Per a press release via Buckingham Palace:

“Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the annual Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 11th March 2013. 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will arrive at 3.15pm when they will be greeted by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall (Dean of Westminster) and Canon Robert Reiss (Sub-Dean) and enter the Abbey through the Great West Door.

The theme for this year’s Observance is ‘Opportunity through Enterprise’. Through a mix of world music, dance and personal testimonies, the event will celebrate economic innovation throughout the Commonwealth and a shared commitment towards youth, social and sustainable enterprise.

Her Majesty’s Commonwealth Day Message will be relayed during the service.”

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On Thursday, March 7, 2013, it was announced that His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales has agreed to become patron of the Halo Trust’s 25th Anniversary Appeal and the Rugby Football Union All Schools Program.

Per a press release:

“Prince Harry is pleased to announce two new Royal Patronages.

The Prince has become Patron of the HALO Trust’s 25th Anniversary Appeal and Patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) All Schools Program.

HALO is a pioneering charity committed to humanitarian mine clearance around the world.

Prince Harry has had a longstanding connection with the charity and visited minefields in Tete Province, Mozambique, in 2010 where he met amputees, and saw for himself the devastating impact that landmines have on some of the poorest people in mine-affected communities. During his trip to Mozambique he was shown the painstaking process of humanitarian de-mining.

All Schools is an RFU initiative to get more secondary state schools playing rugby union. There are currently around 1,500 state secondary schools playing rugby union in the UK.  As Patron, Prince Harry will support the RFU in its ambition for 750 more schools to be self-sufficient rugby playing schools by the Rugby World Cup 2019 and to encourage new players to join local clubs.

This will be achieved by linking a school to a local club and by providing resource and support, such as kit, equipment and coaching opportunities. Further details on Prince Harry’s involvement with the HALO Trust in its 25th Anniversary year and the RFU All Schools Program will be announced in due course.”

“The exhibition comprises more than 150 objects, featuring furnishings, textiles, clothing, portraits, jewelry and armour, and reveals the majesty of the royal courts of Henry VIII to Charles II and Ivan the Terrible to the early Romanovs.”

Last month His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales recorded a video message for those attending the 2013 Economist World Forest Summit: Achieving Sustainable Forest Management on a Global Scale in Stockholm.

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On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge visited Grimsby.  During her visit the lovely duchess toured the “…National Fishing Heritage Centre, met the crew from the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and officially opened the Havelock Academy.”

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