The and The Duchess of Cornwall Annual Review 2015 02 summary

13 March 2015 The Prince of Wales takes the salute during a military parade, following a commemoration service to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan at St Paul’s Cathedral, London. contents 2015 contents

14 August 2014 The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay attend the 150th Ballater Highland Games. Further information at www.princeofwales.gov.uk

The Annual Review covers the year to 31 March 2015 and aims to provide an overview of Their Royal Highnesses’s work and roles.

04 It includes information about The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of ENGAGEMENTS Cornwall’s official, ceremonial and charitable work, their visits throughout AND ACTIVITIES the UK and across the world, and key Household statistics - including financial and environmental data.

The financial data also includes the official costs of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, for which The Prince of Wales is responsible.

While there is no established constitutional role for the Heir to the Throne, The Prince of Wales seeks - with the support of his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall - to do all he can to make a difference for the better in the UK and internationally. The way His Royal Highness does so can be divided into two parts: undertaking official Royal duties in support of Her Majesty The Queen and on behalf of Her Majesty’s Governments, and by supporting charitable and civil causes which promote positive social and environmental outcomes. 02 November 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall with women affected by sexual exploitation More information on all aspects of Their Royal Highnesses’s roles and at women’s shelter, Fundacion Camino work can be found at www.princeofwales.gov.uk. A Casa, Mexico City. 06 24 MAKING A DIFFERENCE INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF

06 | The Prince’s charities 08 | The Duchess’s Charities 10 | Family 11 | FAith 12 | The armed forces 14 | Commonwealth 16 | Built Environment 17 | sCience and Technology 18 | i nternational 20 | visits around the uk 22 | international Sustainability 23 | letters

18 November 2015 The Prince of Wales meets young students at the recently renamed Royal Drawing School, London.

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 | 01 A year of commemoration charity events including the Fund’s fifth anniversary, Accounting and commendation Responsible Business Awards, for Sustainability’s tenth anniversary This year, The Prince of Wales and run by Business in the and the official renaming of The Duchess of Cornwall joined Community, and the inaugural The Prince’s Drawing School as people across the world in Invictus Games, also attended by the Royal Drawing School, in remembering some of the most The Duchess of Cornwall. recognition of its excellence. significant and poignant events of the last century. The year was one of In July, Her Majesty The Queen The Duchess of Cornwall reflection and commemoration as and The visited maintained her commitment to the world remembered those who in Scotland for the charities - working to support courageously gave their lives and first time to see the incredible literacy, the arts, health, wellbeing put themselves in harm’s way during progress made on the estate as it and animal welfare. As well as times of conflict. has grown to become a hub of visiting a number of these charities, charitable activity and a major asset Her Royal Highness hosted a Among the anniversaries, 2014 for the local community. During the reception to mark International witnessed the 100th year since the visit, Her Majesty toured and officially Credit Union Day, invited children outbreak of the First World War and opened the fully restored Walled and their families from Helen & Their Royal Highnesses joined Garden, renamed ‘The Queen Douglas House to decorate the ceremonies across the country to Elizabeth Garden’ in her honour. Christmas tree at Clarence House mark the centenary. and met with the then Foreign Across the Realms, Commonwealth Secretary, William Hague and Their Royal Highnesses also and rest of the world, The Prince Special Envoy for the UN High

ummary accompanied Her Majesty and The Duchess continued to Commissioner for Refugees, The Queen and The Duke of undertake duties in support of Angelina Jolie, to discuss their Edinburgh to Normandy to mark Her Majesty The Queen. In campaign to end sexual violence. the 70th anniversary of the D-Day 2014-15, at the request of the S Landings. The Prince and British Government, Their Royal The Prince of Wales continued to The Duchess met many veterans Highnesses made official visits to use his unique position to help from various regiments involved in Mexico, Colombia, The United others. He has devoted most of his the D-Day landings, including States of America, Qatar, The working life to helping individuals Glider Pilot and Parachute United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and organisations to make a Regiments. Later in the year, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. difference for the better - in this Their Royal Highnesses also country and across the globe. joined Her Majesty The Queen Their Royal Highnesses were also Through the work of his core and The Duke of Edinburgh welcomed, as members of Prince’s Charities, His Royal alongside other members of the The Canadian Royal Family, on an Highness emphasised the Royal Family, in a special service official visit to Canada, where they importance of issues such as of remembrance, marking the undertook a series of training and education, conclusion of active British service engagements in Halifax, Manitoba, employment, affordable housing, in Afghanistan; recognising the and on Prince Edward Island. environmental sustainability and contribution of our Armed Forces responsible business. and honouring those who lost Their Royal Highnesses also met their lives. with several Heads of State during This year, The Prince of Wales also official visits, including Irish placed particular importance on 2014 was also a year of President Michael D. Higgins and the plight of Christians in the commendation as Their Royal the President of the United Middle East. The Prince visited a Highnesses celebrated the Mexican States, Señor Enrique number of Churches of Middle achievements of campaigners, Peña Nieto. Eastern denomination in Britain, volunteers and dedicated met persecuted Iraqi Christian individuals working with charities It was also a busy year at home, refugees in Jordan and took part in and community groups to where Their Royal Highnesses an interfaith dialogue, improve the lives of others. undertook nearly 600 engagements acknowledging those who have The Prince of Wales was joined across the UK. There were some suffered and commending those by The Duke of Cambridge and notable celebrations along the way, who have maintained their faith in Prince Harry at a number of including The Prince’s Countryside the face of adversity.

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Currently 12 nationalities are represented in The Prince and The Duchess’s Households and Charitable Foundation

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Year to 31 March 2015 2014 £000s £000s Income from 19,845 19,510 Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments 2,234 2,168 Total income and funding 22,079 21,678

Official expenditure 11,678 12,111

Surplus after official costs 10,401 9,567 Tax (including VAT) 4,483 4,188 Non-official expenditure 2,611 2,191 Other expenditure including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry 2,965 2,893 Net cash surplus 342 295

Sustainability account Year to 31 March 2015 2014 Tonnes (restated) Tonnes

CO2 equivalent emissions 05 June 2014 The Prince of Wales meets Normandy veteran Attributable to the Household 1,619 1,470 Jock Hutton, 89, after he took part in a parachute Official overseas travel 1,818 980 drop to commemorate the involvement of airborne forces on D-Day. Normandy, France. The Home Farm 2,148 2,200

Income and Funding (Total £22.079m)

£19.845m Income from Duchy of Cornwall

£2.234m Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments

02 July 2014 The Queen and The Prince of Wales visit Dumfries House in East Ayrshire. Expenditure and Tax (Total £21.737m)

£11.678m Official expenditure £4.483m Taxation £2.611m Non-official expenditure £2.965m Other expenditure including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry 10 September 2014 The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in London.

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 | 03 In 2014-15, The Prince of Wales undertook a total of 612 official engagements, of which 124 were overseas, and The Duchess of Cornwall undertook 224 engagements, of which 67 were overseas.

A full list of this year’s engagements and activities can be found on 28 January 2015 www.princeofwales.gov.uk. The Prince of Wales tries key-hole surgery controls during a visit to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London.

12 March 2015 The Prince of Wales speaks during The Prince’s

and activities Trust Celebrate Success Awards, at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. engagements 1,320 Visitors toured Home Farm in Gloucestershire

27 January 2015 The Prince of Wales greets Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, during a commemorative ceremony to mark the annual Holocaust Memorial Day at Central Hall, Westminster, London. 64,380 Miles travelled to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas

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48 Keynote speeches by The Prince of Wales

21 November 2014 11 September 2014 The Prince of Wales is given a tour of The Duke of Cambridge, The Prince of The National Heritage Garden by Wales and Prince Harry share a joke Raymond Blanc at Belmond Le Manoir during day two of the Invictus Games. aux Quat’Saisons in Great Milton. 43,036 Letters and cards received from the public

02 July 2014 The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The during a visit to Dumfries House in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.

03 November 2014 25 February 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall watches young The Duchess of Cornwall make photographer Kai Patel, 11, at the offices of pasties during a visit to the Pasty children’s newspaper First News in London. Museum, in Real del Monte, Mexico.

20 March 2015 11 December 2014 17 February 2015 The Duchess of Cornwall meets children The Duchess of Cornwall meets families The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of during her visit to community project supported by Helen & Douglas House during Cornwall attend the Royal and World Premiere Neighbourhood House, Kentucky, USA. a Christmas lunch and decorating of the of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Christmas tree at Clarence House, London. the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. 724 10 Engagements undertaken by The Prince Countries visited, including five joint visits, of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2014-15

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For nearly 40 years The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. From the early days of The Prince’s Trust in the mid-1970s, his charities have grown to represent a broad range of areas including, the Built Environment, the Arts, Responsible Business and Enterprise, Young People, Global Sustainability and Rural Affairs.

08 July 2014 Prince Harry, The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge at the Business in the Community

making a 2014 Responsible Business Awards Gala Dinner at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Royal Drawing School Since it was founded in 2000 as The Prince’s Drawing School, the charity has become a difference leading institution and one of the few in the world offering in-depth, quality tuition in drawing from observation.

In recognition of its artistic and academic excellence, the school was officially renamed 18 November 2014 this year as the Royal Drawing School. The Prince of Wales meets students during a visit to the renamed Royal The event was marked by a visit from Drawing School in Shoreditch, London. The Prince of Wales to the school’s Shoreditch headquarters.

By offering tuition and resources to art students, artists, children and the public, the Royal Drawing School aims to address the permanent need for high-quality drawing teaching in the UK - filling a gap left by the disappearance of observational drawing from the study of art in higher education and in schools. 12 March 2015 The Prince of Wales meets Simon Cowell, The school runs a variety of courses for Ella Henderson and Kevin Spacey during The Prince’s Trust Celebrate Success Awards, students as young as ten through to MA level, at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. all of which are heavily subsidised with a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and concessions, making them accessible to all, £143m regardless of background or circumstance. Raised by the Prince’s Charities

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall open The Highgrove Gardens to up to 40,000 people every year

Highgrove Shop and Tours The Prince’s Trust Highgrove Enterprises is responsible for the In March 2015, The Prince of Wales management and marketing of the shops at attended the eleventh Prince’s Trust Highgrove, Tetbury and online, as well as and Samsung Celebrate Success Highgrove Garden tours and events. Awards. The event showcased the achievements of seven exceptional Over 30 years in the making, the organic finalists and many more runners up gardens at Highgrove are some of the most who had turned their lives around creatively inspiring and innovative in the UK. with support from The Trust. Each year, between April and October, Highgrove Enterprises support the The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The young people had each work of The Prince’s Charities. Cornwall open the gardens for up to 40,000 overcome significant barriers such as visitors. The shop sell unique gifts for the homelessness, mental health issues home and garden that often reflect the and drug and alcohol misuse. Young personal interests of The Prince and are Achiever, Joel Fields, from the West inspired by the gardens at Highgrove. Midlands grew up in care from the age of six and lost all hope of ever In 2014-15, profits of £650,000 generated finding work. With The Trust’s from the sale of garden tours, products and support he improved his confidence events through Highgrove Enterprises were and motivation and secured a job donated to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable with Marks & Spencer. further information Foundation. A full listing of The Prince’s Charities can be found on the inside back Joel represents just one of the 56,000 cover of this publication. young people supported by The Trust last year. 77% achieved a positive outcome - moving into education, employment, training or volunteering. Many were supported to enhance their literacy and numeracy, and an increasing number developed their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills.

The Trust also laid plans to extend its support to young people through 02 July 2014 raising its profile in 2016 - its 40th Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of anniversary year. Rothesay during a visit to Belling Hospitality Centre on the grounds of Dumfries House.

Dumfries House opened by Her Majesty The Queen who Since Dumfries House was saved for the visited with His Royal Highness nation in 2007 by a consortium led by The Duke of Edinburgh, alongside The Prince of Wales, it has led the way in The Prince of Wales and The Duchess providing ‘heritage-led regeneration’ for of Cornwall (known as The Duke and the local community and has become a Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland). hub of charitable activity. Now employing To commemorate the visit, the garden over 75 people, the estate has welcomed was officially renamed ‘The Queen many of The Prince’s Charities and other Elizabeth Garden’. Other projects 18 November 2014 The Prince of Wales speaks to an organisations to make use of the grounds completed this year include the audience at the renamed Royal Drawing for educational programmes in the arts, restoration of the Adam Bridge, the School in Shoreditch, east London. heritage crafts, STEM subjects (Science, extension of the Dumfries House Lodge Technology, Engineering and to provide 22 bedrooms, the Arboretum, Mathematics), hospitality and others. Adventure Playground and Front Garden This year also saw the completion of the with a fountain designed by William Pye. Walled Garden on the estate, officially

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The Duchess of Cornwall continued to shine a spotlight on issues such as literacy, health and animal welfare, as well as supporting victims of sexual abuse and those in need. This year, The Duchess undertook engagements with a variety of organisations and 21 January 2015 charities including Elmhurst School for Dance, Aberdeen University and The Big Lunch, The Duchess of Cornwall with Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans following the launch and became President of the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World Festival. of the children’s story-writing competition ‘500 Words’, Clarence House, London.

LITERACY The Duchess of Cornwall has worked for many years to promote the benefits of reading to both children and adults alike. This year, Her Royal Highness’s work has included presenting the Man Booker Prize, and supporting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Programme’s competition ‘500 Words’. The competition asks children aged 13 and under to put pen to paper and compose an original work of fiction using no more than 500 words. It allows them to explore their creativity through writing and reading. Her Royal Highness helped launch the competition in January, with Radio 2 Presenter Chris Evans. During a visit to Weston Park Primary School, The Duchess attended a ‘Story Laboratory’. She was joined by competition judges Frank Cottrell Boyce, Malorie Blackman and Francesca Simon who shared their tips and tricks for story-writing. Her Royal Highness also invited finalists in the competition to the 25 November 2014 St. James’s Palace State Apartments for a The Duchess of Cornwall meets students celebratory reception. at Elmhurst School for Dance, Birmingham.

Credit Unions believes such institutions can be a “real The Duchess of Cornwall continued her force for change” in the financial landscape. work to highlight the important role The Duchess of Cornwall’s view is informed Credit Unions play in their local by the large number of visits she has made communities. On Thursday 16 October, over the past few years to credit unions International Credit Union Day, Her Royal across the UK. Her Royal Highness learnt Highness hosted a reception at Clarence more about the international dimensions House for credit union supporters, of the credit union movement during her business leaders and volunteers. tour of Canada in May, when she 16 October 2014 The Duchess, a member of the London visited Assiniboine Credit Union in The Duchess of Cornwall speaks with Jacqueline Gordon-Edwards, who was helped by her local Mutual Credit Union, described how she Winnipeg, Manitoba. credit union at a reception to mark International Credit Union Day at Clarence House, London.

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The Duchess of Cornwall is Patron or President of 89 charities

26 January 2015 12 June 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall with The Duchess of Cornwall meets Angelina Jolie and Australian Chef Lynton Tapp, during then Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss a cookery demonstration at an action against sexual violence in war zones, during Australia Day Reception in London. a private meeting at Clarence House, London.

10 March 2015 The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of The Big Lunch, with Ambassadors at Clarence House, London.

Rape and Sexual Abuse women - many of whom had been This year, The Duchess of Cornwall further exploited by human traffickers. developed her understanding of the In Washington D.C., The Duchess met complexities that surround supporting forensic nurses and saw first-hand how victims of rape and sexual abuse, by they are developing new techniques in undertaking a number of international visits. the field of rape and sexual assault, In Colombia, Their Royal Highnesses, and attended a meeting of the District accompanied by the President of Colombia of Columbia’s Sexual Assault Response 08 July 2014 and the First Lady, attended a Peace and Team. In June, Her Royal Highness met The Duchess of Cornwall presented Reconciliation Ceremony at the Centre the then Foreign Secretary, William Hague, degrees at a graduation ceremony at Elphinstone Hall as Chancellor of for Peace, Memory and Reconciliation, and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the Aberdeen University. in Bogota. During the event, which UN High Commissioner for Refugees, remembered the victims of Colombia’s Civil to discuss their work in the area of conflict, The Duchess and the First Lady of preventing sexual violence in conflict. Colombia attended a meeting about ending Her Royal Highness also continued to sexual violence in Colombia. In Mexico City, highlight the issue of rape and sexual Her Royal Highness visited a safe house for abuse in the UK.

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Family

This year, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a variety of engagements alongside other members of the Royal Family, both in the UK and overseas.

Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were joined by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to commemorate the 09 July 2014 The Prince of Wales watches The Duke of 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, the day that Allied Cambridge scuba diving with the British troops stormed the beaches in the largest amphibious assault in history. Sub-Aqua Club members.

In May 2014, The Duke of Cambridge followed in the footsteps of The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Edinburgh by becoming President of the British Sub-Aqua Club, the UK’s governing body for scuba diving. To mark the occasion, The Duke joined children on a diving exercise and The Prince awarded 10 September 2014 certificates to young snorkelers at The Duke of Cambridge, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry during the Oasis Sports Centre in London. opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, London.

The Prince of Wales uses his Duchy of Cornwall income to meet all his immediate family’s official costs, which are not otherwise covered by the Sovereign Grant. These include those costs incurred by The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh also visited Dumfries House, where they were given the opportunity to see the house, as well as some of the work being carried out on the estate with young people from the local community.

The Prince of Wales was also joined 02 July 2014 by Prince Harry and The Duke of The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay on the Cambridge on several visits in the steps of Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire. UK, including the annual Responsible Business Awards run by Business in the Community.

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“…it’s always seemed to me that while at the same time being Defender of the Faith you can also be protector 17 December 2014 07 February 2015 The Prince of Wales visited the Syrian of faiths.” The Prince of Wales meets a group of Orthodox Church in Acton, West Iraqi Christians who sought refuge after London, where he met people who The Prince of Wales fleeing persecution, Amman, Jordan. fled persecution in Iraq and Syria. FAITH

The Prince of Wales has worked for over thirty years to encourage inter-faith dialogue and a greater understanding of different religions in Britain and abroad. A key focus for The Prince this year was to highlight the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.

03 February 2015 22 January 2015 09 December 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Prince of Wales is The Prince of Wales with Archbishop Diane Louise Jordan, following welcomed at the Jain Temple Habib of Basra, Iraq, during a visit to an interview recorded for in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. meet Iraqi Christians at the Roman The Sunday Hour, BBC Radio 2. Catholic Church of the Holy Family.

Church visits The Prince is a practising Anglican In an interview broadcast on the BBC in His Royal Highness visited and has long called for greater mutual February 2015, The Prince clarified his congregations in London to understanding amongst followers of views on his future role as ‘Defender meet those who have different faiths. The Prince expressed of the Faith’. experience of persecution or these views in an article he wrote for have relatives still suffering the Pan-Arabic newspaper, Asharq The Prince said: “I said I would rather be persecution in some Middle- Al-Awsat. The Prince also recorded seen as a Defender of Faith all those Eastern countries. He visited a message for the charity, Aid to the years ago, because as I tried to describe the Syrian Orthodox Church in Church in Need, to launch their report I mind about the inclusion of other Acton, St Yeghiche Armenian into Religious Freedom in the World. people’s faiths and their freedom to Church in Kensington and the worship in this country, and it’s always Iraqi Chaldean congregation at seemed to me that while at the same the Roman Catholic Church of time being Defender of the Faith, you the Holy Family, West Acton. can also be protector of faiths.”

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04 September 2014 The Prince of Wales aboard HMS Duncan in Roath Basin, Cardiff Docks where it was docked as part of the NATO summit, Wales.

06 June 2014 21 September 2014 06 June 2014 The Prince of Wales meets Normandy The Duchess of Cornwall meets veterans following The Prince of Wales lays a wreath at the foot veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment at the Battle of Britain Fighter Association Service of of the Cross of Sacrifice during a service of Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, France. Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, London. remembrance, Normandy, France. The Armed Forces

Both The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are committed to supporting the men and women of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, together with their families and support services.

06 June 2014 The Prince of Wales meets veterans during a commemorative service to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings during World War II, Normandy, France.

In 2014-15, Their Royal Highnesses once again supported and promoted the Armed Forces, conducting over 40 official military events between them. The Prince and The Duchess have emphasised the need for continued support for injured servicemen and women, and veterans by holding 04 AugUST 2014 11 July 2014 receptions for the Royal College of Defence The Duchess of Cornwall walks by the tomb of The Prince of Wales with pilots from Medicine, the Defence Rehabilitation Centre unknown warriors as she attends a candlelit the Red Arrows during a visit to the vigil and prayer service to commemorate the Royal International Air Tattoo at Headley Court, Combat Stress and the centenary of the outbreak of the First World at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Confederation of Service Charities. War, Westminster Abbey, London.

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Their Royal Highnesses are connected to over 30 units from the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces

D-Day Their Royal Highnesses took part in 14 engagements over the 48 hours they spent in Normandy to mark the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. During that time, The Prince and The Duchess met hundreds of veterans from the Allied nations. Following the anniversary commemorations, Their Royal Highnesses wanted to mark their Regiments’ participation in the Battle for Normandy by commissioning portraits of surviving D-Day veterans. The project was named ‘The Last of the Tide’ and will help to ensure these exceptional men are remembered.

06 June 2014 14 The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Engagements in Normandy to mark the at Bayeux Cemetery during a commemorative service to mark 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings during World War II.

“We all owe so much to you – the veterans of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign – and yet time and time again I have been struck by your modesty and your determination first, and above all, to

honour those who did not return.” 04 August 2014 The Prince of Wales, Prime Minister David Cameron, The Prince of Wales at The Canadian National Memorial Service, then Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and then Labour Juno Beach leader Ed Miliband during a wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph in Glasgow to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War.

05 June 2012 Current serving members of the Armed of theThe V ictoriaweekend Cross concluded and George on Tuesday Cross Forces were also recognised; His Royal Associationwith a day for of tea celebrations in London in and central 10,000Highness visited 1st Queen’s Dragoon participatedLondon, includingin the D-Day, a service World at War St Paul’s I and BGallotuards, winners the Armywere treated Air Corps to a andpicnic BattleCathedral, of Britain a FighterCarriage Association Procession to in Buckingham Palace Gardens 2 MERCIAN, and spent time with the services.Buckingham Together Palace with Hander Ma ajestybalcony Red Arrows of the RAF and crews of Theappearance, Queen, The FlypastDuke of and Edinburgh Feu de Joie.and NATO Naval Ships in Cardiff. Her Royal other members of the Royal Family, Highness visited RAF Leeming in May, The Prince and The Duchess also 06 June 2014 The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of welcomed home HMS ASTUTE from a attended a memorial service at St Paul’s Cornwall and Prime Minister David 9 month tour of duty in October and Cathedral for those who lost their lives Cameron attend a service at the Bayeux Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of visited 4th Battalion The Rifles in February. serving in Afghanistan. the D-Day landings, Normandy, France. There have been many services of recognition and commemoration this year. Their Royal Highnesses invited members

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COMMONWEALTH

Every year The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall regularly attend engagements and events in support of the Commonwealth. This year saw a number of significant moments for the Commonwealth, including the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a meeting for Small Island States at Dumfries House and an official tour of Canada. Alongside these engagements, Their Royal Highnesses carried out a number of other visits, for a variety of charities and initiatives.

22 January 2015 06 February 2015 23 July 2014 The Prince of Wales makes a speech at a The Duchess of Cornwall with chefs at The Prince of Wales jokes with Jamaican concert by members of Opera Australia Caravan restaurant in London which hosted boxer Cheavon Clarke ahead of the at Buckingham Palace, London. a brunch showcasing New Zealand produce Commonwealth Games, Glasgow. as part of Waitangi Day celebrations.

23 July 2014 The Prince of Wales meets members of the Welsh Badminton Team ahead of the opening ceremony at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow.

The Prince of Wales and The Commonwealth The Prince has been actively supporting the Commonwealth for over 40 years. Together with The Duchess of Cornwall, His Royal Highness shows his support through official visits, military links, charitable activities and other special events, such as representing The Queen at the 2013 Commonwealth Heads 19 May 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka. Since of Cornwall with the Royal Canadian 1969, The Prince has visited 41 Commonwealth Mounted Police. Pictou, Canada. countries, many of them on several occasions. 1/2 Over half of Commonwealth Members are Small Island States

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Since 1969 The Prince of Wales has visited 41 Commonwealth countries

24 July 2014 The Prince of Wales with leaders of Commonwealth Small Island States at Dumfries House, East Ayrshire.

Meeting of Commonwealth Small disproportionate impact of climate Island States at Dumfries House change on small islands as well as the More than half of all Commonwealth tremendous opportunities they share to countries are small island states. develop sustainable ocean To recognize their critically important role economies. The Prime Minister of Malta and contributions, The Prince of Wales joined the discussion as the host of the hosted a one-day meeting with leaders next Commonwealth Heads of from 14 Commonwealth small island Government Meeting, as did the

19 May 2014 states at Dumfries House in Scotland. President of Mauritius and the The Prince of Wales and The Duchess The leaders discussed the Commonwealth Secretary-General. of Cornwall at an official welcoming ceremony in Halifax Nova Scotia, at the start of their official visit to Canada.

Canada Tour The Prince even spent time with a polar In May 2014, Their Royal Highnesses bear at the ‘Journey to Churchill’, a nature undertook a three-day official tour of conservation initiative in Winnipeg. Canada, with visits to the coastal His Royal Highness also made time for the Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince various Canadian charitable initiatives Edward Island, and further west to the he supports, including meeting the first Province of Manitoba. The Prince and recipient of The Prince of Wales Award for The Duchess attended nearly fifty Sustainable Forestry, Ms. Jocelin Teron. 03 February 2015 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash engagements, including commemorating Satyarthi, Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji, the many Canadians who died in both As the Heir to Canada’s Throne, this was The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend the World Wars, celebrations of Victoria Day The Prince’s 16th visit to Canada and it dinner at Banqueting House, London. and the 150th anniversary of the was the third time Their Royal Charlottetown Conference, which paved Highnesses have visited together. the way for the Confederation of Canada.

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Built Environment

The Prince of Wales has long championed the importance of sustainable development, community engagement and the re-use of historic buildings. The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community and The Prince’s Regeneration Trust have been working in this field for decades, using their experience and expertise to help improve the quality of new buildings, and to rescue historic ones for the benefit of local communities. Over the course of the year, The Prince of Wales visited numerous communities to see the work of these charities and hear about the ways in which they have helped to improve people’s quality of life.

Middleport Middleport Pottery is one of the UK’s oldest working Victorian potteries and the home of world-famous Burleigh ware. The Prince of Wales officially opened the pottery this year, following a £9 million, three-year restoration by

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust. The 19 February 2015 charity stepped in to buy the site in The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall mark Chinese New Year and visit the June 2011, when it was at serious risk Chinatown Exchange centre, created following of closure. As a result, Burleigh involvement from The Prince’s Foundation for pottery is still made there, just as it Building Community, London. has been since 1888. Some 50 local jobs have been saved and nearly 70 created to date. The revived building is now a major visitor destination and has won four awards in the past year for regeneration, conservation and community service.

24 June 2014 16 December 2014 Following an extensive restoration process, The Prince of Wales meets Patricia Margetts The Prince of Wales officially opens during a tour of Pandan Close, an affordable Middleport Pottery, which was saved by rural housing scheme inspired by The Prince’s The Prince’s Regeneration Trust. Foundation and Business in the Community, West Hanningfield, Essex.

Prince’s Foundation Reports The report highlights the importance of In November, The Prince of Wales involving local residents in development, visited the Packington Estate in Islington to give them a say in how their area is to meet local residents and see how transformed and what it will look like. this estate has been regenerated, reflecting the principles championed by The report built on the previous work of The Prince’s Foundation for Building The Prince’s Foundation, published in a Community. With extensive community report called Housing London: 12 November 2014 engagement, this previously notorious A Mid-Rise solution. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales meets residents at estate has been transformed to provide previously launched this report during a the Packington Estate, as part of the launch of The Prince’s Foundation for mixed housing and to blend in with the visit to the charity’s offices in Building Community’s report on the local neighbourhood. Shoreditch. Focusing on the rising importance of community consultation. demand for homes in the capital, the During his visit The Prince also attended report placed the traditional London part of the launch of The Prince’s mid-rise houses and apartments at the Foundation’s report: Housing core of the housing debate. Communities: What People Want.

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The @clarencehouse twitter account videos on the Royal YouTube Channel have has nearly 477,000 followers been watched nearly 50 million times

Google Hangout In November 2014, The Prince of Wales took part in his first Google Hangout: an interactive video webchat with young people involved in social 20 November 2014 action across the UK. Hosted by The Prince of Wales alongside Alex Jones, television presenter Alex Jones live taking part in his first ever Google Hangout for the #, Clarence House, London. from Clarence House, the 30-minute webchat was in support of the #iwill campaign run by Step Up To Serve which was launched by The Prince of Wales in November 2013. It aims to make social action the norm for all 10 to 20 year-olds by creating more opportunities for young people to take part in fundraising, campaigning and volunteering, and by promoting the 12 September 2014 dual benefit of social action to young The Prince of Wales meets apprentices people and their communities. and industrial cadets at Airbus, Broughton, to mark the site’s 75th anniversary.

Science and Technology

The Prince of Wales is committed to supporting engineering, (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to technology and science innovation in the UK. His Royal combat skills shortages in the UK economy - particularly Highness’s major speeches and initiatives on these subjects in the engineering industry - and to find rewarding careers go back more than 30 years to the 1970s - reflecting his for young people. His Royal Highness also supports the continued commitment to apprenticeships and the need Industrial Cadets movement, an initiative he inspired and to invest in skills and innovation for the future. In schools, which provides structured industrial work experience for The Prince promotes the teaching of STEM subjects thousands of pupils.

Young People and across the UK by The Prince’s Trust, Apprenticeships in conjunction with the Engineering UK His Royal Highness met Industrial Cadets and Royal Academy of Engineering. and apprentices during several visits These workshops promote engineering throughout the year, including the Airbus skills and job opportunities to young Aerospace Factory in Broughton, North people in London and Essex. In December, Wales, and a manufacturing fair in The Prince opened the ‘Engineering Your Gloucestershire. His Royal Highness also Future’ exhibition at the Science Museum 01 July 2014 oversaw the creation of The Prince of in London, which placed a particular focus The Prince of Wales marks the 40th anniversary of the Wales Engineering Workshops, devised at on computer-aided design. Sony UK Technology Centre Dumfries House in Scotland and run in Pencoed, Bridgend, Wales.

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10 international Countries visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2014-15 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall travel overseas every year at the request of The British Government. They often host pre-tour receptions at St. James’s Palace State Apartments and receive official guests at their London home, Clarence House.

03 November 2014 The Prince of Wales receives an official welcome from President Enrique Peña Nieto at the Palacio National, Mexico City.

19 March 2015 08 April 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The Prince of Wales welcomes the Cornwall meet President Barack Obama President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, in the Oval Office at The White House. to the UK for a five day State Visit, London.

Tours Colombia and President Enrique Peña of the Custodian of the Two Holy Their Royal Highness’s role as two of Nieto of Mexico. The visit was a major Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah UK’s most important ambassadors was boost to the bilateral relationship between bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. further highlighted with visits to ten the UK and these two dynamic and countries this year. influential nations in Latin America. In March 2015, Their Royal Highnesses conducted a four day visit to the In June 2014, Their Royal Highnesses In February 2015, The Prince of Wales United States of America to mark major joined Her Majesty The Queen, The Duke paid official visits to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi anniversaries in American history and to of Edinburgh and other members of Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab promote the UK’s partnership with the The Royal Family in Normandy, France, Emirates. The Prince of Wales’s return to United States in key areas, such as to commemorate the 70th anniversary the region, only one year after his last sustainability and climate change. of the D-Day landings. visit, demonstrates the importance Her Majesty’s Government places on its In the UK, Their Royal Highnesses In the Autumn, Their Royal Highnesses relations with key partners in the area. participated in the historic State Visit by made a nine day visit to Colombia and the President of Ireland and the Mexico Mexico at the request of the British In January 2015, The Prince also travelled State Visit, as well as receiving a wide Government, following invitations from to Saudi Arabia on behalf of The Queen to range of overseas dignitaries. President Juan Manuel Santos of pay his condolences following the death

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Their Royal Highnesses conducted a total of 142 engagements during their official overseas visits

11 February 2015 The Prince of Wales is shown around the historic sites of Al ‘Ula during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

NATO Summit “The Prince’s advocacy of The Prince of Wales hosted a interfaith understanding reception for world leaders and dialogue between during the North Atlantic Treaty communities is needed Organisation (NATO) Summit. more than ever.” The theme of the reception was “Welcoming the World to Sir John Jenkins, Former British Ambassador Wales”. His Royal Highness to Saudi Arabia also visited the destroyer HMS Duncan and the French 04 September 2014 warship La Motte-Picquet, The Prince of Wales with the crew during a visit to the French warship both of which were docked in La Motte-Picquet in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff as part of the summit.

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15,241 miles travelled in the UK in 2014-15

VISITS AROUND THE UK

In support of Her Majesty The Queen, every year The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit cities, towns and villages across Britain and Northern Ireland to recognise and celebrate success and achievement, and to provide encouragement in hard times. This year, The Prince and The Duchess visited 42 counties and 75 cities, towns and villages. The Prince and The Duchess saw the astounding work of charities and community initiatives and visited local festivals, businesses and shows.

14 November 2014 The Prince of Wales chairs the AGM of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

16 December 2014 01 April 2014 The Prince of Wales during a tour of Pandan Close in The Duchess of Cornwall is greeted an affordable rural housing scheme - developed by local school children at Enniskillen following an initiative led by The Prince’s Foundation Castle museum, Northern Ireland. and Business in the Community, Essex.

14 August 2014 25 November 2014 21 July 2014 The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay The Prince and The Duchess at the School of Jewellery The Prince of Wales and The Duchess at the 150th Ballater Highland Games. in Birmingham, where they met students and heard of Cornwall attend the Edinburgh about the area’s regeneration, following involvement Jazz and Blues Festival as part of by The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community. their annual visit to Scotland.

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42 Counties across the United Kingdom visited by Their Royal Highnesses

03 July 2014 20 January 2015 29 March 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The Prince of Wales meets workers The Prince and The Duchess watching Cornwall lay a wreath in memory of Welsh on the production line of the new the ‘Lamb National’ at The Prince’s miners killed in the collieries during a visit to the electric Leaf cars during a visit to Countryside Fund Raceday at Ascot. Welsh National Mining Memorial, Senghenydd. the Nissan UK plant in Sunderland.

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3:1 International The ratio in tonnes of fish to plastic in the ocean by 2025 Sustainability

The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit (ISU) has continued to seek progress in the resolution of a number of complex and challenging sustainability questions, including those related to the health of the marine environment.

18 March 2015 The Prince of Wales speaks at an event to promote the reduction of plastic waste in the marine environment in Washington DC.

The Prince of Wales’s International In July, His Royal Highness spoke at a non-governmental representatives who Sustainability Unit (ISU) has continued meeting between investors, fishing had gathered in Washington DC to to seek progress in the resolution of a industry representatives and scientists, consider the kinds of solutions that could number of complex and challenging convened by the ISU, to consider the tackle this worsening problem. sustainability questions, particularly commercial opportunities arising from the those related to the health of the recovery of fish stocks. Participants heard The ISU has also continued to support marine environment. how investing in the ‘Blue Economy’ could efforts to slow down the loss of tropical yield not only returns for investors, but also forests, improve public health through January saw the launch of ‘Fishing into create jobs and assist in maintaining food action on climate change and examine the Future’ as an independent charity. security, whilst aiding the recovery of ways to reunite urban areas with their This was first promoted by The Prince at ocean wildlife. rural hinterlands through city-region a meeting of British fishermen, Brixham, food systems. 2012. By encouraging a central role for The ISU’s work also looked at the problem fishermen in looking after the health of the of plastic waste building up in the oceans. The ISU has advised on the best ways to seas, it is hoped that greater success can Half of all marine mammals now carry develop innovative financial products to be achieved in sustaining not only fish plastic in their digestive systems, in many assist the emergence of sustainable stocks, but also a thriving fishing industry cases leading to their death. In March, ‘Blue Economies’ and raised awareness and the jobs it can provide. His Royal Highness addressed a group of and galvanized action to combat the private sector, science, government and illegal trade in rare wildlife species.

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10,700 Letters and cards from the public were received by The Prince of Wales alone

“I have just recently completed The Prince’s Trust Team “I was impressed to Programme and it was the best 13 weeks ever... Before discover that you often the course I was low on confidence and I couldn’t leave visit schools, libraries the house properly on my own... I met some amazing and children’s people and made some friends, I did things I have never organisations to read done before and would love to do it all again... thank to children…what a you for letting me change the way I view things and brilliant thing to do…” thank you for letting me start to change myself…” Letter to The Duchess of Cornwall

LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES letters “My husband had two uncles Every year, The Prince of Wales and his immediate family receive a large that were amount of correspondence from around the world. Last year 43,036 letters and cards were received as well as many thousands of messages via our bagpipers for online and social media channels. 3,379 letters were replied to personally the Canadian by Their Royal Highnesses and 30,670 letters and cards were responded regiments. I’m to by Clarence House staff. happy that Prince Charles went to honor the Canadian 3,379 troops!” Letters Their Royal Highnesses Comment via Facebook personally responded to

05 February 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Art Worker’s Guild in London.

“Thank you - Thank you “…Keep up the “I respect how you unite - with all my heart for amazing and people from all being there on the sections of society in Normandy Beaches for valuable work your role…I believe you the 6th June Remembrance. that you do…” are such a great The courage of all those ambassador for our involved in this incredible Letter to The Duchess of Cornwall nation…” operation is truly unbelievable. We can NEVER LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES thank them enough. Let’s pray we shall always appreciate their courage and sacrifice which was made for our peace…”

LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 | 23 This section describes how the official and private activities of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are financed. The majority of staff and official and charitable activities, including the official offices of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, are paid for from His Royal Highness’s private income from the Duchy of Cornwall.

Income and Expenditure Account

Year to 31 March 2015 2014 £000s £000s Income and funding Duchy of Cornwall 19,845 19,510 Sovereign Grant 1,736 1,598 Government Departments 498 570

Total income and funding 22,079 21,678

Expenditure

income Official duties and charitable activities 9,444 9,943

London office and official residence 215 275 Official travel by air and rail 1,521 1,323 1,736 1,598 Overseas tours and military secondees 498 570 and staff Official expenditure 11,678 12,111

Surplus after official costs 10,401 9,567

Tax (including VAT) 4,483 4,188 Non-official expenditure 2,611 2,191 expenditure Operating surplus 3,307 3,188

Other expenditure including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry 2,965 2,893

Net cash surplus 342 295 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Year to 31 March 2015 2014 CO2 e emissions Tonnes Tonnes

Office and domestic energy use 474 462 UK official and other travel 1,145 1,008 Household emissions 1,619 1,470

Overseas official travel 1,818 980

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extended financial information can be found AT www.princeofwales.gov.uk

Income and Funding £millions Income and Funding Duchy of Cornwall 19.845 (Total £22.079m) The Prince of Wales’s private income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, an

£19.845m Income from estate comprising agricultural, commercial and residential property mostly in Duchy of Cornwall the South West of . The Duchy also has a financial investment portfolio. £2.234m Funding from His Royal Highness chooses to use the majority of his income from the Duchy the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments to meet the cost of his, The Duchess of Cornwall’s, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s and Prince Harry’s public and charitable work. Income has risen by 1.8% mirroring Duchy of Cornwall’s performance over the last two decades which have seen sustainable growth in revenue. The Duchy of Cornwall’s annual accounts can be obtained online at www.duchyofcornwall.org.

£millions Sovereign Grant funding 1.736 The Sovereign Grant funding covers two specific areas of official costs incurred in support of The Queen as Head of State: Property Services and Travel. Travel costs for overseas engagements have increased by £198,000, however official costs relating to the London office and official residence have decreased by £60,000. All other expenditure for The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is met by The Duchy of Cornwall funding explained above. More details about the Sovereign Grant are available at www.royal.gov.uk or may be obtained from the Deputy Treasurer to The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA.

£millions Government Departments 0.498 For The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Government Departments meet expenditure in respect of the provision of staff on secondment from the Armed Services and some costs of official overseas visits undertaken at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (£242,505 spent by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2014-15).

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

CO2 e Emissions Household emissions from energy use, official UK travel and other travel (Tonnes) were 1,619 tonnes this year. The largest part came from travel in support of Their Royal Highnesses’s engagements. 1,818 tonnes Overseas official travel 1,145 tonnes Official travel outside the United Kingdom is undertaken at the request either of UK official and other travel Her Majesty’s Government, or the Government(s) of The Queen’s other Realms. 474 tonnes Emissions are 85% higher this year than in 2013-14 due to three long-haul Office and domestic energy use journeys across the Atlantic, including two tours to Colombia and Mexico, and to the USA, at the request of the British Government, and a visit to Canada at the invitation of the Canadian Government. Travel undertaken at the request of Her Majesty’s Government included official visits to France, The Middle East and The Gulf. While emissions vary each year, the aim is to ensure they are minimised by using renewable energy and taking carbon as well as cost, security and logistics into account when planning travel. Over the past five years the proportion of office and domestic energy that comes from renewable sources (including green gas and electricity) has almost doubled to 84% and energy emissions have fallen by 40%. (A small increase this year is due to an increase in the carbon intensity of UK electricity production). 38% of energy is generated on-site by solar panels, biomass boilers and heat pumps.

Emissions are balanced out by buying credits from sustainable forestry projects.

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Expenditure

£millions Expenditure and Tax Official duties and charitable activities 9.444 (Total £21.737m) Over 61 per cent of The Prince of Wales’s after-tax income from the Duchy of £11.678m Cornwall was spent on official and charitable duties. Of the £9.444 million, Official expenditure staff costs accounted for £6.2 million, or 66 per cent. £4.483m Taxation £2.611m Non-official expenditure The Prince of Wales employs directly 145 full-time equivalent staff. Of these, £2.965m Other expenditure 126.2 support Their Royal Highnesses in undertaking official duties and including capital charitable activities, and 18.8 are personal, garden and farm staff. The table on expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding page 28 lists the official staff by Household department and also gives the total for the official activities cost, including salaries and other expenditure, of each department. of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry £millions Sovereign Grant funding: London office and official residence 0.215 Clarence House is the London office and official residence for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. It is used for official dinners, receptions and meetings, as well as for offices for Their Royal Highnesses’ official staff. The principal rooms, which are on the ground floor of Clarence House, are open to the public from August until the end of September annually. In addition, more than 2,800 people were entertained officially at Clarence House during the year. The Household also has offices in other parts of St. James’s Palace. The Household of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is based at Kensington Palace. The Sovereign Grant for official residences meets the cost of the maintenance of Clarence House and of the other offices at St James’s Palace.

£millions Sovereign Grant funding: Official travel by air and rail 1.521 An important part of The Prince of Wales’s role as Heir to The Throne is, with 61% The Duchess of Cornwall, to bring people together around the UK, to act as a Over 61 per cent of The Prince of Wales’s focal point for national life and to represent the country overseas. This involves after-tax income was spent on official a significant amount of travel that needs to be undertaken in a way that meets and charitable duties. efficiency, security and presentational requirements. In 2014-15, Their Royal Highnesses travelled 64,380 miles to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas, a figure that includes 49,139 miles of overseas travel, both on behalf of the Government. The majority of the costs of these journeys, amounting to £1.521 million in 2014-15, were met by Sovereign Grant.

This figure includes the variable costs only for journeys undertaken using 32 Squadron, The Queen’s Helicopter and the Royal Train. This is because the fixed costs are incurred irrespective of whether the aircraft and train are used and do not result from undertaking specific journeys. For a full explanation, see the Sovereign Grant Annual Report 2014-15 – available at www.royal.gov.uk.

Greenhouse gas emissions from official travel were 2,399 tonnes. Within this, 1,818 tonnes came from overseas travel including three transatlantic tours to South America, Mexico, the United States and Canada.

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Expenditure continued

£millions Overseas tours and military secondees 0.498 One member of the Equerry’s Office and one of the Orderlies are officially seconded from the Armed Forces to assist The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in undertaking official duties.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office meets the cost of official visits abroad by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (except for travel costs, which are met by the Sovereign Grant funding for official travel by air and rail).

£millions Tax 4.483 The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of the Duchy of Cornwall, applying normal income tax rules and at the 45 per cent rate, and 45% pays income tax on all other income and capital gains tax like any private The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of the Duchy individual. The £4.483 million includes VAT. If employer’s National Insurance of Cornwall, applying normal income contributions and Council Tax are included, the total increases to £5.1 million. tax rules and at the 45 per cent rate.

£millions Non-official expenditure 2.611 In addition to paying for the official duties of The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, some charitable activities and The Prince’s tax liabilities, the income from the Duchy of Cornwall is used to meet non-official expenditure of The Prince of Wales and his family.

Non-official expenditure includes the salary costs of 8 full-time equivalent personal staff, including personal secretaries, chefs, valets, and staff for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. In addition, there are 10.8 full-time equivalent estate, farm, garden and stable staff. Personal expenditure also includes the appropriate share of the cost of in Gloucestershire and on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, and of maintaining the estate and garden at Highgrove. The garden is a valuable charitable asset, and was visited last year by approximately 35,000 people, raising over £600,000 for charitable causes.

The costs of The Home Farm, The Prince’s organic farm on the Highgrove Estate, are included under this heading. The Home Farm is a working farm established by The Prince of Wales to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of organic and sustainable farming. It was visited by approximately 1,320 people last year.

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staff

Full-time Official Costs As at and for the year to 31 March equivalent staff £000s 2015 2015 Principal Private Secretary and Assistants 3.0

Private Secretaries’ Office Private Secretary 1.0 Deputy and Assistant Private Secretaries 6.1 Research and Administrative Staff 15.7 Correspondence 4.4 Human Resources 5.0 Float Secretaries 2.0 37.2 2,993

Treasurer’s Department Treasurer and Assistants 3.9 Finance 6.9 Archives and Inventory 5.8 16.6 1,630

Communications Communications Secretary 1.0 Assistants 2.0 Press Secretary and Special Adviser 0.0 Deputy and Assistant Communications Secretaries 2.0 Communications Officers and Digital Engagement 4.0 9.0 875

Master of the Household’s Department Master of the Household and Assistants 4.6 Equerry 1.0 Programme and Travel Co-ordinators 3.6 Butlers 1.3 Chefs and Kitchen Porters 5.5 Orderlies 4.7 Reception 1.0 Chauffeurs 3.0 House Managers and Housekeepers 10.8 Valets and Dressers 2.5 Gardeners and Estate Workers 21.8 59.8 3,946

Charities Office 3.6 –

Total Official Staff as at 31 March 2015 126.2 9,444

Charitable Activities based at Clarence House International Sustainability Unit 13.6 Accounting for Sustainability 6.4 19.8 –

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Offices The principal office of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, where most of their staff work, is in Clarence House and other parts of St James’s Palace in central London. The office of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is in Kensington Palace. The cost of maintaining the fabric of the buildings, as well as of utilities and fixed-line telephones (but not other costs for Clarence House and the London office), is met from Sovereign Grant funding (see page 25). There are also offices for official staff at Their Royal Highnesses’ residences of Highgrove and Birkhall to assist The Prince with his continuing work. Some costs incurred at Highgrove and Birkhall are, therefore, charged to the ‘Official duties and charitable activities’ expenditure category.

Staff and Office organization The Principal Private Secretary The Principal Private Secretary is the senior member of The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s Household and is responsible for all aspects of running the Household and for overseeing His Royal Highness’s charitable and other organizations.

The Private Secretaries’ Office The Private Secretary is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Private Secretaries’ Office. He and the other Private Secretaries facilitate and support The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s official duties, engagements and charitable activities. They are responsible for Their Royal Highnesses’ diaries, arrange briefing sessions, receptions and other functions, administer correspondence, and co-ordinate research and briefing to support their work. Each Private Secretary is responsible for specific areas and for liaising with certain of The Prince’s and The Duchess’s organisations. They also ensure that His Royal Highness is kept informed about topical issues, provide him with background information for his correspondence and meetings, and prepare drafts for speeches and articles. The Private Secretaries are supported by researchers, personal assistants and administrative staff, and work closely with their colleagues in The Queen’s Private Secretaries’ Office.

The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry receive a large number of letters each year. In 2014-15, for example, they received 43,036 letters and cards. People from all over the world write to Their Royal Highnesses, although the majority of the letters are from the UK.

Letters cover a wide range of subjects and are often prompted by current issues and debates. Their Royal Highnesses see a wide selection of the correspondence and reply to many of the letters they receive. The Prince personally wrote 1,604 letters in 2014-15. The Duchess of Cornwall personally wrote 1,757. Their Royal Highnesses ensure that letters not answered by themselves or their Private Secretaries are replied to by the Correspondence Section on their behalf. In addition, The Prince and The Duchess receive many requests from a wide range of charities and other organizations for donations or items for auction. Requests for donations and items to auction are handled by the Charities Office. While it is not possible to respond to all the many requests for items to auction, His Royal Highness donates items such as lithographs of his watercolours, signed books and tours of the garden at Highgrove. Each year, these items raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

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Human Resources The Human Resources Department, which sits within the responsibilities of the Principle Private Secretary, aims to provide a productive work environment which allows staff to maximize their contribution to Their Royal Highnesses’s work. It is responsible for every aspects of staffing, including recruitment, secondments, remuneration, internal communications and all employee relations matters. As well as shaping and delivering work-related training courses, the department also assists with career development opportunities and ensuring the Household structure is best placed to serve Their Royal Highnesses’s needs. Over 75% of the training budget was spent on development programmes during the 2014/15 financial year. Ongoing emphasis is being placed on providing office and garden-based work experience placements, and an internship programme which takes place in the summer months at Clarence House.

The Treasurer’s Office The Treasurer’s Office is responsible for Finance and Archives and Inventory. The Office is also responsible for information systems across the Household. The Treasurer is the Executive Director of The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation with oversight and responsibility for the Foundation’s activities, including its trading subsidiaries. In addition, the Treasurer monitors the financial affairs and activities of The Prince’s Charities. As Executive Director, he is responsible for the Prince’s Charities Office which has a primary role to facilitate collaboration within and between the Prince’s Charities, and to act as the key liaison between different stakeholder groups. The Charities Office provides support and advice to the charities covering corporate governance, donations policy and fund raising, planning, finance and communications. The costs of the Charities Office are met by The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

The Treasurer is also responsible for publishing, contractual and legal matters. The Finance Department exercises financial control through a combination of annual budgets, monthly management accounts and a series of accounting systems and procedures, particularly for the authorization of expenditure. It is also responsible for achieving best value for money and works with the Master’s Department on procurement.

Three Archivists are responsible for managing all the papers and files relating to the public life of The Prince of Wales since the late 1960s. The Keeper of the Archives also manages requests for The Prince and The Duchess to become patron or president of organizations, as well as requests relating to existing patronages and presidencies. One inventory controller and two assistants are responsible for the recording and safekeeping of gifts and assets owned by Their Royal Highnesses. The majority of the Household’s information technology systems are provided and supported by the Information Systems Management section at Buckingham Palace, with the Household’s cost met by The Prince of Wales.

Communications As Heir to The Throne, there is extensive public and media interest in the activities of The Prince of Wales, as well as in his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall. The Clarence House Press Office helps to facilitate a better understanding of The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s work and activities. The Press Office handles all media enquiries and proactive communications, including features, documentaries and events, for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and liaises closely with Royal Communications colleagues in respect

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of general issues to do with the Monarchy. The Communications Secretary is responsible for the Clarence House Press Office, which in 2014-15 also consisted of a Deputy Communications Secretary, an Assistant Communications Secretary, three Communications Officers and a Head of Digital Engagement and 2 Administrative/PA Support staff.

In 2014-15, www.princeofwales.gov.uk attracted nearly 6.6 million page visits. It is a popular information resource for the media, researchers and the public from the UK and overseas. In addition to the latest news about Their Royal Highnesses’ engagements, the site provides information about their work and charitable activities, as well as recent speeches and articles, biographical details, and extensive pictures. Information and news about The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are also available on the site. Videos made in-house by the Digital Engagement Team are available on the official website and on The Royal Channel on YouTube. The Royal Channel has just over 137,000 subscribers and the 912 videos have been viewed nearly 49 million times. Among other forms of popular social media, now fully integrated into the re-launched site, Clarence House has a presence on Facebook as part of the British Monarchy’s page, on Twitter, where the Household has nearly 477,000 followers, on the photosharing website Flickr, on Google Plus, Storify and Instagram, and on the audio sharing platforms AudioBoo and SoundCloud.

Master of the Household’s Department The Master of the Household is responsible for the programme of engagements for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, the Equerry’s Office, Their Royal Highnesses’ residences, offices and gardens, personal staff, receptions and all entertaining, together with security and confidentiality. The Equerry’s Office manages Their Royal Highnesses’ diaries on a daily basis, providing an interface between staff, police and outside organizations, and plans the longer-term programme. The Equerry’s Office also manages the logistical and transport arrangements for official visits at home and abroad. There are usually several overseas visits a year. The Equerry is a serving military officer seconded from the Armed Forces to the Household for a period of approximately two years.

Each year, The Prince and The Duchess receive thousands of invitations from a wide range of public and private sector organizations. Each is given careful consideration by Their Royal Highnesses and their staff. The Equerry liaises with the Private Secretaries, the Press Office and key organizations to ensure that each year in their visits The Prince and The Duchess cover a broad range of interests and meet a wide cross-section of people in as many parts of the country as possible.

The Equerry also provides a point of contact for military and defence issues. The Prince of Wales maintains close links with the Armed Forces, not just in Britain but also in the Commonwealth. Across the three Services, The Prince holds the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

The Prince of Wales conducts investitures at Buckingham Palace (twelve in 2014-15) and attends state functions on behalf of The Queen. The Equerry’s Office is responsible for the arrangements for these engagements.

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Official entertaining is an important part of The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s role. Last year, they entertained 5789 guests at Clarence House and other Royal residences. These occasions range from receiving official guests and foreign dignitaries to giving dinners and concerts to thank those involved with The Prince’s and The Duchess’s charities. In 2014-15, Their Royal Highnesses gave 99 receptions, seminars, lunches and dinners.

For larger receptions and dinners, external event managers oversee the planning and administrative and catering arrangements. Most of the staff who manage and organize these occasions are required to be on duty seven days a week, including most evenings, with a week on/week off rota. The cost of staff who assist The Prince and The Duchess in a private capacity is allocated to non- official expenditure. Butlers act as ‘front of house’ for Their Royal Highnesses, meeting guests, organizing refreshments and setting up rooms. They work closely with the house managers, who oversee all the domestic and cleaning arrangements, as well as with the chefs. One butler is on duty and The Prince of Wales has valets and travelling orderlies, working in pairs one week on and one week off, to assist him with his clothing and uniforms, and with the many transport and travelling requirements. The Duchess of Cornwall has two members of staff who perform a similar function.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall use their home at Highgrove and, in particular, the Orchard Room within its grounds, for official engagements and entertaining. The Orchard Room was designed and built by The Prince specifically to entertain official guests. In 2014-15, it was used for 15 receptions, seminars and briefings for more than 827 guests, and visitors to the garden have refreshments there. It also contains the Highgrove shop.

Last year, more than 35,000 people toured the garden at Highgrove, taking the total number of visits since the garden was opened to the public in 1992 to 419,535. Visitors were also able to buy items from the Highgrove shop, which donates all its profits to the Foundation. In addition, those attending summer official receptions normally look around the garden. Committed to conserving Britain’s natural heritage, The Prince uses the garden as a conservation area for endangered varieties of plants, flowers and trees, and hopes that those who visit enjoy seeing the benefits of natural land management and organic gardening. Over 70 heritage varieties of apples are grown in the garden at Highgrove and around 200kg of crab-apples are picked each year to produce crab-apple jelly for the Highgrove Shop. There are over 120 grass and wildflower species in the wildflower meadow and 111 species and varieties of lichen were recently identified on the Highgrove Estate. Over 70 varieties of vegetables (including potatoes) are annually grown in the kitchen garden for use in the house; these include modern disease resistant varieties and old heritage varieties. In 2014-15, profits of £650,000 generated from the sale of garden tours, products and events trough Highgrove Enterprises were donated to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

The Prince employs a team of gardeners and hosts work experience and trainee gardener placements through the year. Because the garden is mainly used for visits by members of the public, the majority of the costs of the garden is allocated to official expenditure (although official as well as personal costs are met from His Royal Highness’s private income). The balance, which is assumed to relate to The Prince’s and The Duchess’s personal enjoyment of the garden, is allocated to non-official expenditure.

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The Master of the Household’s Department also includes Orderlies (who maintain office equipment and are responsible for office supplies, stationery and office cars) and Receptionists, and it has responsibility for health and safety. The Master of the Household, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police, is also responsible for security and confidentiality.

Annual visits The Prince and The Duchess make a number of visits to Scotland and Wales every year, and in addition stay for a working week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and at their home in Wales. The cost of these longer annual visits, which principally relates to receptions and dinners, amounted to £23,359 in 2014-15, and is included in ‘official entertaining’ expenditure.

Summary of Official Expenditure Expenditure has been analysed and explained in the preceding sections by department.

The following table analyses official duties and charitable activities expenditure by category.

Summary of official expenditure by category £’000

2015 2014 Staff costs 6,151 6,267 Training, recruitment and staff welfare 242 261 Travel and subsistence 285 275 External consultancy and professional fees 95 267 Official entertaining and receptions 333 326 Donations and gifts 101 85 Utilities 137 184 Residence and office not paid for from the Grant in Aid 931 960 Press and information services 152 186 Stationery and office equipment 207 213 Computers and information systems 341 430 Housekeeping and office cleaning 171 171 Insurance 55 48 Gardens 119 140 Depreciation 124 175 9,444 9,943

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Sustainability report Their Royal Highnesses devote much of their lives to environmental and social causes, through the charities and initiatives they support and the engagements they undertake. The front section of the Annual Review includes many highlights of this year’s work.

This section sets out some of the positive contributions the Household makes in support of Their Royal Highnesses. It also sets out its main environmental impacts, which arise from travel, office and domestic energy use, and sustainable farming at Highgrove.

Supporting people, organisations and communities Support for people, communities and organisations is a major part of The Prince’s vision and work and a primary focus for his charities and engagements £5m programme. This year, the Household supported Their Royal Highnesses in Taxes paid; £5 million spent on official undertaking 724 engagements involving over 64,000 miles of travel. A total of duties and charitable activities £9.4 million – over 60 per cent – of after-tax income was spent on official duties and charitable activities.

Their Royal Highnesses’s engagements are intended to cast a light on excellence and achievement in communities across all sectors of society, to bring people together in support of community-based initiatives and endeavours, to promote and protect traditions that are shared and valued by people from many different walks of life and to act as a focal point for local and national unity and cohesion.

Year to 31 March 2015 £m Funds raised for The Prince’s Charities 143.0 Expenditure on official duties and charitable activities 9.4 Total taxes paid 5.1 Total number of official engagements 724

For nearly 40 years The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. From the early days of The Prince’s Trust in the mid-1970s, his charities have grown to represent a broad range of areas including, the Built Environment, the Arts, Responsible Business and Enterprise, Young People, Global Sustainability and Rural Affairs.

Much of the work of The Prince’s Charities is focused on creating, developing and strengthening communities. A total of £143 million was raised by the Prince’s Charities this year with support from the Household. A total of £5.1 million was paid in taxes this year, including income tax, VAT, employer’s national insurance and council tax.

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The environment Greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse gas emissions arise primarily through the burning of fossil fuels for 84% transport, heat and lighting, and from agriculture at the Home Farm. Energy from all renewable sources Emissions from energy use, official UK travel and other Household travel increased by 10% this year; the majority of this came from travel in support of Their Royal Highness’s engagements. Further details are given in the Energy and Travel sections below.

Year to 31 March 2015 2014

CO2e emissions Tonnes Tonnes

Total CO2e emissions Office and domestic energy use 474 462 (tonnes) UK official and other travel 1,145 1,008 4000 The Home Farm The Household Household emissions 1,619 1,470 3000 The Home Farm at Highgrove 2,148 2,200 Biomass and other biofuels 530 573 2000

1000 While emissions vary each year, the aim is to ensure emissions are minimised by investing in renewable energy and ensuring travel is planned with carbon as 0 well as cost and logistics in mind. This year 84% of energy (including green gas 2015 2014 and electricity) came from renewable sources; 38% was generated on-site by solar panels, biomass boilers and heat pumps.

Official overseas travel undertaken by Their Royal Highnesses is considered separately below as it is on behalf of Her Majesty’s governments and not under the Household’s control.

The Household balances out its emissions to zero by investing in sustainable forestry projects; for each tonne emitted the Household buys a carbon credit representing a tonne stored or saved through planting trees and avoided deforestation.

Energy use The table below shows the mix of energy sources used across the offices and residences and the resulting carbon emissions. Despite a reduction of 7% in energy use, net emissions increased slightly due to an increase in the emissions factor for electricity (based on the average UK fuel mix used for electricity generation – something outside of the Household’s control).

Year to 31 March 2015 2014 Office and domestic energy use MWh MWh Energy use On-site renewable energy 1,172 1,235 (MWh) Electricity and gas 3500 Renewable Energy (renewable sources via the grid) 1,406 1,5471 Fossil Fuels 2625 Total from renewable sources 2,578 2,782 Electricity, gas and oil (non-renewable sources) 492 5221 1750 Total energy use 3,070 3,304

875 CO2 e emissions Tonnes Tonnes 0 Net carbon emissions 474 462 2015 2014

1 The 2014 numbers have been revised to correct a misclassification of an electricity supply. “Renewable” was previously included as 1,261 MWh and “non-renewable” as 808 MWh.

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Travel Travel to and from engagements within the UK and overseas forms a core part of Their Royal Highnesses’s working lives. The carbon emissions associated 120 with this travel, supporting staff travel and private travel, are considered in Their Royal Highnesses conducted over 120 planning alongside cost, security and other considerations. overseas engagements across 10 countries Year to 31 March 2015 2014 Official UK and overseas travel Miles travelled by air and rail: UK 15,241 13,578 Engagements undertaken: UK 582 567 Miles travelled by air and rail: Overseas 49,139 32,272 Engagements undertaken: Overseas 142 98 Expenditure on official travel £1.521m £1.323m

CO2e emissions Tonnes Tonnes

CO2e emissions from travel Overseas official travel 1,818 980 (tonnes) UK official travel 581 470 2500 UK official travel Overseas official travel Subtotal: Official travel 2,399 1,451 2000 Other travel 564 538 1500 Total: travel 2,963 1,988 1000 The increase in emissions from UK official travel reflects an increase in the 500 number of miles travelled and a greater number of engagements as well as 0 the aircraft used. 2015 2014 Official travel outside the United Kingdom is undertaken at the request either of Her Majesty’s Government, or the Government(s) of The Queen’s other Realms. Emissions are 85% higher this year than in 2013-14 due to four long-haul journeys – one to the Middle East and three across the Atlantic, including two tours to Colombia and Mexico, and to the USA, at the request of the British Government, and a visit to Canada at the invitation of the Canadian Government.

Water

Year to 31 March 2015 2014 Measured water use m3 m3 Total measured mains water use 10,732 11,110

Water use varies each year according to various factors including the number and type of events and the amount of rain. Where possible, alternative sources of water are used such as collected rainwater or water from boreholes. Other measures to reduce water use include the use of dual-flush toilets, low-flow showers and water-free car cleaning products. The Household also uses a range of cleaning products that are designed to reduce their impact on waterways.

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Procurement The Household’s environmental and social impacts extend beyond its own activities and these are considered when choosing goods and services and suppliers.

Businesses that have been granted a Royal Warrant for goods or services supplied to the Household have, since 1990, been required to demonstrate they understand and take a responsible approach to environmental and social issues. An independent committee, assisted by Business in the Community and the Household, reviews how the companies respond to a wide range of issues including climate change, endangered species, labour standards, genetic modification, and deforestation. There are about 170 businesses that currently hold Royal Warrants. The Household also engages with other key suppliers on environmental and social matters.

“THE FARM IS RUN IN A Almost thirty years ago His Royal Highness decided to convert his own farm in WAY THAT WORKS WITH Gloucestershire to an organic farming system. The Duchy Home Farm is now NATURE, PROTECTING not only a successful and viable working farm, but also serves as an exemplar AND ENHANCING for sustainable agriculture more widely. It is a mixed farm, producing a wide range of food including milk, beef, lamb, mutton, pork, wheat, barley, oats, rye NATURE’S CAPITAL.” and mustard as well as fruit and vegetables. The farm is used for demonstration and research and is visited by over 1,000 people each year.

Using and enhancing natural capital The farm is run in a way that protects and enhances nature’s capital. All farm production results in a range of environmental and social impacts. The positive benefits, often not accounted for in an organic farming system, include:

Greater biodiversity: most of the land is farmed in rotation producing a range of crops and livestock. The estate has over 300 acres of species-rich permanent pasture with over 80 different plant species in some fields. This encourages a wide range of insects, birds and other wildlife.

Food security: working within closed cycles and reducing dependency on imported feed and fertiliser helps reduce our reliance on unsustainable fossil fuels and market volatility.

Healthy living soil: this is a key part of nature’s capital and underpins organic agriculture. Management practices are focused on protecting and enhancing the living part of the soil. Traditional crop rotation uses legumes such as clover to take nitrogen from the air and hold it in the soil for the benefit of the following crops. Animal manure from winter-housed cattle is composted and spread back on the land recycling vital nutrients and promoting healthy soil.

High standards of animal welfare: all livestock are kept in ways that allow them to express their natural traits; pigs and sheep live outside all year round; dairy and beef cattle are at pasture for at least six months of the year and housed during the winter when they are fed silage and hay based diets.

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Greenhouse gas emissions are an unavoidable impact of agriculture; at the Duchy Home Farm they come mainly from nitrogen in manure and crops, and from livestock. The farm is managed to try to minimise emissions through the careful timing of manure applications and the sowing of plants that ‘catch’ the nitrogen. By incorporating cattle manure and plant matter in the soil, significant quantities of carbon can be stored, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions. Avoiding energy-intensive artificial fertilisers reduces greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain. Steps are also taken to reduce fossil fuel use such as energy-efficient heat exchangers and solar thermal heating that help reduce electricity use in the dairy and a large array of solar panels that produces renewable electricity.

Year to 31 March 2015 2014 1 CO2e emissions tonnes tonnes Energy use 287 297 The Home Farm House CO2e emissions (tonnes) Livestock and manure 1,881 1,826 3000 Crops and other sources Crops and other sources 48 145 2250 Livestock and manure 2 Energy use CO2 capture in woodland (68) (68)

1500 CO2 capture in woodland Total emissions 2,148 2,200 750 Other resource use 0 Energy use (MWh) 1,031 1,051 -750 Mains water use (‘000s litres) 5,047 9,902 2015 2014 Greenhouse gas emissions remain fairly constant in the system established on the farm, fluctuating each year with changes in the number of livestock, the amount of crops harvested and the amount of energy needed to work the soil and dry crops.

Mains water use has decreased as a borehole is now used to obtain water directly from the source, bypassing the water treatment plants and distribution network.

1 emissions are estimated using a standard methodology and are subject to significant error margins due to the complexity of the factors affecting emissions.

2 C O2 capture in woodland is estimated using woodland areas, tree species and age and excludes changes in soil carbon. It is not expected to change significantly in the short-term and estimates are updated periodically.

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Working at The Household The Built Environment The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community The Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess www.princes-foundation.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 of Cornwall employs people across a broad spectrum of The Prince’s Regeneration Trust disciplines and skill sets that assist Their Royal www.princes-regeneration.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 3262 0560 Highnesses in fulfilling their prominent role in public life. The Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust As an employer, the Household prides itself on being www.dumfries-house.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1290 425959 committed to its staff and encouraging individuals to The Royal Drawing School grow and thrive within the organisation. www.princesdrawingschool.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8568 The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts The Household welcomes summer internships; vocational skill www.psta.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 programmes; work experience placements; and school visits, in Turquoise Mountain Trust order to provide a greater understanding of working life within this www.turquoisemountain.org Tel: +44 (0) 1764 650 888 energetic organisation. Responsible Business and Enterprise Business in the Community The prince’s charities www.bitc.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 8650 Scottish Business in the Community For nearly four decades, The Prince of Wales has been a www.sbcscot.com Tel: +44 (0) 131 451 1100 leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. www.inkinddirect.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 5510 Prime Cymru His Royal Highness’s 15 ‘Prince’s Charities’ work to transform www.prime-cymru.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 800 587 4085 lives and build sustainable communities. The Prince of Wales carries out dozens of engagements every year in support of Young People and Education these charities, which together raise more than £140 million The Prince’s Trust annually to fund their activities. www.princes-trust.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7543 1234 The Prince’s Teaching Institute One of The Prince’s Charities is The Prince of Wales’s www.princes-ti.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3174 3106 Charitable Foundation (PWCF), which was founded by The Prince of Wales in 1979. Profits generated by sales of global Sustainability ‘Duchy Originals from Waitrose’ and Highgrove products, and University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership from tours of the Gardens at Highgrove, are donated to the www.cisl.cam.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1223 768 850 Foundation. The Foundation acts as a grant-making body that The British Asian Trust supports a wide range of causes and as an incubator for www.britishasiantrust.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7024 5646 initiatives and projects. Social Enterprises The Prince has also established charitable foundations in Duchy Originals Australia, Canada and the United States of America. (Licensed to Waitrose under the brand) To find out more, visit: A. G. Carrick (trading as Highgrove Enterprises) www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk www.highgroveshop.com Tel: +44 (0) 845 521 4342

Foundations The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk The Prince’s Charities Canada www.princescharities.ca The Prince’s Charities Australia www.princescharitiesaustralia.org.au The Prince of Wales Foundation (USA) www.princeofwalesfdn.org

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