On July 7, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge attended a memorial service at Hyde Park in London. Today’s service was held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the July 7, 2005 London bombings. On that horrific day 52 innocent lives were lost.
On Monday, July 6, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal arrived at the Wells Town Hall, in Wells, Somerset to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wessex Walks.
According to the newspaper, Wells Journal, “…volunteers from Save the Children have been organizing the Wessex Walks since 1966 to gather more than £3 million for the charity.”
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On Monday, July 6, 2015, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales began his five-day visit to Wales. This morning the future king met with cricket teams from Australia and England at the SSE SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.
In the afternoon, The Prince of Wales visited the recycling charity, Too Good To Waste, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. According to Clarence House, the charity:
“…sells unwanted household items as well as providing training opportunities for low income families. The charity was set up after receiving help from The Prince’s Trust and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Too Good To Waste provides over 280 free furniture packages to people in need and supports 288 volunteers by giving them work-based training and experience.”
The day ended with a visit to HMP Parc where the prince met with “…young offenders taking part in a Get Started with Football programme run by The Prince’s Trust.”
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On Sunday, July 5, 2015, Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge was christened at the St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The only daughter of TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was christened by The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev Justin Welby, with support by The Reverend Canon Jonathan Riviere.
Twenty-one guests attended this afternoon’s ceremony including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, TRHs the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Middleton, Miss Pippa Middleton, and Mr. James Middleton to name a few.
The godparents of Princess Charlotte are Miss. Sophie Carter, The Honorable Laura Fellowes, Mr. James Meade, Mr. Adam Middleton, and Mr. Thomas van Straubenzee.
After the christening guests arrived at Sandringham House where The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted a tea reception with delicious “…slices of christening cake, which is a tier taken from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding cake…” according to Kensington Palace.
On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall attended day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
On July 1, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh hosted a lovely garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay continued their visit to Scotland.
The day began with a visit to the Glasgow School of Art where the duke toured the school which was “…significantly damaged during a fire in May 2014 and is currently undergoing a restoration project…” according to Clarence House. Thereafter, the duke accompanied by The Duchess of Rothesay visited the Clutha Bar in Glasgow.
In the afternoon The Duke of Rothesay arrived in Clydebank where he opened the new innovation centre at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital while The Duchess of Rothesay “…visited a credit union fair at the Trades Hall of Glasgow…”
At the end of the day, the duke and duchess attended the Dumfries House Fun Dog Show in Ayrshire.
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