The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry
| Formation | 2009 |
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| Type | Charity |
| Purpose | Supporting charities |
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Region served
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United Kingdom |
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Chairman
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Lord Janvrin |
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Chief Executive
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Nick Booth |
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry was set up in September 2009 to enable Prince William and Prince Harry to take forward their charitable ambitions. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, later joined as a patron of the foundation, after which, in July 2012, the foundation was renamed from The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to its current name.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are Patron or President of a small number of charities and organisations which range across a wide spectrum of life in Britain and abroad. In 2006 they created The Princes’ Charities Forum in order to foster collaboration among the charities and organisations with which they are affiliated.
They followed the considerable ongoing success of this by staging Concert for Diana in July 2007, a memorial for their mother. This raised £1million for eight charities and was watched by around 15 million people across the UK and was broadcast to over 500 million homes in 140 countries.
In May 2008, The Princes inspired others to stage City Salute, raising £1million for Headley Court military hospital, and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA), to support wounded soldiers and their families.
The Foundation is the culmination of The Princes’ charitable lives so far. Along with The Duchess of Cambridge they intend to use the Foundation as the main vehicle for their future charitable activities and through raising sustainable sources of funds, the Foundation will be able to make charitable grants and support projects of particular interest. The Foundation has collaborated with two organisations to date (Fields in Trust and ARK).
The Duke of Cambridge said: “We are incredibly excited about our new Foundation. We believe that it will provide a unique opportunity for us to use our privileged position to make a real difference in the future to many areas of charitable work.
“We feel passionately that, working closely together with those who contribute to our Foundation, we can help to make a long-lasting and tangible difference.”
Although their Foundation is not limited to these three areas of focus, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry aim to make the following their early areas of focus:
The Duke and Duchess and Prince Harry will also aim to use their Foundation to respond to other needs and opportunities although at this point the Foundation is unable to accept unsolicited requests for support.
The Foundation is also pleased to be able to assist in facilitating the Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund.
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