Look To The Stars News: Duchess of Cornwall

The Duchess Of Cornwall Honors Brooke Fundraiser

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0000

The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the Brooke animal welfare charity, has recognised a UK teenager, Emily Hanstock, for raising £3,000 pounds to help suffering horses, donkeys and mules in foreign lands, according to The Press Association.

Dorothy Brooke, the organisation’s founder, set up an equine hospital in 1934 – called Old War Horse Memorial Hospital – to address the appalling condition of ex-WWI British horses, emaciated and mistreated on the streets of Cairo. The Duchess recalled her cavalry officer father voicing similar anxieties for the horses being taken to Egypt.

Today, Brooke supports clinics caring for over half a million horses per year and training owners in the poorest parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America and the Middle East. In communities where people earn less than a dollar a day, these animals are vital to the survival of many families.

Prince Charles Thanks Celebrities For Charity Support

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Prince Charles thanked a number of high-profile celebrities for their support of his Prince’s Trust this week by holding a special garden party at his Highgrove home near Tetbury, in Gloucestershire.

Along with the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles wined and dined over 100 guests, including Phil Collins – the Trust’s first ambassador – as well as Bryan Adams, Phillip Schofield, Gary Lineker, Sir Ben Kingsley, Jenson Button, Amanda Burton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jeremy Irons, Joss Stone, Kate Adie, Aleisha Dixon and many others. The celebrity ambassadors were given a tour of the Highgrove estate in the late summer sun before lunching on asparagus and pea risotto followed by summer berries with pannacotta.

“I have been a Prince’s Trust ambassador for going back 20 years and it is has been a real privilege to be able to meet people who have benefited from the scheme and turned their life around,” said Gary Linekar.

The Prince’s Trust gives practical and financial support to help disadvantaged young people aged between 14 and 30 develop workplace skills. The Trust offers support by training, mentoring and giving financial assistance to help disadvantaged young people achieve their potential.

Prince Charles Wears The Badge Of Heroes

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were out and about in Norfolk for charity earlier this week.

The pair attended the Sandringham Flower Show and were given wristbands and badges by Help for Heroes to wear. The badge is a new initiative created to be worn by police in England and Wales who were barred from wearing the wristband because of a strict dress policy.

Norfolk Chief Constable Ian McPherson said Charles was the first person in the country to receive the badge, which features the colors of the three armed forces and is designed for the use of police officers.

“The badges were developed by Norfolk Constabulary so that officers would have a smarter alternative to wearing the Help for Heroes wrist band,” he said. “The Prince said he was a huge supporter of Help for Heroes and was delighted we’d taken the initiative.”

Help For Heroes is a charity aimed at helping injured British service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Joanna Lumley Becomes Disaster Relief Charity Patron

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Actress Joanna Lumley is to become a patron of a UK-based disaster relief charity.

The actress will take up the position for Cornwall-based charity ShelterBox, an organization set up in 2001 that has so far helped over 800,000 people in 57 countries recover from disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, and volcanic eruptions. Established by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, the charity is supported by international affiliates set up by Rotary clubs in various other countries, including Australia, USA, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, France & Switzerland.

Lumley said she “really loves and admires the charity,” which sends boxes to disaster victims that contain blankets, tents, water purification and cooking equipment, tools and more. The boxes cost £490 each.

Lumley isn’t the only high profile figure to be associated with the organization – the charity’s President is HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

More information about the charity can be found at the official website.

Prince Charles Supports Combat Stress Organization

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Prince Charles joined former servicemen to acknowledge the achievements of a charity which helps psychologically-scarred military veterans rebuild their lives.

The Prince attended a service of commemoration, celebration and rededication at Westminster Abby with the Duchess of Cornwall to mark the 90th anniversary of the charitable organization Combat Stress.

Combat Stress was set up over 80 years ago, and has provided over 75,000 veterans of war with a unique lifeline. Currently, they take on 700 new veterans every year, the youngest in their early twenties, the oldest in their nineties. They provide stays at treatment facilities, psychiatric support, and also occupational therapy to help veterans rebuild their lives and provide a break for their families.

During the service the work of the charity was celebrated through hymns, prayers and readings.

“There are too many people who have served in our Armed Forces, or who at present offer service in this way, who are nursing hidden wounds today and who have not yet asked for help,” said Right Rev David Conner, Dean of Windsor and Bishop to the Armed Forces. “There will be many many more. The hidden wounds they suffer are wounds suffered in our name and for our benefit – too easily we can ask too much of them.”

Camilla Opens Osteoporosis Extension

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has been busy attending charity events lately, and this week has been no different. The wife of Prince Charles was in Bath in the UK to open a new extension to the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) headquarters on Thursday.

Braving the heavy snow that has fallen over much of England, the Duchess also presented the inaugural Duchess of Cornwall award, an accolade that recognizes individuals for their outstanding contribution to the field of osteoporosis and can be bestowed upon professionals or volunteers.

Osteoporosis is a fragile bone disease that affects half of women, and one in five men in the UK aged over fifty. The Duchess has been president of the NOS – the only national charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition – since 2001.

“It is an enormous pleasure to unveil the new extension,” she said as she opened the £1.6 million extension. “I have to pinch myself when I think of how far the charity has come over recent years. Eleven years ago when I first came here it was a small and struggling charity but with the wonderful work of staff, supporters and volunteers we have come so far. When my own mother tragically died a few years later my family and I were horrified by our ignorance of this silent disease. At that time we had a dream of raising awareness and helping the 1,000s of sufferers to live a better life. As we stand in this new room we can look back and take pride in the fact that a significant part of that dream has been realized.”

Queen Elizabeth Gets Busted At Children's Charity

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited one of Britain’s best-known children’s charities last week to unveil a special sculpture.

The wife of Prince Charles attended the unveiling at the Barnardo’s headquarters in Barkingside, Essex, to reveal a bust of Queen Elizabeth and meet with several new celebrity ambassadors for the charity, including former Bond girl Rosamund Pike, Heather Small, Goodness Gracious Me star Nina Wadia, Lynda Bellingham and Andy Serkis’ wife, actress Lorraine Ashbourne.

The Duchess, who became president of the organization in December 2007, also toured the charity’s campus – which once housed 1,300 young girls in 64 cottages at Dr Barnardo’s Girls’ Village Home – and met with staff.

The organization was set up in 1867 by Thomas Barnardo to help children, young people and their families over the long term to overcome the most severe disadvantages – problems like abuse, homelessness and poverty – and to tackle the challenges of disability. By the time he died in 1905, the organization had grown to run 96 homes and care for over 8,000 children. Today, over 110,000 children benefit from the organization’s help.

Camilla Paints For Charity

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, did more than create goodwill when she visited a cancer care center in London recently – she created artworks as well.

The wife of Prince Charles added the finishing touches to a nature collage made by patients at one of the Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre’s – of which she is president – art therapy classes during a trip last week.

The unit, at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith, west London, is one of six across the country that offers a free-of-charge domestic haven for cancer patients to receive emotional and psychological support in a homely and relaxed environment.

According to the Press Association, the Duchess of Cornwall became involved with the organization after a visit to the Edinburgh unit in June this year and will now carry out a formal role as the charity’s president.

Duchess of Cornwall Provides Safety Vans For Burgled Victims

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30:00 -0000

Written by Elizabeth Willoughby

The Duchess of Cornwall received new Bobby Vans on behalf of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust last month.

The two state-of-the-art vans have been added to the Southern England charity’s growing fleet on its 10th anniversary. The Trust’s chairman, Robert Hiscox, said, “We started with one bread van and a box of tools but have now visited nearly 10,000 homes in the last 10 years.”

The vans are equipped with all tools and supplies necessary to repair doors, windows and security devices of homes that have been burglarized, and are captained by locksmiths and carpenters also trained as Crime Reduction Officers in order to counsel victims on home security and safe practices.

Victims tend to be elderly, vulnerable and easy targets for repeat break ins. Hiscox says, “A lot of old people are living alone and in fear, and if we can eradicate that fear from their lives then we are doing a tremendous job.”

Modeled after the highly successful S.A.F.E. project in Nottinghamshire, the project was expanded to all receptive police forces in England and Wales.

The Duchess of Cornwall, the Trust’s patron, is not only an enthusiastic advocate of the project, but she is also responsible for much of the fundraising of £200,000 ($400,000) required annually to keep the project going. According to the Trust’s operations manager, Alan Weston, “We couldn’t manage without the support of the Duchess. She is responsible for raising a lot of money for us and has been fantastic.”

Mr De’Ath, an 87-year-old Wiltshire retiree whose home was burgled while he and his wife were away, said, “It was a horrible feeling – like your territory had been invaded. But the Bobby Van came along and they were wonderful.”

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