On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge visited The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton, England.
According to Kensington Palace during today’s visit the duke learned:
“…about the world-leading cancer research and clinical trial facilities at the Centre for Molecular Pathology and West Wing Clinical Research Centre. The duke heard about the unique integrated approach to cancer treatment and translational cancer research from world experts in state of the art laboratories at the Centre for Molecular Pathology.
The Duke of Cambridge also met leading clinicians and patients currently participating in clinical trials, who shared their experiences of the approach to personalized cancer treatment and the experience of being on a clinical trial.”
On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge attended the annual Place2Be Headteacher Conference in London.
Held under the theme, My Head is Too Full, the conference aims at “…helping Headteachers from around the United Kingdom discuss the key issues and latest thinking on the role that schools can play in tackling mental health problems early in life…” according to Kensington Palace.
On the evening of November 17, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge attended the Fostering Excellence Awards held at the BMA House in London, England.
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal opened the new £50million Inverness College, University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) building in Inverness, Scotland.
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On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex officially opened the new £10 million University Technical College at the University of Bolton in Bolton, England.
During today’s opening The Earl of Wessex also “…unveiled a plaque at UTC naming the building ‘The Stoller Building’ after Dr Norman Stoller. The building was named in recognition of his significant contribution to health care and his charitable works…” according to a UTC press release. The earl also met with staff and students enrolled at the university.
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the French Embassy in London to sign the book of condolences for the victims of last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, France.
The November 13 attacks killed 129 innocent people and more than 300 were severely injured.