On September 8, 2015, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex officially opened the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters in Calcot, Berkshire.

According to the newspaper, Get Reading, the earl was given a tour of the new £4 million headquarters and gave a speech stating:

“I am delighted to be able to come here and open these new headquarters for RBFRS.  It is a vital service which it provides and I don’t wish to talk firefighters out of a job but I hope they are not needed. When they are called upon though I know they carry out a very professional job in whatever the circumstance.” 

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On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester officially opened the new £6 million Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough.

According to the newspaper, Rutland and Stamford Mercury:

“…was patron of the Thorpe Hall Capital Appeal raising the money needed to fund the new hospice building. This was her third visit to Thorpe Hall – she launched the appeal in March 2013 and returned a year later to see the progress of the appeal and building work.”

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On Tuesday, September 1, 2015, PBS will première a new three-part series entitled, In Their Own Words, produced by Mr. Chuck Dalaklis of Dalaklis Media Enterprises.

The program will analyze the historic 62-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  On-camera admirers of the Queen’s resolve and her steady-handed approach to royal duties include former President George H.W. Bush in a recent and candid interview, former Prime Minister Sir John Major, actor Sir Ben Kingsley and The King’s Speech playwright and Oscar winner, Mr. David Siedler.

In Their Own Words premieres at 9 P.M. on PBS on September 1, 2015.

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