conferences, and holds a diverse collection of original manuscripts. In the Museum, visitors can review any given manuscript online using touch-screen technology to browse and magnify different pages, and listen to related commentary and explanation. 

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will depart Borg el-Arab Airport to return to the UK 

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Arrive in Jordan – Day 1
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Explore Umm Qais, Jordan – Day 2
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Arrive in Egypt – Day 3
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Visit Cairo – Day 4

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Arrive in Egypt

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Great Sphinx of Giza, on the third day of their tour of the Middle East. November, 2021.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Great Sphinx of Giza, on the third day of their tour of the Middle East. November, 2021.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL VISIT THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN AND THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT 

 Cairo, Giza

 Thursday, 18th November

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will arrive at Cairo Airport from Jordan 

Their Royal Highnesses will be greeted by Gareth Bayley OBE, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt, and his wife, Sara Fawcett. 

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will arrive at Al-Ittahadiya Palace for a formal welcome with President Sisi and First Lady Entissar Amer 

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and the First Lady, Entissar Amer, at Al-Ittahadiya Palace. There will be a formal photograph inside the main hall. The Prince of Wales and President Sisi will proceed to the Presidential meeting room for a private bilateral meeting.

Al-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace, is the official workplace of the Egyptian President. It is in Heliopolis, in north-east Cairo. The Palace was built by a French company and opened as The Grand Heliopolis Palace Hotel in 1910. It was designed by Belgian architect Ernest Jaspar, who introduced the ‘Heliopolis style’ of architecture, a synthesis of Persian, Moorish Revival, Islamic, and Neoclassical influences. During both World Wars it was used as a hospital for British Empire soldiers. President Mubarak restored it as a Presidential Palace in the 1980s. 

At the COP26 Summit, at the beginning of November, Egypt was formally appointed as COP27 ‘President designate’, taking over from the UK’s Presidency of COP26. President Sisi attended the World Leaders Summit, speaking on 1st November alongside other world leaders about the challenges and responsibilities ahead. 

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Al Azhar Mosque

Their Royal Highnesses will meet the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Mosque, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb, accompanied by the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Alexandria, Dr Samy Fawzy, and will take a photograph in the central courtyard. 

Al Azhar Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic buildings in the world. Their Royal Highnesses last visited Al-Azhar in 2006, when The Prince of Wales received an honorary doctorate from Al-Azhar University, the foremost Islamic institution in the Sunni Muslim world. 

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The Prince of Wales will attend an interfaith reception at Al Azhar Mosque

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Grand Imam and the Archbishop, will proceed to the Abassa room for a discussion on religion and climate change, before being joined by six Al-Azhar scholars. His Royal Highness will then proceed to the Large Prayer Hall to meet current students. 

The British Council’s Al-Azhar UK Academic Scholarship scheme began in 2015. It is championed by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Its aim is to promote mutual understanding among a new generation of Muslim and non-Muslim scholars. The Azhar scholars pursue degrees in Islamic studies at British universities before returning to Al-Azhar University to work as faculty members, drawing on the skills and experience gained through their studies in the UK. There are currently nine scholars studying PhDs or Masters at top-ranked UK universities. The first scholar graduated from SOAS university in 2020. 

The Prince of Wales is a Patron of the scheme and hosted six students from the programme in March 2018 at Clarence House. Two of these students (Ms Mariam Shehata, Mr Muhammed Al-Marakby) will be present at the Q&A session. 

The British Council’s English for Interfaith Dialogue programme at Al-Azhar University supports interfaith and intercultural dialogue through the teaching of English and leadership and cultural understanding skills. The British Council works with the teachers and students to develop a curriculum that focuses on thought-provoking discussions around identity, diversity and critical thinking. 

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The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Ezbet Khairallah

The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Ruth Cocks, Deputy Director of the British Council in Egypt, and Abdelfattah Nada, Project Lead and Volunteer. Her Royal Highness will then join a rooftop gathering and meet a group of women from Button Up, before viewing eco-friendly products made in the community. The Duchess will discuss a planting initiative with young community leaders and will then pot a plant herself. Finally, Her Royal Highness will watch a short performance by a group of women storytellers.

Ezbet Kheirallah is a low-income settlement established in the mid-1970s when immigrants from Upper Egypt and Delta cities came to Cairo looking for work. The British Council started work with the Ezbet Kheirallah community in 2017 through the Active Citizens programme, a youth social leadership training programme that promotes intercultural dialogue and community-led social development. 

The British Council started work with the Ezbet Kheirallah community in 2017 through its Active Citizens programme. Active Citizens is a youth social leadership training programme that promotes intercultural dialogue and community-led social development. As part of the programme (which included a study visit to the UK) Abdelfattah Nada developed a community initiative called El Ezbah 2025, into “Button Up” – a social enterprise working with women and children. Button Up’s work focuses on women’s economic empowerment, parenting and physiological awareness, literacy, reducing school drop-out rates and citizenship. It is all done through the prism of preserving the environment. Button Up works with 95 volunteers and has over 4000 beneficiaries. 

The women’s storytelling performance is the result of a collaboration between two Active Citizens community initiatives. Using an ‘arts-based’ approach, 15 women aged 20-60 from Ezbet Kheirallah have learnt how to use storytelling to reflect on the challenges they have faced and explain how they have overcome these situations. 

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The Prince of Wales will visit Beit al-Razzaz traditional crafts workshop

The Prince of Wales will meet Elizabeth White, British Council Egypt Director, at the Aqsunqur Mosque, before walking to Beit al-Razzazz and meeting Dr. Omniya Abdel Barr, Head of Development at the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF), and Abdelhamid El Sherif, Chairman of EHRF. His Royal Highness will view a small exhibition of EHRF’s conservation work, and will then meet craftspeople and students of The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. The Prince will then meet Amm Hasan, Master Carpenter, whose woodwork he will view.

Beit al-Razzazz (House of Rice) sits in the heart of medieval Cairo. It dates from the Mamluk era. 

EHRF are cultural heritage experts passionate about preservation. They have been working on a project to document and preserve the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo (funded by the UK through a ‘Cultural Protection Fund’). 

The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts was launched in 2009 and is a major educational institute teaching young Egyptians skills in the traditional arts – Islamic geometry, drawing, colour harmony and arabesque studies, as well as specialised training in ceramics, glass and gypsum, metalwork and woodwork. 

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Dr. Khaled el Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and Dr. Zahi Hawass, Archaeologist, Egyptologist and former Minister for Antiquities, at the base of the Great Pyramid (Khufu). Their Royal Highnesses will tour the outside of the pyramid with Dr. Hawass, with a photograph opportunity at the tunnel entrance, and will then proceed to tour the Sphinx. 

Both the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx date to c.2600 BC. The Pyramid is the oldest in Giza and the largest in Egypt, and stood at 146m high when it was completed. 

Known in Arabic as Abu Al Hol (Father of Terror), the sculpture of a man with the haunches of a lion was dubbed the Sphinx by the ancient Greeks because it resembled their mythical winged monster who set riddles and killed anyone unable to answer them. A geological survey has shown that it was most likely carved from the bedrock at the bottom of the causeway during Khafre’s reign, so it probably portrays his features. 

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend a UK-Egypt reception at 9 Pyramids Lounge 

Their Royal Highnesses will be greeted by Dr. Khaled Al Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, before proceeding into the reception where The Prince of Wales will give a speech. Their Royal Highnesses will then speak to the guests. 

9 Pyramids Lounge is the first phase of a $19m project to develop the Giza complex. Located on the southern side of the Giza plateau overlooking the pyramids, 9 Pyramids Lounge operates as a restaurant offering a unique dining experience for tourists, as well as serving as a private venue for events. 

The guests will represent a cross section of Egyptian society, including Egyptian government ministers and officials, the private sector, military, film and media, and other partners with links to the British Embassy. 

Royals to Attend Biennial Rifles Awards Dinner

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The Duchess of Cornwall speaking with Riflemen, who are currently undertaking further training, at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow, during her first visit to the 1st Battalion, The Rifles, since becoming their Colonel-in-Chief in July.

THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WILL ATTEND THE BIENNIAL RIFLES AWARDS DINNER AT THE CITY OF LONDON GUILDHALL 

Wednesday, 24th November 2021 

The Duchess of Cornwall, as Colonel-in-Chief, and The Royal Colonels, The Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, will attend the biennial Rifles Awards Dinner at the City of London Guildhall.

The Duchess of Cornwall and members of the Royal Family will be greeted by the Colonel Commandant, General Sir Patrick Sanders, and the Commanding Officers of Their Royal Highnesses’ respective Battalions. 

Their Royal Highnesses will join members, veterans and specially invited guests for a reception in the Print Room. 

In the Great Hall, The Colonel Commandant will give a short welcoming address and The Duchess of Cornwall will say a few words. 

Bugle Major Lewis will conduct a short display with the Band of Bugles before dinner is served. 

Since The Duchess’s appointment as Colonel-in-Chief last year, Her Royal has visited all five regular battalions and plans to visit the remaining three reserve battalions soon. 

Last month, The Duchess of Cornwall, met Riflemen and their families and presented a number of service medals during a visit to 3rd Battalion The Rifles in Edinburgh. 

The role of Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles transferred from The Duke of Edinburgh to The Duchess of Cornwall in July 2020. A short ceremony at Windsor Castle and Highgrove House marked the occasion. 

The Duke of Edinburgh was Colonel-in-Chief since its formation in 2007 and had been connected to successive Regiments, which now make up The Rifles, since 1953. 

The Duchess of Cornwall is also Royal Colonel of 4th Battalion The Rifles having taken up the position in 2007. 

The Royal Colonels 

The Royal Colonels in attendance include: 

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall as Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles and Royal Colonel of 4th Battalion The Rifles 

HRH The Countess of Wessex as Royal Colonel of 5th Battalion The Rifles 

HRH The Duke Gloucester as Royal Colonel of 6th Battalion The Rifles 

HRH The Duchess of Gloucester as Royal Colonel of 7th Battalion The Rifles 

HRH The Duke of Kent as Royal Colonel of 1st Battalion The Rifles 

HRH Princess Alexandra as Royal Colonel of 3rd Battalion The Rifles 

The Duchess of Cornwall to Meet Ebony Horse Club Students at Ascot

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The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to Horses for People in Comber. May, 2021.

THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL WILL MEET EBONY HORSE CLUB STUDENTS AT ASCOT’S NOVEMBER RACING WEEKEND 

Saturday 20th November 2021 

The Duchess of Cornwall, President of Ebony Horse Club, will meet Ebony Horse Club Students at Ascot’s November Racing Weekend.  

The Duchess of Cornwall will be greeted at Sovereign’s Gate by Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot, Sir Francis Brooke. 

Her Royal Highness will proceed to the Royal Box where she will meet Chairman of Ebony Horse Club, Mrs Sue Collins and watch the first race, The Molton Brown Novices’ Hurdle Race accompanied by Ebony syndicate members. 

Her Royal Highness will then meet with Ebony students and view the horses who will be taking part in the Ebony Horse Club Steeple Chase. 

After watching the second race of the day, The Ebony Horse Club Steeple Chase, The Duchess will present the winners in the Parade Ring, with the help of Ebony students and pioneering jockey and former Ebony Student, Khadijah Mellah. 

Current students of the club, Amel, Jesse, Theo and O’Shane will be on the judging panel of ‘Best Turned Out’ of the race. These students recently spent a week at The British Racing School as part of the Riding a Dream Academy, set up in the wake of Khadijah’s Magnolia Cup win by Oli Bell, ITV’s Racing Correspondent and Great British Racing. 

Following the race, Her Royal Highness will discuss with Oli Bell, how supporters in the racing industry have come together to create a racing syndicate which supports Ebony Horse Club – the Friend of Ebony syndicate. 

The Duchess and Ebony Horse Club 

The Duchess has been President of Ebony Horse Club since April 2009. 

Her Royal Highness opened their current Brixton Centre, in Wyck Gardens in 2011, (2021 marks the Club’s 10th year ) and last visited the site in October 2020. 

In 2019, The Duchess attended Khadijah Mellah’s ‘Riding a Dream’ documentary première at Ritzy Cinema. Khadijah was the first British Muslim woman to win a horse race in the UK. 

Ebony Horse Club (EHC) 

Ebony Horse Club is a charity and community riding centre in Brixton. The charity was founded in 1996 and the centre in Wyck Gardens opened in 2011. 

Ebony Horse Club currently have 8 Horses, 140 riders per week, and have provided 1700 rides this year. 

The Club’s mission is to use horses to raise the education, life skills, wellbeing and aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities within Lambeth. 

Ebony Horse Club provides riding lessons and youth work support to young people from the age of 8 to 18. The Club believes that opportunities shouldn’t be limited by a postcode and their priority is to work with and mentor those young people who are most in need of their work. 

As well as riding and horsemanship, members are able to further develop key life skills such as communication, empathy and responsibility in a safe and enjoyable environment. 

The experiences young people have at EHC equip them for a wide variety of careers. This years’ alumni have gone on to achieve first class honours degrees in Drama, apprenticeships at Accountancy Firms and Employment in the Mayor’s office at City Hall. 

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