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News Regarding Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

docOn Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited the RISE Children’s Center in Wiltshire.  Whilst there the Duchess met with volunteers and those who are “…supported by the Chippenham Time Network and Wiltshire Money, both of which are working to support families in Wiltshire…” according to the website Princeofwales.gov.uk.

The Duchess of Cornwall also visited “…a course run by Community First’s Youth Action Wiltshire Program at the Langley Burrell Village Hall near Chippenham and visited the Wiltshire Scrapstore and Resource Centre in Lacock…”

On February 13, 2013, The Duchess of Cornwall attended the inauguration of a new exhibition entitled, Floriculture: Flowers, Love and Money, at the Garden Museum in Lambeth.  During today’s event the Duchess met with “…supporters of the Garden Museum and children from Vauxhall Primary School’s Gardening Club…”

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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Inaugurates a New Building at Coventry University. (VIDEO)

Princess Anne, Princess RoyalOn the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal inaugurated the new Faculty of Engineering and Computing building at Coventry University.

According to a press release via Coventry University, the new £55 million is a:

“…striking, eco-friendly structure, which houses an impressive array of high-tech equipment, symbolic of the University’s ongoing commitment to invest in our engineering future and support technology-based companies.

The building’s design, from the way that classrooms and laboratories are arranged to the way that cutting-edge technology is used throughout, also reflects the University’s innovative approach to teaching and learning which is firmly focused on preparing students for successful careers.”

During her visit The Princess Royal toured the new building, met with professors as well as students.

Click here to watch a video.

Engineering & Computing Building - Coventry University

Photo courtesy of Coventry University

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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Visits Northampton. (VIDEO)

Princess Anne, Princess RoyalOn February 7, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was in Northampton to participate in the “…dedication of a memorial to Northamptonshire’s fallen firefighters…” at Brixworth Country Park.

The princess also visited the new Criminal Justice Centre and opened the new Hankook Tyres Warehouse in Daventry.

Click the links below to watch a video as well as to read several articles regarding today’s activities.

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News Regarding His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex.

EoWOn Thursday, February 7, 2013, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visited “… Windsor and Eton this morning to see the results of the Diamond Jubilee Windsor and Eton Facelift 2012 project” according to the newspaper, Windsor Observer.  Please click for more information.

In other news, the University of Bath “…announced that a recommendation is to be made that The Earl of Wessex be invited to become its fifth Chancellor.”  Click here to read a press release from the University of Bath.