The Royal Foundation

The Royal Foundation
Formation 2009
Type Charity
7033553
Registration no. 1132048
(registered charity number)
Purpose Supporting charities
Location
Region
United Kingdom
Chairman
 Keith Mills
Chief Executive
 Nick Booth
Key people
 Patrons:
The Duke of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge
The Duke of Sussex
The Duchess of Sussex
Trustees:
Miguel Head
Edward Harley
Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
Guy Monson
Tessa Green
Charles Mindenhall
Demetra Pinsent
Simon Patterson
Website http://www.royalfoundation.com/

The Royal Foundation was set up in September 2009 to enable Prince William and Prince Harry (now Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex respectively) to take forward their charitable ambitions. Catherine Middleton (now Duchess of Cambridge) and Meghan Markle (now Duchess of Sussex) later joined as patrons of the foundation.[1]

The princes' charitable work

The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex are Patron or President of a small number of charities and organisations that range across a wide spectrum of life in Britain and abroad. In 2006 they created The Princes’ Charities Forum in order to foster collaboration among the charities and organisations with which they are affiliated.

They followed the considerable ongoing success of this by staging Concert for Diana in July 2007, a memorial for their mother. This raised £1million for eight charities and was watched by around 15 million people across the UK and was broadcast to more than 500 million homes in 140 countries.

In May 2008, the brothers inspired others to stage City Salute, raising £1million for Headley Court military hospital, and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA), to support wounded soldiers and their families.

The Foundation is the culmination of the brothers' charitable lives so far. Along with the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex, they intend to use the Foundation as the main vehicle for their future charitable activities and through raising sustainable sources of funds, the Foundation will be able to make charitable grants and support projects of particular interest. The Foundation has collaborated with two organisations to date (Fields in Trust and ARK).

William said: "We are incredibly excited about our new Foundation. We believe that it will provide a unique opportunity for us to use our privileged position to make a real difference in the future to many areas of charitable work.

"We feel passionately that, working closely together with those who contribute to our Foundation, we can help to make a long-lasting and tangible difference."

Areas of focus

Although the Foundation is not limited to these three areas of focus, William, Catherine, Harry and Meghan aim to make the following their early areas of focus:

  1. Young People - particularly those of their own age and younger who are disadvantaged or in need of guidance and support at a crucial time in their lives;
  2. Sustainable development - particularly to build on the growing awareness of the need to find better, more sustainable, models to balance development and the conservation of resources and the natural environment;
  3. Armed Forces – for the welfare of those who serve their country in the Armed Forces, particularly looking after those who return broken in body or mind – or not at all – and their families.

They will also aim to use their Foundation to respond to other needs and opportunities although at this point the Foundation is unable to accept unsolicited requests for support.

In March 2011, William and Catherine set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers wanting to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead.[2] The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple’s choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far.[3]

On 8 January 2012, The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry announced partnership with The Forces in Mind Trust to support former UK military personnel and their families.[4]

The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund

The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund including:

  • Oily Cart: a charity providing interactive theatre for under-fives and young children with learning difficulties[5][6]
  • PeacePlayers International: a charity uses sport, particularly basketball, to unite and educate young people from diverse backgrounds[7][6]
  • The Ocean Youth Trust: a charity based around teaching people to sail to enhance personal development[8][6]
  • Greenhouse Schools: a charity that uses sport and dance programmes to reach out to London's disadvantaged children[9][6]
  • IntoUniversity: a charity that provides local learning centres in disadvantaged areas to inspire the local youngsters to achieve[10][6]
  • Beatbullying: a charity that works with children affected by bullying to provide them with support and confidence[11][6]
  • The Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT): a charity that aims to give children who are not expected to reach adulthood the best quality of life they can[12][6]
  • The Scottish Community Foundation: a charity that helps fund good causes all across Scotland[13][6]
  • The Berkshire Community Foundation: a charity that gives grants to local voluntary organisations[14][6]
  • Combat Stress: a charity providing care for veterans' mental health[15][6]
  • The Household Cavalry Benevolent fund: a charity providing support to soldiers' families, former soldiers and serving soldiers of the Household Cavalry Regiment[16][6]
  • The Irish Guards Appeal: a charity to help all Irish Guards and their families who have been affected by serious injury or disability[17][6]
  • The Army Widows Association: a charity that provides comfort and support to widows and widowers of service men and women[18][6]
  • The RAF Benevolent Fund: a charity that provides practical and financial support to members of the RAF and their families[19][6]
  • The Zoological Society of London: a charity for the worldwide conservation of wildlife and their habitats[20][6]
  • Earthwatch: a charity to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment[21][6]
  • The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary: a charity that provides assistance to the National Defence and Coast Guard with search and rescue and safe boating programmes[22][6]
  • The Christchurch Earthquake appeal: a charity raising money for the victims and victims' families of the earthquake that devastated Christchurch in February 2011[23][6]
  • The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia: a charity delivering health care and emergency service to those who live, travel and work throughout Australia[24][25][6]
  • Cruse Bereavement Care: a charity that provides advice and support to anyone trying to cope with grief[26][6]
  • Dance United: a charity that uses contemporary dance training to unlock the potential of young offenders and disadvantaged children[27][6]
  • Venture Trust: a charity that uses wilderness expeditions to provide young people with personal development activities[28][6]
  • Keyfund: a charity providing young people with the opportunity to practically develop skills, confidence and self-awareness to reach their potential[29][6]
  • A National Voice: a charity run for and by young people who are or have been in care to create positive changes to the care system[30][6]
  • Youth Access: a charity that provides advice and counselling to youngsters across the UK[31][6]
  • The Community Foundation in Wales: a charity that manages funds to provide volunteer organisations in Wales with necessary grants[32][6]

The future

In January 2010, William said: "We are incredibly lucky, Harry and I. We know that. But both our father and our mother instilled in us, from the word go, that with these great privileges goes an absolute responsibility to give back", and Harry said: "We are both massively excited at the prospect of being able to help in whatever way we can, where we can. As Prince William said, if we can use our position to do this, we are ready to."

Following her engagement to Prince Harry in 2017, Meghan Markle also became involved in the work of the Foundation, and became its fourth patron following her marriage, on 19 May 2018.

Foundation details

The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry received charitable status from the Charity Commission on 8 October 2009.

Catherine formally became a Patron of the Foundation alongside her husband and Prince Harry at the Board of Trustees meeting on 29 September 2011.

The Foundation has appointed an experienced group of Trustees, chaired by Robin Janvrin, who was previously Private Secretary to Elizabeth II.

Royal Foundation Forum

Prince William and Kate Middleton
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The first Royal Foundation Forum was held at the end of February 2018 with William, Catherine, Harry and Meghan Markle in attendance. Under the theme Making A Difference Together, the event in central London showcased programmes run or initiated by the Royal Foundation such as Heads Together, the Invictus Games, and United For Wildlife. Markle formally became the fourth patron of The Royal Foundation following her wedding to Harry on 19 May 2018. She said, "I think right now in the climate we are seeing so many campaigns, I mean Me Too and Time's Up, there is no better time than to really continue to shine a light on women feeling empowered and people really helping to support them, men included in that."[34][35]

References

  1. ↑ Citations:
    • "The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry". princeofwales.gov.uk. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
    • "The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry". royalwedding2011.info. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
    • "The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry Celebrity Supporters & Events". looktothestars.org. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund". royalweddingcharityfund.org. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Citations:
    • Hunt, Peter (30 March 2011). "Royal wedding: Gifts give way to charity". BBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
    • Ward, Victoria (16 March 2011). "William and Catherine ask for charity donations in lieu of wedding gifts". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
    • Reuters Staff (16 March 2011). "William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund". Reuters. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
    • Agencies (16 March 2011). "William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund". China Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
    • Staff writer (17 March 2011). "William and Catherine's gift to Christchurch". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
    • Staff writer (29 April 2011). "No wedding gifts, please: William and Catherine request charity donations instead". USA Today. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry announces partnership with The Forces in Mind Trust". princeofwales.gov.uk. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Home page". oilycart.org.uk. Oily Cart. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Various (16 March 2011). "Royal Wedding charities in pictures". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Home page". peaceplayersintl.org. PeacePlayers International. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Home page". sailjamescook.com. The Ocean Youth Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Home page". greenhousecharity.org. Greenhouse Schools. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Home page". intouniversity.org. IntoUniversity. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Home page". beatbullying.org. Beatbullying. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Home page". togetherforshortlives.org.uk. The Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT). Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Home page". scottishcf.org. The Scottish Community Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Home page". berkshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk. The Berkshire Community Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Home page". combatstress.org.uk. Combat Stress. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Home page". operationalcasualtiesfund.co.uk. The Household Cavalry Benevolent fund. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Home page". irishguardsappeal.com. The Irish Guards Appeal. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Home page". armywidows.org.uk. The Army Widows Association. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  19. ↑ "Home page". rafbf.org. The RAF Benevolent Fund. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "Home page". www.zsl.org. The Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Home page". earthwatch.org. Earthwatch. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Home page". ccga-gcac.com. The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Home page". redcross.org.nz. The Christchurch Earthquake appeal. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  24. ↑ "Home page". flyingdoctor.org.au. The Royal Flying Doctor Service Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Home page". perthnow.com.au. Royal Flying Doctor Service to share in Catherine and William's $1.5 million charity gift. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Home page". crusebereavementcare.org.uk. Cruse Bereavement Care. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "Home page". dance-united.com. Dance United. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  28. ↑ "Home page". venture-trust.org.uk. Venture Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "Home page". keyfund.org.uk. Keyfund. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  30. ↑ "Home page". anationalvoice.org. A National Voice. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  31. ↑ "Home page". youthaccess.org.uk. Youth Access. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  32. ↑ "Home page". cfiw.org.uk. The Community Foundation in Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  33. ↑ "Our Trustees". royalfoundation.com. The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  34. ↑ Furness, Hannah (28 February 2018). "Meghan Markle says women 'don't need help to find their voice' as she urges Royals to harness Time's Up and Me Too campaigns". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  35. ↑ Campbell, Sarah (28 February 2018). "Meghan Markle wants to 'hit ground running' with royal charity work". BBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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