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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 £144m Raised by The Prince’s charities

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21 OCTOBER 2015 Her Majesty The Queen and The Duchess of Cornwall attend a horse whispering demonstration by Brooke Global Ambassador, Monty Roberts, at the Royal Mews. CONTENTS 2016 CONTENTS

27 NOVEMBER 2015 The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend a dinner during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. FURTHER INFORMATION AT WWW.PRINCEOFWALES.GOV.UK

THE ANNUAL REVIEW COVERS THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2016 AND AIMS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES’ WORK AND ROLES.

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

24 APRIL 2015 While there is no formal constitutional role for The Heir to the Throne, The Prince of Wales attends a service at Cape Helles to mark the 100th Anniversary The Prince of Wales seeks, with the support of his wife, The Duchess of of The Gallipoli Campaign. Turkey. 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 The Queen and on behalf of Her Governments, and by supporting charitable and civil causes which promote positive social and environmental outcomes.

More information on all aspects of Their Royal Highnesses’ roles and work can be found at www.princeofwales.gov.uk.

24 JUNE 2015 The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit The Clutha Bar to meet members 06 of The Clutha Trust, Glasgow. MAKING A DIFFERENCE

06 | THE PRINCE’S CHARITIES 08 | THE DUCHESS’S CHARITIES 10 | FAMILY 11 | THE COUNTRYSIDE 12 | THE ARMED FORCES 14 | REALMS AND COMMONWEALTH 16 | COP21 AND THE ENVIRONMENT 17 | THE PRINCE’S TRUST 18 | INTERNATIONAL 20 | VISITS AROUND THE UK 24 22 | SOCIAL MEDIA INCOME, EXPENDITURE 23 | LETTERS AND STAFF

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 | 01 SUPPORTING BRITAIN, enduring symbol of The Prince’s Their Royal Highnesses THE REALMS AND THE commitment to helping others less accompanied The Queen and COMMONWEALTH fortunate than himself. The Duke of Edinburgh on visits A series of major anniversaries and within the UK and abroad. These celebrations, in the UK and abroad, WORKING FOR BRITAIN included The Commonwealth Heads punctuated Their Royal AND THE COMMONWEALTH of Government Meeting in Malta, at Highnesses’ work this year in Throughout the year, Their Royal which The Prince’s work to develop support of Her Majesty The Queen, Highnesses dedicated themselves to a Commonwealth Green Finance the Government and charitable supporting charities and issues Facility was highlighted in the initiatives including The Prince’s close to their hearts. President-in-Office’s opening Charities. As the year progressed, speech. The Prince and Their Royal Highnesses drew The Prince of Wales has been The Duchess were no less active attention and brought practical highlighting the risks of climate in support of The Queen in other assistance to those affected by change – and practical mitigation Commonwealth and foreign issues as diverse as post-conflict measures drawing together the countries. At the request of the reconciliation, flooding, literacy and public, private and NGO sectors – British Government, Their Royal violence against women. for more than 40 years. In Highnesses undertook their first recognition of his lifelong official joint visit to Ireland in May, COMMEMORATION commitment, The President of followed by a visit to Northern AND CELEBRATION France invited His Royal Highness Ireland. During the historic tour To recognise the service and to deliver a keynote speech at the His Royal Highness gave a speech commitment of the Armed Forces, opening of the climate summit in on the importance of forgiveness The Prince and The Duchess Paris (known as COP21). and reconciliation, following which attended major national and The Prince of Wales’s love for the Their Royal Highnesses visited the international events to mark the 75th natural environment and his site where The Prince of Wales’s anniversary of The Battle of Britain, appreciation of the vital importance beloved great-uncle, Lord SUMMARY the 70th anniversary of VJ Day and of rural communities and family Mountbatten, was killed in 1979. the bicentenary of The Battle of farmers was reflected through the This significant theme was carried Waterloo. The Prince of Wales joined work of The Prince’s Countryside forward during an official visit to The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh Fund, which celebrated its fifth Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and and Prince Harry at a pageant to anniversary. By supporting the Kosovo in March 2016 – a region His celebrate two centuries of Gurkha British countryside and those who Royal Highness has previously service. The Prince of Wales and depend on it, The Prince’s visited in the aftermath of the Prince Harry also travelled to Turkey Countryside Fund offers practical devastating conflict of the 1990s and to commemorate the centenary of help, particularly to small farmers. on a number of occasions since. The Battle of Gallipoli. The risks of climate change and As 2015 drew to a close, In May 2015, Their Royal Highnesses vulnerabilities of rural communities Their Royal Highnesses were were joined by the rest of the nation combined when areas including welcomed to New Zealand and in celebrating the birth of The Prince part of Scotland, Yorkshire and Australia. In a packed programme, of Wales’s first granddaughter, Cumbria were hit by severe flooding The Prince and The Duchess visited Princess Charlotte. Two months around the turn of the year. 12 cities and towns; seven regions later, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and of New Zealand and three attended Princess Charlotte’s The Duchess of Cornwall paid Australian states and one territory in baptism with The Queen, The Duke numerous visits to flood-hit 12 days. Back at home, The Prince of Edinburgh, The Duke and communities and The Prince’s of Wales continued to receive Duchess of Cambridge and Countryside Fund delivered a great visiting Heads of State to promote The Prince of Wales’s first grandson; deal of financial and practical and protect the interests of Britain, Prince George. support to those affected by the the Realms and the devastating weather conditions. Commonwealth. Visitors included 2016 provided further cause for His Majesty King Abdullah II of celebration: The Prince’s Trust The Duchess of Cornwall continued Jordan, His Highness The Emir of marked its 40th anniversary, having to bring steadfast support through Kuwait and the President of already helped more than 825,000 joint engagements and, increasingly, Slovakia. In October, Their Royal disadvantaged young people into by shining a distinctive light on areas Highnesses welcomed the work or skills training. It has become which have sat for too long in the President of China to Clarence a lifeline for young people who do shadows, such as literacy and, rape House for tea and to see the fruits not know which way to turn – and an and sexual abuse. of The Prince’s School for

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CURRENTLY 12 NATIONALITIES ARE REPRESENTED IN THE PRINCE AND THE DUCHESS’S HOUSEHOLDS AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Traditional Arts’ study of China’s rich INCOME AND EXPENDITURE and diverse cultural heritage. Year to 31 March 2016 2015 Collectively, Their Royal Highnesses £000s £000s conducted 650 engagements, Income from Duchy of Cornwall 20,467 19,845 including 492 across the United Funding from the Sovereign Grant Kingdom. Throughout their visits, and Government Departments 1,435 2,234 The Prince and The Duchess met Total income and funding 21,902 22,079 thousands of people who came out in support of, or have been helped Official expenditure 10, 565 11,678 by, the charities, causes and organisations Their Royal Highnesses Surplus after official costs 11,337 10,401 have championed for so many years. Tax (including VAT) 5,014 4,483 Non-official expenditure 2,754 2,611 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 3,249 2,965 Net cash surplus 320 342

SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNT Year to 31 March 2016 2015 Tonnes (restated) Tonnes

CO2 equivalent emissions 30 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and President Francois Attributable to the Household 1,266 1,578 Hollande at the 21st Session of the Conference Official overseas travel 1,101 1,833 of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris. The Home Farm 2,257 2,124

Income and Funding (Total £21.902m)

£20.467m Income from Duchy of Cornwall

£1.435m Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments

08 MARCH 2016 The Queen and The Prince of Wales cut a cake to celebrate The Prince’s Trust’s 40th anniversary at one of the charity’s centres in Kennington, London. Expenditure and Tax (Total £21.582m)

£10.565m Official expenditure £5.014m Taxation £2.754m Non-official expenditure £3.249m 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

17 MARCH 2016 The Prince of Wales meets monks at the 700-year-old Kovilj Monastery in Novi Sad, Serbia.

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 | 03 In 2015 – 2016, The Prince of Wales undertook a total of 546 official engagements, of which 129 were overseas, and The Duchess of Cornwall undertook 218 engagements, of which 80 were overseas.

A full list of this year’s engagements and activities can be found on 21 DECEMBER 2015 www.princeofwales.gov.uk. The Prince of Wales meets local resident Keith Wright during his visit to Cumbria following the devastating floods that affected the region. Carlisle.

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AND ACTIVITIES The Prince of Wales visits Mullaghmore, where Lord Mountbatten was killed by the IRA in 1979. County Sligo, Ireland. ENGAGEMENTS

28 JANUARY 2016 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Wilton’s Music Hall, to officially open the 11 historic venue following its restoration. London. Countries visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

52,611 Miles travelled to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas

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39,504 Visitors to the gardens at Highgrove

25 APRIL 2015 11 JUNE 2015 The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry The Duchess of Cornwall visits visit The Nek as part of commemorations Oasis Farm run in partnership to mark the 100th anniversary of with the charity Jamie’s Farm, The Gallipoli Campaign. Turkey. of which she is Patron. London. 54.7m Times videos have been viewed on the Royal YouTube channel

03 FEBRUARY 2016 17 DECEMBER 2015 The Duchess of Cornwall meets The Prince of Wales attends an advent young people at The National reception for Christians from The Middle Literacy Trust Hub in Peterborough. East. Westminster Cathedral, London. 63,137 Letters and cards received from the public

26 JUNE 2015 The Duke of Rothesay visits the Ardbeg Distillery on the island of Islay to mark its 200th anniversary.

17 FEBRUARY 2016 06 NOVEMBER 2015 18 JUNE 2015 The Prince of Wales The Prince of Wales and The Duchess The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of meets young Industrial of Cornwall meet the All Blacks rugby Cornwall attend a memorial service for the Cadets during a visit to team following their World Cup victory. 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo. Redcar, Middlesborough. Wellington, New Zealand. St Paul’s Cathedral, London. 650 Engagements undertaken by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

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For over 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 charitable interests have grown to the point where his charities represent a broad range of areas, including the Built Environment, the Arts, Responsible Business and Enterprise, Young People, Global Sustainability and Rural Affairs.

02 JUNE 2015 07 MARCH 2016 The Prince of Wales formally launches The Prince of Wales speaks at

MAKING A The Prince of Wales’s Foundation Romania The Prince’s Trust Celebrate on a private visit to Viscri, Romania. Success awards in London.

THE PRINCE OF WALES’S ACCOUNTING FOR FOUNDATION ROMANIA SUSTAINABILITY (A4S) The Prince of Wales has special affection The Prince of Wales established A4S to

DIFFERENCE for Romania, a country he has visited inspire finance leadership in business regularly for nearly 20 years. In 2015, and the public sector, driving recognition The Prince of Wales launched The Prince of the benefits of considering the of Wales’s Foundation Romania to preserve environment and wider society as part of Romania’s unique landscape, traditional their day-to-day decisions. This year, the architecture and a way of life which has fourth Finance for the Future Awards survived for hundreds of years. The charity rewarded finance teams who played a works with rural communities across the key role in creating sustainable country to empower people and increase businesses, and provided practical employability through skills and knowledge. examples of integrated thinking. Most of the training courses will be based in the historic village of Viscri, where A4S also launched a finance leadership The Prince of Wales purchased a property, circle of practice in the Gulf Region, and which is now being renovated and held Chief Financial Officer (CFO) extended to serve as a training centre. meetings across the world including in Canada, as well as Australia and New Zealand – where The Prince joined a roundtable discussion to encourage sustainable investment strategies. In May, The Prince of Wales convened senior finance and accounting academics from business schools around the world to encourage the adoption of the latest thinking on accounting for sustainability in teaching £144m and research. The year culminated in the Raised by the Prince’s Charities Annual Summit hosted by His Royal Highness, which brought together over 200 CFOs and finance leaders from around the world. 06 | TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 Making a difference

FURTHER INFORMATION A full listing of The Prince’s Charities 22 FEBRUARY 2016 In Kind Direct supported Hope and Aid can be found on the last page. The Prince of Wales meets a local Direct to provide emergency help to community using The Prince’s Foundation’s refugees in Lesvos, Greece. new BIMBY toolkit in Norwich.

THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION best practice in urban design, FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY architecture, planning and construction. The Prince of Wales has long championed the importance of This year, The Prince’s Foundation 1,000 Companies have donated £145 million sustainably planned, built and launched an online toolkit that supports worth of goods to over 7,800 charities maintained communities. For 24 years communities to have a say over the with In Kind Direct’s help. The Prince’s Foundation for Building quality of new developments. The Community has supported people to “Beauty in my Back Yard” (BIMBY) online plan the future of their community, learn toolkit supports communities to organise IN KIND DIRECT the skills they need to build sustainably workshops designed to let them express Charities often struggle to raise funds and share the results as examples of ideas about building in their area. to purchase essential items to carry out their work. The same items are often destroyed because they are ESTATE REGENERATION deemed surplus or not fit for sale due The Prince’s Foundation has been to a slight cosmetic defect. To tackle addressing housing supply and this, The Prince of Wales founded affordability in the UK through a In Kind Direct, to help redistribute series of reports including; Housing surplus product from manufacturers London: A Midrise Solution and and retailers to UK charities. Housing Communities: What People Want. To date, £145 million of donated goods from 1,000 companies have been redistributed to over 7,800 This year, The Prince’s Foundation 08 SEPTEMBER 2015 also released a report highlighting The Duke of Rothesay meets students charities. In addition to saving at Dumfries House during an event to charities money and reducing waste, best practice and lessons learnt in celebrate local produce in Ayrshire. estate regeneration. Estate In Kind Directs’ service helps relieve Regeneration: Six Steps to DUMFRIES HOUSE poverty and gives confidence and Success, looked at the recent Since Dumfries House was saved for the self-respect to people in need of regeneration undertaken at the nation in 2007 by a consortium led by The support. In Kind Direct has provided Packington Estate, which The Duke of Rothesay, it has become a hub of support to charities in flood-hit areas Prince visited in 2014. The charity charitable activity, supporting the local of the UK and coordinated donations has also been working with community and providing training, of essential goods to organisations organisations to provide advice on education and employment. In April, His working to tackle the refugee and successful estate regeneration, and Royal Highness opened the Morphy migrant crisis in the Balkans, Greece, in doing so increase housing supply Richards Engineering Education Centre, to France and the UK. in inner cities. support and boost learning among primary and secondary school students in science and engineering, and the Tamar Manoukian Sports Hall, providing sports facilities for the local community. During The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay’s visit in June, Their Royal Highnesses took part in a textiles festival to support and promote the use of British textile manufacturers and encourage the training of fine sewing skills.

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THE DUCHESS’S CHARITIES

This year, The Duchess of Cornwall continued to highlight some of the issues she cares deeply about including supporting victims of rape and sexual abuse, promoting literacy and shining a light on health organisations. As well as working in support of her husband, The Duchess has carried out a number of significant solo engagements, such as visiting ITV to mark the broadcaster’s 60th anniversary. During an engagement with equine charity The Brooke, The Duchess was spontaneously joined by Her Majesty The Queen to watch a demonstration by the horse trainer, Monty Roberts.

02 JUNE 2015 11 FEBRUARY 2016 The Duchess of Cornwall attends The Duchess of Cornwall was made The Royal Academy’s summer an Honorary Doctor of Science by the exhibition and annual dinner in London. University of Southampton for her work to raise awareness of osteoporosis.

THE ARTS cultural festival designed to promote The Duchess of Cornwall has continued harmony between nations. In October, to highlight the richness and variety of Her Royal Highness presented the Man many of the arts organisations that work Booker Prize to Jamaican author, Marlon across the UK. In June, The Duchess James, for his novel ‘A Brief History of toured The Royal Academy’s Summer Seven Killings’. Earlier this year, The Exhibition and attended its annual Duchess hosted a recital and reception dinner as Guest of Honour. A highlight for the Amber Trust, which supports of Their Royal Highnesses’ summer visit blind and partially sighted children who 09 SEPTEMBER 2015 to Wales was their trip to the Llangollen have a talent or a love for music. Her The Duchess of Cornwall meets Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield and Clover the International Musical Eisteddfod, a Royal Highness is the trust’s President. dog during a tour of the This Morning studios to celebrate ITV’s 60th anniversary.

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THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL IS PATRON OR PRESIDENT OF 91 CHARITIES

“STORIES ARE HANDED LITERACY DOWN THROUGH THE Throughout the year, The Duchess has YEARS - ABOUT HEROES promoted the importance of literacy. Hosting AND HEROINES; MYTHS AND the final of BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES. competition in May 2015, The Duchess spoke THEY SPEAK TO US TODAY about the importance of stories: “Stories are ABOUT GOOD AND EVIL; handed down through the years – about RIGHT AND WRONG; FEAR heroes and heroines; myths and legends and AND COURAGE...” fairy tales. They speak to us today about good and evil, right and wrong, fear and HRH THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AT courage...” This year Her Royal Highness BBC RADIO 2’S 500 WORDS, MAY 2015. continued her commitment to the competition, becoming an Honorary Judge. In February, Her Royal Highness undertook a number of engagements in support of the National Literacy Trust, of which she is Patron. The Duchess joined hundreds of children at a literature festival in Peterborough Cathedral and visited HMP Brixton to learn more about their literacy-based rehabilitation programmes. The Duchess also visited The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl exhibition, 18 JANUARY 2016 16 FEBRUARY 2016 as part of her role as Patron of Roald Dahl The Duchess of Cornwall became the first The Duchess of Cornwall reads to member of The Royal Family to be animated children at the Wondercrump World 100, a year of global celebrations marking as she announced her role as Honorary of Roald Dahl exhibition at the 100 years since the author’s birth. Judge in the 500 Words competition, a short Southbank Centre, London. story contest for children aged five to 13.

21 OCTOBER 2015 14 OCTOBER 2015 10 FEBRUARY 2016 The Queen and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall visits The Duchess of Cornwall meets patients meet horse trainer Monty Roberts at an Croydon Rape Crisis as part of at Royal Trinity Hospice during a visit to engagement with the equine charity, three visits to support victims of mark their 125th anniversary. The Brooke. Buckingham Palace. rape and sexual abuse. London.

RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE toiletries for victims who have undergone In October, The Duchess of Cornwall forensic examinations. The washbags publicly called for a future where we do scheme was The Duchess’s idea, inspired not “tolerate rape and sexual abuse any by a visit to a sexual assault referral centre. longer” and visted three organisations The Duchess continued her work on this supporting victims of rape and sexual theme in Kosovo, during Their Royal abuse: Croydon Rape Crisis; The Haven in Highnesses’ tour of the Western Balkans, Whitechapel, a specialist centre for those when she attended a meeting hosted by 13 OCTOBER 2015 who have been raped or sexually abused; the President of Kosovo on the issue of The Duchess of Cornwall presents and Nelsons, a natural healthcare sexual violence in conflict and heard from the Man Booker Prize to Marlon James, for his novel A Brief producer. Whilst at Nelsons, Her Royal survivors about their personal experiences. History of Seven Killings. London. Highness helped staff pack washbags of

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‘VICTORY IN EUROPE’ SERVICE FAMILY The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a number of engagements events to mark the 70th anniversary alongside other members of The Royal Family. The Prince and The Duchess of ‘Victory in Europe’ Day (VE Day). accompanied Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to the Their Royal Highnesses Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. accompanied The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and other His Royal Highness was also joined by Prince Harry in Turkey to mark the Gallipoli members of The Royal Family to a Centenary in April and Their Royal Highnesses joined other members of The Royal Service of Thanksgiving, which took Family in celebrating the birth of Princess Charlotte at her christening in July. place at Westminster Abbey. The service was followed by a march-past by World War Two veterans and a fly-past by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Red Arrows at Horse Guards Parade. Their Royal Highnesses then joined a reception in St James’s Park for the Royal British Legion.

26 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall join The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at an evening reception held in the grounds of San Anton Palace. Malta.

30 APRIL 2015 18 MAY 2015 10 MAY 2015 The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall of Cornwall and Prince Harry visit the Sentebale Cornwall and the Dean of Westminster at a Service with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards after Garden, designed in support of the Sentebale of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of presenting them with new colours. London. Charity, at the Chelsea Flower Show. London. Victory in Europe. Westminster Abbey, London.

GALLIPOLI COMMEMORATIONS The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry marked the Gallipoli centenary by attending several commemorative events in Turkey. Their Royal Highnesses took part in an international service at the Mehmetcik Abidesi memorial in the south of Gallipoli, attended a UK-led 09 JUNE 2015 25 APRIL 2015 Commonwealth and Ireland Service at The Queen, The Prince of Wales The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry attend Cape Helles, visited ‘V’ Beach - where and The Sultan of Brunei attend the New Zealand Memorial Service as part the Gurkha 200 Pageant at the of the 100th anniversary of The Gallipoli many of the British troops landed on the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. Campaign. Chunuk Bair, Turkey. first day of the battle - and attended a French Service at Morto Bay.

The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry also attended the ANZAC Dawn Service along with 10,500 guests from Australia and New Zealand, before joining services at the Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair cemeteries. 10 | TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 Making a difference

“THIS MAY BE CONSIDERED MERELY ROMANTIC BUT, TO ME, OUR LIVING, BREATHING, WORKING COUNTRYSIDE IS ONE OF THE GREAT GLORIES OF THIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE SHOULD TREASURE IT, INCLUDING ITS PEOPLE, WHILE WE STILL CAN.” 14 JULY 2015 21 DECEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and The HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES The Prince of Wales meets members of the Duchess of Cornwall visit the ‘BIRTHDAY’ FOREWORD IN COUNTRY LIFE, emergency services who were involved in helping Great Yorkshire Show. NOVEMBER 2015 residents and businesses during the devastation Harrogate, North Yorkshire. of the December floods. Appleby, Cumbria. THE COUNTRYSIDE

The Prince of Wales continued to support rural communities through The Prince’s Countryside Fund, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2015. The inaugural Prince’s Countryside Fund Race Day helped to raise funds for the valuable work of the charity to continue. Visits by The Prince to Cumbria, the Yorkshire Dales, Derbyshire, Devon and Cornwall highlighted the remarkable resilience of rural communities and showcased projects supported by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. In July, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the Great Yorkshire Show.

24 JULY 2015 18 FEBRUARY 2016 23 OCTOBER 2015 The Prince of Wales cuts a cake The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The Prince of Wales meets young at The Prince’s Countryside Cornwall visit Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire farmers at the Farming Life Centre Fund’s fifth anniversary to talk to residents and businesses about ahead of the Farming Crisis Summit Garden Party at Highgrove. how they have been affected by the floods. at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.

DERBYSHIRE AND FLOOD VISITS AND SUPPORT including Cumbria and Yorkshire, to see THE FARMING SUMMIT Following the devastating floods, which how residents and local businesses In October, The Prince’s affected large parts of the country in were affected. His Royal Highness’s visit Countryside Fund convened a December, The Prince of Wales made a to Cumbria in December showcased the high-level summit to explore private donation to the Cumbria work his charity, Business in the what banks, landowners, Community Foundation. The Prince’s Community, has been doing through its charities and policymakers could Countryside Fund also released £40,000 Business Emergency Resilience Group, do to help improve the farming from its emergency fund and launched a set up by The Prince to help small sector’s challenging trading public appeal that raised further funds. communities and businesses prepare conditions. The summit led to Since the floods, The Prince of Wales for, respond to and recover from new academic research being has visited many of the affected regions, emergencies. commissioned to examine the social, environmental and economic importance of family farms and some banks pledging to provide more open and supportive engagement with their farming customers.

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12 JUNE 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall meet veterans painted for the Last of the Tide exhibition at THE ARMED FORCES The Queen’s Gallery, London.

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.

18 JUNE 2015 26 SEPTEMBER 2015 15 AUGUST 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay The Duchess of Cornwall dances with Royal Cornwall attend the Waterloo Bicentenary attend a service in Dundee to mark Navy veteran Jim Booth during the victory Commemorative Service in St Paul’s. London. the centenary of The Battle of Loos. in Japan Day commemorations in London.

WATERLOO 200TH ANNIVERSARY VICTORY IN JAPAN DAY In June, Their Royal Highnesses In August, Their Royal Highnesses travelled to Belgium to take part in the attended events marking the 70th activities marking the bicentenary of anniversary of ‘Victory in Japan’ (VJ). The Battle of Waterloo. The day During the Drumhead Service at Horse began with a tour of the historic Guards Parade, His Royal Highness battlefield, hosted by The Duke and laid a wreath along with the Prime Duchess of Wellington. Their Royal Minister, and actor Charles Dance gave Highnesses also visited the a reading of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Road to farmhouse at Le Belle Alliance, the 01 JULY 2015 The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Mandalay’. The veterans then marched British monument The Lion’s Mound Gurkha Rifles, visits the Shorncliffe barracks in Kent to from Horse Guards Parade, down celebrate 200 years of Gurkha service to the Crown. and attended a ceremony at Whitehall, to Westminster Abbey for Chateau d’Hougoumont - marking a reception in the Abbey gardens. the regeneration of the farm buildings which were a central Their Royal Highnesses, along with feature of the battlefield in 1815. the Prime Minister, joined a reception Their Royal Highnesses then joined a at the gardens of Westminster Abbey reception, along with members of the in London for nearly 2,000 veterans Belgian and Dutch Royal Families, for and guests; meeting many of those the Landmark Trust who were involved who served in the Far East during in the restoration of the historic World War Two. buildings of Hougoumont Farm.

Prince Blucher and Prince Charles Bonaparte were also present, both direct descendants of the heads of the Prussian and French armies who fought at The Battle of Waterloo.

12 JUNE 2015 12 | TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 D-day Veteran Jack Griffiths with his Last of the Tide portrait. The Queen’s Gallery, London. Making a difference

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES ARE CONNECTED TO OVER 35 UNITS FROM THE BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH ARMED FORCES

LAST OF THE TIDE Following the 70th anniversary D-day commemorations in Normandy, The Prince of Wales commissioned 12 paintings to create an artistic record of those who fought in the Normandy landings during World War Two. Their Royal Highnesses viewed the portraits as part of the ‘Last of the Tide’ exhibition in The Queen’s Gallery and met the artists and veterans. A number of the veterans served with predecessors of regiments affiliated with Their Royal Highnesses, including The Parachute Regiment, The Black Watch, The Royal Dragoon Guards and The Gordon Highlanders. Two of the veterans were members of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, one of the regiments that has now become 4 RIFLES; of whom Her Royal Highness is Royal Colonel. 11 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales places a poppy at the Roll of Honour during Remembrance Day commemorations at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia.

“I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL RISE TO THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER… WITH YOUR HELP, CIVILISATION - BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT FOR PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO BE THEMSELVES – WILL NOT MERELY SURVIVE, IT WILL PREVAIL.”

THE PRINCE OF WALES SPEAKING AT THE SOVEREIGN’S DAY PARADE, 11 DECEMBER 2015 SANDHURST, DECEMBER 2015. The Prince of Wales meets cadets during The Sovereign’s Day Parade at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Camberley, Surrey.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF GURKHA BICENTENARY THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN His Royal Highness, as Colonel-in- His Royal Highness attended the service Chief of the Gurkhas, attended a of thanksgiving and rededication at number of events to mark their 200 Westminster Abbey in September to years of service to the British Crown. mark the 75th Anniversary of The Battle In June, The Prince of Wales attended of Britain. His Royal Highness laid a the presentation of The Gurkha wreath on the Churchill Stone, before Truncheon at Buckingham Palace. 10 JUNE 2015 joining the service. The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness was also present The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall with Battle of Britain veterans also joined a reception for the veterans at Royal Chelsea Hospital for the at a tea hosted by Their Royal and their families, and the day was Gurkha 200 Pageant, and in July Highnesses at Clarence House, London. concluded by a fly-past of historic visited 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft. Rifles in Shornecliff Barracks.

Earlier in the year, The Prince and The Duchess hosted a tea at Clarence House for The Battle of Britain Fighter Association, of which His Royal Highness is Patron.

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REALMS AND COMMONWEALTH

Every year, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend engagements and events in support of the Commonwealth. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, supported Her Majesty The Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta, shortly after they toured New Zealand and Australia. In September, Her Royal Highness represented The Queen by handing out awards to winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Prize at Buckingham Palace.

02 FEBRUARY 2016 06 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and The The Prince of Wales and The Duchess Duchess of Cornwall attend the of Cornwall welcome the All Blacks British Asian Trust dinner at the back to New Zealand following their win Natural History Museum, London. at the Rugby World Cup. Wellington.

08 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall receive a traditional welcome during a visit to the Tūrangawaewae Marae in New Zealand.

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 28 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess activities and other special events - of Cornwall in Mdina, Malta. such as supporting The Queen at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. Since 1969, The Prince has visited 41 Commonwealth countries, many of 12 them on several occasions. Cities and towns, 7 regions of New Zealand, and 3 Australian states and one territory visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 12 days.

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SINCE 1969 THE PRINCE OF WALES HAS VISITED 41 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

12 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales meets members of the public in Martin Place, Sydney.

COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF undertook a range of engagements that GOVERNMENT MEETING reflected The Prince of Wales’s 40 years The Prince and The Duchess visited as an advocate for global sustainability Malta to attend the Commonwealth and youth opportunity and The Duchess Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) of Cornwall’s ongoing championing of in support of The Queen. As well as literacy and bond with the Armed attending formal elements of the Forces. Their Royal Highnesses were programme, such as the Opening also able to enjoy the warmth and

27 NOVEMBER 2015 Ceremony and a dinner for Heads of special character of Malta and its The Queen and The Prince of Wales Government, Their Royal Highnesses people during the visit. meet the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, during a reception at the San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta.

REALM TOUR TO NEW The quality of Australia’s produce, ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA way of life, and achievements in heritage In November, Their Royal Highnesses preservation and the retention of toured New Zealand and Australia, visiting traditional arts and culture featured in 12 cities and towns, seven regions of Their Royal Highnesses’ Australian New Zealand and three Australian states programme. The Prince joined the and one territory over 12 days. Prince’s Charities Australia in marking the resilience of Australian communities in 11 NOVEMBER 2015 The Prince of Wales speaks with Their Royal Highnesses celebrated New the face of natural and man-made master basket weaver, Abe Muriata, a Zealand’s rich culture, unique flora and disasters and Their Royal Highnesses Girramay man from North Queensland during a visit to the National Museum fauna, and sampled the best of the met domestic violence campaigners and of Australia in Canberra. country’s food and wine. In Waikato, Their everyday heroes from the Armed Forces Royal Highnesses were welcomed onto and Emergency Services. Tūrangawaewae Marae by a traditional Māori cultural dance known as a haka.

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COP21 AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The Prince of Wales hosted a number of engagements on climate change, forests, marine fisheries, cities and the Sustainable Development Goals, culminating in His Royal Highness’s involvement in the Sustainable Business Forum at CHOGM in Malta and a keynote speech to the opening of the UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris. This year also saw the announcement of the Commonwealth Green Finance Facility, to fund environmental activities throughout the Commonwealth, and a meeting involving The Prince, France’s Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, Ségolène Royal and the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, MP, on the eve of COP21 at Lancaster House.

OUT OF THE BLUE COMPETITION In Malta, His Royal Highness attended an exhibition of the winning images from Out of the Blue, The Prince of Wales’s Commonwealth Environmental The Out of the Blue Competition’s winning Photography Awards, and photograph by Ashley Wee. presented Ashley Wee as the overall winner. The competition aimed to inspire Commonwealth citizens to explore the marine environment around them and to submit photographs that celebrate its beauty and highlight its importance and vulnerability.

26 NOVEMBER 2015 29 OCTOBER 2015 The Prince of Wales joins the The Prince of Wales attends a meeting on Sustainable Business Forum forests and climate change ahead of at the Commonwealth Heads COP21 with France’s Minister of of Government Meeting in Malta. Environment, Energy and the Sea, Ségolène Royal. Lancaster House, London.

COP21 AND SKY NEWS INTERVIEW In the weeks prior to COP21, His Royal In November, The Prince of Wales Highness was interviewed for a special attended COP21 in Paris alongside programme on Sky News on climate some 150 Heads of State. The longevity change and The Prince’s longstanding of The Prince’s commitment to concern for the environment. In the addressing global climate change was interview His Royal Highness expressed recognised by His Royal Highness being his hope that the world would come to a invited to give the opening address. The strong agreement in Paris and his belief 30 NOVEMBER 2015 Prince also gave the keynote address in the critical importance of reaching The Prince of Wales gives the on tropical forests and forest restoration young people through environmental keynote speech at the opening of the COP21 conference in Paris. on the Forests Day of the conference. education and involvement.

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THE PRINCE’S TRUST

2016 marks the 40th anniversary of The Prince’s Trust. In 1976, The Prince of Wales wanted to find a way of giving every young person the opportunity to unlock their potential and make a long-term investment in the future. Four decades on, The Prince’s Trust has supported over 825,000 young people to make a success of their lives. Over the year, The Prince attended events across the country to meet staff and volunteers who helped celebrate the milestone. His Royal Highness also met young people who shared their stories.

825,000 Young people supported by The Prince’s Trust over 40 years.

07 MARCH 2016 04 FEBRUARY 2016 CELEBRATE SUCCESS The Prince of Wales meets ambassadors The Prince of Wales talks to musician and Rita Ora and Geri Halliwell at The Prince’s Prince’s Trust ambassador, Tinie Tempah, at In March, The Prince of Wales Trust and Samsung Celebrate Success a pre-dinner reception for The Prince’s Trust attended the 12th Prince’s Trust Awards at the London Palladium. Invest in Futures Gala Dinner. London. and Samsung Celebrate Success Awards. The event was hosted by Ant and Dec and included performances by singer Rita Ora and the magician, Dynamo, whose career began with help from The Prince’s Trust many years ago. The celebration showcased the achievements of extraordinary young people who have turned 13 MAY 2015 The Prince of Wales and Anthony McPartlin their lives around with support talk to students of The Prince’s Trust’s Make from The Trust. Your Mark programme at the Oxford Street Marks and Spencer store. London.

WHEN ANT AND DEC MET THE PRINCE: Get Started with Football programme. 40 YEARS OF THE PRINCE’S TRUST His Royal Highness toured the prison To mark the 40th celebrations, His Royal gardens and sports area before meeting Highness took part in a 90 minute ITV young people enrolled on the course documentary, which was presented by which is run in partnership with Cardiff Ant and Dec. The longstanding Prince’s City FC Community and Education Trust ambassadors followed His Royal Foundation and the Premier League. The Highness for a year, meeting many people consolidated audience for ITV’s ‘When 06 JULY 2015 who have been supported by The Trust, Ant and Dec Met The Prince - 40 Years of The Prince of Wales, joined by Ant and Dec, visits HM Parc Prison to meet a including when The Prince visited The Prince’s Trust’ was 7.7million, making group of young people taking part in HM Parc Prison to meet a group of young it the most successful Royal documentary The Prince’s Trust’s Get Started with Football programme. Bridgend, Wales. people taking part in the charity’s over the last 10 years.

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11 INTERNATIONAL Countries visited by The Prince of Wales The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall travel overseas and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2015-16 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.

04 FEBRUARY 2016 The Prince of Wales receives His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at Clarence House, London.

15 MARCH 2016 27 JANUARY 2016 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess The Prince of Wales gives a speech of Cornwall meet local performers in at a reception to celebrate the 40th traditional dress in Tvrda, the old anniversary of the Anglo-Omani town of the city of Osijek. Croatia. Society, Lancaster House, London.

OVERSEAS TOURS 1979. Their Royal Highnesses also met the nationalities and faiths who are building In May, The Prince and The Duchess President, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) bridges between their communities and visited Ireland, where His Royal Highness and the leaders of the other main Irish spoke to families whose loved ones went gave a speech in Sligo on the suffering political parties, including Gerry Adams missing in the 1998/99 war. The Duchess caused by conflict and the benefits peace and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein. met victims of sexual violence and those had brought to the people of Ireland and supporting them. In Ireland and in the Britain. Their Royal Highnesses then In March, Their Royal Highnesses Balkans, Their Royal Highnesses also saw attended a service of peace and continued to focus on the theme of a range of activity embracing the reconciliation in Drumcliffe Church, the reconciliation as they visited Croatia, preservation of traditional crafts and local burial place of the poet W.B. Yeats, before Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, with culture, environmental conservation, visiting, for the first time, Mullaghmore, The Prince delivering a speech on opportunities for young people and where The Prince’s great uncle, Lord reconciliation in Belgrade. During the tour, places of worship. Mountbatten, was killed by an IRA bomb in The Prince met people of different

Serbia Montenegro Kosovo

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THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 158 ENGAGEMENTS DURING THEIR OFFICIAL OVERSEAS VISITS

CHINA STATE VISIT In October, The President of The People’s Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping, accompanied by Madame Peng Liyuan, paid a State Visit to the UK as guests of Her Majesty The Queen. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall greeted the visitors on behalf of The Queen and travelled with 20 OCTOBER 2015 them to Horse Guards Parade, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall with The President of The People’s Republic of China, Mr XI Jinping where the President received a and Madame Peng Liyuan at Clarence House, London. ceremonial welcome. Later in the day, President Xi and Madame Peng had tea with Their Royal “AND I SHALL HAVE Highnesses at Clarence House, SOME PEACE THERE, where Chinese students from The FOR PEACE COMES Prince’s School for Traditional Arts exhibited their work. DROPPING SLOW.”

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES QUOTING W.B. YEATS DURING A SPEECH AT THE MODEL. SLIGO, IRELAND. 20TH MAY 2015

“AS A GRANDFATHER NOW MYSELF, I PRAY THAT HIS WORDS CAN APPLY TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SO HURT AND SCARRED BY THE TROUBLES OF THE PAST, SO THAT

19 MAY 2016 ALL OF US WHO The Prince of Wales walks through the Burren, famed for its rare plant INHABIT THESE life, biodiversity and archaeology. County Clare, Ireland. ATLANTIC ISLANDS MAY LEAVE OUR GRANDCHILDREN A LEGACY OF LASTING PEACE, FORGIVENESS AND FRIENDSHIP.”

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES DURING A SPEECH AT THE MODEL. SLIGO, IRELAND. 20TH MAY 2015 04 FEBRUARY 2016 24 APRIL 2015 The Prince of Wales receives The The Prince of Wales attends Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al commemorations in Turkey Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sahah, at where he also joined a dinner Clarence House. London. with The President of Turkey.

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11,883 MILES TRAVELLED IN THE UK IN 2015-16

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 41 counties and 89 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.

21 JULY 2015 The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall watch a play of St George and The Dragon by pupils at St Agnes School, St Agnes, Cornwall.

30 JUNE 2015 24 JUNE 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay play The Duchess of Cornwall at an with The Duchess of Rothesay’s dogs Beth Elephant Family Reception at and Bluebell at the inaugural Dumfries Lancaster House, London. House Dog Show, Ayrshire.

18 FEBRUARY 2016 24 JUNE 2015 14 MAY 2015 The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Rothesay views restoration The Prince of Wales arrives at the ‘Mayas: The Duchess of Cornwall try works at The Glasgow School of Art after Revelation of an endless time’ exhibition their hand at icing Easter eggs at the building was damaged by a fire. at the World Museum, Liverpool. Betty’s Tea Factory in Harrogate.

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89 Cities, towns and villages visited. 41 Counties visited.

22 MAY 2015 07 JULY 2015 26 JANUARY 2016 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess The Prince of Wales meets police Cornwall visit the Corrymeela Centre in of Cornwall flip Welsh cakes at cadets during a visit to Burslem Ballycastle Co Antrim, Northern Ireland’s The Village Bakery, Wales. Police Station in Stoke-On-Trent. oldest peace and reconciliation centre.

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SOCIAL MEDIA 35 The Household uses social media to highlight and inform supporters, from Bespoke videos made on Their Royal across the world, about Their Royal Highnesses charitable work and the work Highnesses’ engagements and tours. they undertake in support of The Queen, including both engagements across the UK and overseas tours. Their Royal Highnesses are followed by 553,000 people on Twitter, 162,536 people on Instagram, 3,382,610 people on Facebook and The British Monarchy YouTube channel has 154,900 subscribers.

15 MARCH 2016 24 JUNE 2015 A photograph posted to @Clarencehouse Instagram A photograph posted to @Clarencehouse during Their Royal Highnesses’ tour of Croatia. Instagram when Their Royal Highnesses’ attend the Dumfries House Dog Show.

“WE LOVE ALL “A VERY SUCCESSFUL VISIT, AS “REALLY ENJOYED THE TV WATERCOLORS BY HRH. ALWAYS, BY THE ROYAL COUPLE. PROGRAMME. SO PLEASED THE #THANKYOUFORINSPIRATION” HOPE THEY ENJOY SERBIA!” NATION SAW WHAT A TRULY LOVELY CHAP THE PRINCE OF INSTAGRAM COMMENT ON THE FACEBOOK COMMENT ON THEIR WALES IS. HE’S SO DOWN TO PRINCE OF WALES’S WATERCOLORS. ROYAL HIGHNESSES’ TOUR OF SERBIA EARTH AND SINCERE. I HAVE SUCH ADMIRATION FOR HIM! “I THINK SHE IS JUST MARVELOUS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK SIR.” AND SHE MAKES CHARLES VERY HAPPY WHICH IS QUITE OBVIOUS. TWITTER COMMENT ON THE LONG LIVE THE DUCHESS OF PRINCE’S TRUST DOCUMENTARY CORNWALL!” “WONDERFUL COUPLE. WORK IN FACEBOOK COMMENT TO TANDEM AND ARE INTERESTED THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND HUMOROUS IN ALL SITUATIONS.”

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11,223 LETTERS AND CARDS FROM THE PUBLIC WERE RECEIVED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES ALONE

“MY WIFE AND I HUGELY ADMIRE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE “IT WAS AN HONOUR TO LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO PROTECTING SEE YOU AT WORK AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, TO EXPERIENCE THE WARM, PROTECTING HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, RAISING AWARENESS OF INCLUSIVE ATMOSPHERE ORGANIC FARMING AND NUTRITION, PROMOTING GREATER CREATED AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND URGING MAGICAL WAY YOU PUT ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THESE ARE CRITICAL ISSUES OF EVERYONE AT EASE…” THE DAY AND YOU HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE EVERY TIME.” LETTER TO THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES

“YOUR WORK WITH LETTERS CHARITIES SUCH AS RAPE CRISIS OVER THE LAST 5+ Every year, The Prince of Wales and his immediate family receive a large amount YEARS HAS GIVEN, NOT of correspondence from around the world. Last year, in the year that Princess ONLY HOPE TO MANY Charlotte was born, 63,137 letters and cards were received. 3,027 letters were WOMEN, BUT YOU HAVE replied to personally by Their Royal Highnesses and 40,638 letters and cards ALSO GIVEN THEM A MUCH were responded to by Clarence House staff. NEEDED PUBLIC VOICE AND THE VERY FACT THAT THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED IS, IN ITSELF, OPENING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND IS GOING “…YOU OBVIOUSLY SOME WAY TO ERADICATE HAVE THIS COUNTRY THE TABOO AND TO 17,085 HIGHLIGHT THE FANTASTIC Letters and cards received by The Prince AND ITS PEOPLE WORK THAT RAPE AND of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. VERY MUCH AT SEXUAL ABUSE CHARITIES HEART, ALL THE ARE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS AND ON AN ISSUES WE ARE UNPRECEDENTED SCALE.” WORRIED ABOUT, LETTER TO THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL YOU HAVE QUESTIONED AND QUITE RIGHTLY SO.” “I CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE “THANK YOU FOR WHAT THIS COST YOU IN TERMS LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES OF PERSONAL SACRIFICE BUT BEING A ‘CHAMPION FEEL SURE THAT YOU MUST OF THE PEOPLE’ HAVE MADE A MOST PROFOUND AND FOR BEING CONTRIBUTION TO LASTING PEACE BETWEEN THE UNITED SUCH AN KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC INSPIRATION…” OF IRELAND…” LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES

TRH ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 | 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 2016 2015 £000s £000s Income and funding Duchy of Cornwall 20,467 19,845 Sovereign Grant 965 1,736 Government Departments 470 498

Total income and funding 21,902 22,079

Expenditure

INCOME Official duties and charitable activities 9,130 9,444

London office and official residence 307 215 Official travel by air and rail 658 1,521 965 1,736 Overseas tours and military secondees 470 498 AND STAFF Official expenditure 10,565 11,678

Surplus after official costs 11,337 10,401

Tax (including VAT) 5,014 4,483 Non-official expenditure 2,754 2,611 EXPENDITURE Operating surplus 3,569 3,307

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 3,249 2,965

Net cash surplus 320 342

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Year to 31 March 2016 2015* CO2 e emissions Tonnes Tonnes

Office and domestic energy use 455 474 UK official and other travel 811 1,104 Household emissions 1,266 1,578

Overseas official travel 1,101 1,833

* 2015 numbers have been restated to reflect a change in accounting policy for air travel. See the main Sustainability pages at the rear of the Annual Review for more details.

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INCOME AND FUNDING £millions Income and Funding Duchy of Cornwall 20.467 (Total £21.902m) The Prince of Wales’s private income comes from The Duchy of Cornwall, an

£20.467m Income from estate comprising agricultural, commercial and residential property mostly in Duchy of Cornwall the South West of England. The Duchy also has a financial investment portfolio. £1.435m 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 3.1% compared to last year, continuing the sustainable growth of The Duchy of Cornwall’s revenues over the last two decades. The Duchy of Cornwall’s annual accounts can be obtained online at www.duchyofcornwall.org.

£millions Sovereign Grant funding 1.435 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 official engagements have decreased by £863,000, however official costs relating to the London office and official residence have increased by £92,000. 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.uk or may be obtained from the Deputy Treasurer to The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA.

£millions Government Departments 0.470 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.

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

CO2e Emissions Household emissions from energy use, official UK travel and other travel were (Tonnes) 1,266 tonnes this year, a reduction of 20 per cent from 2014/15. The reduction comes mainly from a change in the types of transport used and a 1,101 tonnes Overseas official travel reduction in miles travelled by air to and from engagements as well as a fall in 811 tonnes emissions from energy use. UK official and other travel 455 tonnes While emissions vary each year, the aim is to minimise them by using renewable Office and domestic energy use energy in the offices and residences and by taking carbon as well as cost, security and logistics into account when planning travel.

Over the past six years the proportion of office and domestic energy that comes from renewable sources (including green gas and electricity) stands at 84 per cent. Just under half of renewable energy used is generated on-site by solar panels, biomass boilers and heat pumps.

Official travel outside the United Kingdom is undertaken at the request of either Her Majesty’s Government, or the Government(s) of The Queen’s other Realms. Emissions have fallen by 40 per cent from their 2014-15 high as there were fewer long-haul trips. In addition, scheduled rather than chartered aircraft were used for much of the distance travelled to Australia and New Zealand this year.

All 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 9.130 (Total £21.582m) Over 59 per cent of The Prince of Wales’s after-tax income from The Duchy of £10.565m Cornwall was spent on official and charitable duties. Of the £9.130 million, Official expenditure £5.014m Taxation staff costs accounted for £6.0 million, or 66 per cent. £2.754m Non-official expenditure £3.249m The Prince of Wales employs directly 143 full-time equivalent staff. Of these, Other expenditure 124.7 support Their Royal Highnesses in undertaking official duties and including capital expenditure and transfer charitable activities, and 18.3 are personal, garden and farm staff. The table on to reserves and funding page 28 lists the official staff by Household department and also gives the total for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess cost, including salaries and other expenditure, of each department. of Cambridge and Prince Harry £millions Sovereign Grant funding: London office and official residence 0.307 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. The Household also has offices in other parts of St James’s 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 0.658 An important part of The Prince of Wales’s role as Heir to The Throne is, with 59% The Duchess of Cornwall, to bring people together around the UK, to act as a Over 59 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 2015-16, Their Royal Highnesses travelled 52,611 miles to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas, a figure that includes 40,728 miles of overseas travel, both on behalf of the Government. The majority of the costs of the journeys to non- Realm countries, amounting to £0.658 million in 2015-16 were met by the Sovereign Grant. The majority of costs of journeys to Realm countries are met by those countries.

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 2015-16 – available at www.royal.uk.

Greenhouse gas emissions from official travel were 1,406 tonnes. Within this, 1,101 tonnes came from overseas travel.

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EXPENDITURE CONTINUED

£millions Overseas tours and military secondees 0.470 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).

Two members of the Equerry’s Office and two 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.

£millions Tax 5.014 The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of The Duchy of Cornwall after deducting official expenditure, applying normal income tax rules 45% at the 45 per cent rate, and pays tax on all other income and capital gains like The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of the Duchy any private individual. The £5.014 million includes VAT. If employer’s National of Cornwall, applying normal income Insurance contributions and Council Tax are included, the total increases to tax rules and at the 45 per cent rate. £5.6 million.

£millions Non-official expenditure 2.754 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 covers the salary costs of 7.6 full-time equivalent personal staff, including personal secretaries, chefs and valets. In addition, there are 10.7 full-time equivalent estate, farm, garden and stable staff. Personal expenditure also includes the appropriate share of the cost of Highgrove House in Gloucestershire and Birkhall 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 nearly 40,000 people, raising over £622,000 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 1,040 people last year.

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STAFF

Full-time Official Costs As at and for the year to 31 March equivalent staff £000s 2016 2016 Principal Private Secretary and Assistants 3.0

Private Secretaries’ Office Private Secretary 1.0 Deputy and Assistant Private Secretaries 5.9 Research and Administrative Staff 15.3 Correspondence 2.8 Human Resources 6.0 Float Secretaries 4.0 38.0 2,949

Treasurer’s Department Treasurer and Assistants 4.0 Finance 7.5 Archives and Inventory 5.8 17.3 1,534

Communications Communications Secretary and Assistants 2.6 Deputy and Assistant Communications Secretaries 2.0 Communications Officers and Digital Engagement 6.0 10.6 782

Master of the Household’s Department Master of the Household and Assistants 4.6 Equerry 1.0 Programme and Travel Co-ordinators 4.6 Butlers 1.3 Chefs and Kitchen Porters 4.8 Orderlies 5.7 Reception 1.0 Chauffeurs 3.0 House Managers and Housekeepers 9.9 Valets and Dressers 2.5 Gardeners and Estate Workers 20.4 58.8 3,865

Total Official Staff as at 31 March 2016 124.7 9,130

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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 cost of maintaining the fabric of the buildings, as well as a proportion of the costs of utilities and fixed-line telephones 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 ORGANISATION The Principal Private Secretary The Principal Private Secretary is the senior member of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s Household and is responsible for all aspects of running the Household and for overseeing Their Royal Highnesses’ charitable and other interests.

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 other Households.

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 2015-16, for example, they received 63,137 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 1,659 letters in 2015-16. The Duchess of Cornwall personally wrote 1,327. 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 organisations 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 Principal Private Secretary, is responsible for all aspects of the Household staffing, including structure, search and selection, secondments, remuneration and benefits, training and development, internal communications, employee health and wellbeing, and employee relations. As well as shaping and delivering work-related training experiences, the department also supports all staff with career development opportunities across the Household and the institution. During the 2015-16 financial year, over 90 per cent of the training budget was spent on specific development programmes for staff.

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 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, due diligence, 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, reforecasts, monthly management accounts and a series of accounting systems and procedures, particularly for the authorisation of expenditure. It is also responsible for achieving best value for money and works with the Master’s Department on procurement. 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.

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 organisations, 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.

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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 Communications Office helps to facilitate a better understanding of The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s work and activities. The Communications 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 of general issues to do with the Monarchy. The Communications Secretary is responsible for the Clarence House Communications Office, which in 2015/16 also consisted of a Deputy Communications Secretary, an Assistant Communications Secretary, four Communications Officers, two members of the Digital Engagement Team and two Administrative/PA Support staff.

In 2015-16, www.princeofwales.gov.uk attracted nearly 6.2 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 about The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is 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 154,900 subscribers and the 1,045 videos have been viewed more than 57 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 553,000 followers, on the photosharing website Flickr, 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. The Master of the Household, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police, is also responsible for security and is jointly responsible for confidentiality. The Equerry’s Office manages Their Royal Highnesses’ diaries on a daily basis 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 organisations. Each is given careful consideration by Their Royal Highnesses and their staff. The Equerry liaises with the Private Secretaries, the Communications Office and key organisations 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.

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The Prince of Wales conducts Investitures at Buckingham Palace (eleven in 2015-16) and attends state functions on behalf of The Queen. The Equerry’s Office is responsible for the arrangements for these engagements.

Official entertaining is an important part of The Prince of Wales’s and The Duchess of Cornwall’s role. Last year, they entertained 4,200 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.

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’s Department is also jointly responsible for other Royal residences, including Highgrove. Last year, over 40,000 people toured the garden at Highgrove, taking the total number of visitors since the garden was opened to the public in 1992 to 459,039. Visitors were also able to buy items from the Highgrove shop, which donates all its profits to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation. In addition, those attending summer official receptions usually 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. The Wildflower Meadow at Highgrove was the inspiration for the Coronation Meadows initiative run by Plantlife with 90 new meadows created throughout the UK since the 60th anniversary of Her Majesties coronation. Over 70 varieties of vegetables are annually grown in the kitchen garden for use in the house; these include modern disease resistant varieties and old heritage varieties. In 2015-16, profits of £622,000 generated from the sale of garden tours, products and events through 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. As 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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ANNUAL VISITS The Prince and The Duchess make a number of visits to Scotland and Wales every year. The cost of these longer annual visits, which principally relates to receptions and dinners, amounted to £33,407 in 2015-16, 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

2016 2015 Staff costs 5,960 6,151 Training, recruitment and staff welfare 172 242 Travel and subsistence 277 285 External consultancy and professional fees 101 95 Official entertaining and receptions 311 333 Donations and gifts 88 101 Utilities 159 137 Residence and office not paid for from the Sovereign Grant 942 931 Press and information services 141 152 Stationery and office equipment 223 207 Computers and information systems 272 341 Housekeeping and office cleaning 187 171 Insurance 51 55 Gardens 113 119 Depreciation 133 124 9,130 9,444

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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, organisations and communities is a major part of The Prince’s vision and work and a primary focus for his charities and £5.6m engagements programme. This year, the Household supported Their Royal Taxes paid Highnesses in undertaking 650 engagements involving over 52,000 miles of travel. A total of £9.1 million – over 59 per cent – of after-tax income was spent on official duties and charitable activities.

Their Royal Highnesses’ 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 2016 £m Funds raised for The Prince’s Charities 144.0 Expenditure on official duties and charitable activities 9.1 Total taxes paid 5.6 Total number of official engagements 650

For 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 £144 million was raised by The Prince’s Charities this year. A total of £5.6 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 The Household’s greenhouse gas emissions arise primarily through the burning 84% of fossil fuels for transport, heat and lighting. Emissions fell by 20 per cent this Energy from all renewable sources year with reductions from both travel and energy use. Emissions from the Home Farm, which are mainly methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from natural fertiliser use, increased slightly due mainly to changes in livestock numbers. Further details are given in the sections below.

Year to 31 March 2016 20151

CO2e emissions Tonnes Tonnes Office and domestic energy use 455 474 Total CO2e emissions (tonnes) UK official and other travel 811 1,104 4000 The Home Farm The Household Household emissions 1,266 1,578 3000 The Home Farm at Highgrove 2,257 2,124 Biomass and other biofuels 590 530 2000

1 Emissions for 2015 have been restated to reflect changes in accounting policies for air travel. 1000 See the notes below and the Carbon Report for further details.

0 While emissions vary each year, the aim is to ensure emissions are minimised 2016 2015 by investing in renewable energy and ensuring travel is planned with carbon, as well as cost and logistics, in mind. This year 84 per cent of energy (including green gas and electricity) came from renewable sources and just under half of this was generated on-site by solar panels, biomass boilers and heat pumps.

Official overseas travel undertaken by Their Royal Highnesses is considered separately 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.

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Energy use The table below shows the mix of energy sources used across the offices and residences and the resulting carbon emissions. Net emissions fell by 4 per cent due to reduced electricity use and a fall in the carbon intensity of electricity generation in the UK. The Household purchases most of its electricity from renewable sources; if this is accounted for the net emissions are 121 (rather than 455) tonnes.

Year to 31 March 2016 20151 Office and domestic energy use MWh MWh Energy use On-site renewable energy 1,218 1,242 (MWh) Electricity and gas 3500 Renewable Energy (renewable sources via the grid) 1,453 1,462 Fossil Fuels 2625 Total from renewable sources 2,671 2,704 Electricity, gas and oil (non-renewable sources) 515 436 1750 Total energy use 3,186 3,140

875 Tonnes Tonnes CO2 e emissions 0 Net carbon emissions1 455 474 2016 2015 Net emissions under new guidance2 121 n/a

1 The 2015 MWh numbers have been restated to reflect new energy conversion factors for wood pellets and to correct renewable electricity purchases. The numbers were reported as: On-site renewable energy 1,172 MWh; renewable sources via the grid 1,406 MWh and non-renewable sources 492 MWh. 2 Applying the market-based approach to electricity purchases under new GHG Protocol Scope 2 guidance - see the Carbon Report for more details.

Travel Travel to and from engagements within the UK and overseas forms a core part of Their Royal Highnesses’ working lives. The carbon emissions associated 27% with this travel, supporting staff travel and private travel, are considered in Reduction in emissions from planning alongside cost, security and other considerations. official and other travel. Year to 31 March 2016 2015 Official UK and overseas travel Miles travelled by air and rail: UK 11,883 15,241 Engagements undertaken: UK 492 582 Miles travelled by air and rail: Overseas 40,728 49,139 Engagements undertaken: Overseas 158 142 Expenditure on official travel £0.658m £1.521m

Emissions for 2015 have been restated to reflect a change in accounting policy for air travel to use better data where available. They were previously stated as: Overseas official travel 1,818t; UK Official Travel 581t; Other travel 564t. See the Carbon Report (also online) for more details.

CO2e emissions Tonnes Tonnes

CO2 e emissions from travel Overseas official travel 1,101 1,833 (tonnes) UK official travel 305 560 2500 UK official travel Overseas official travel Subtotal: Official travel 1,406 2,393 2000 Other travel 506 544 1500 Total: travel 1,912 2,937

1000 The reduction in emissions from UK official travel reflects a decrease in the 500 number of miles travelled and a change in the types of transport used.

0 2016 2015 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.

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Emissions have fallen by 40 per cent from their 2014-15 high as there were fewer long-haul trips. In addition, scheduled aircraft were used for much of the distance travelled to Australia and New Zealand this year, helping to reduce emissions.

Expenditure on official travel has fallen because the cost of travel to Realm countries (this year - Australia, New Zealand and Malta) is largely met by those countries.

Water

Year to 31 March 2016 2015 Measured water use m3 m3 Total measured mains water use 11,880 10,732

Water use varies each year according to various factors including the number and type of events and the amount of rain. It is higher than normal this year due to some underground leaks, which have since been repaired. 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.

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 DUCHY HOME FARM His Royal Highness began the conversion of The Duchy Home Farm to an WAY THAT WORKS WITH organic farming system about thirty years ago. It produces a wide range of NATURE, PROTECTING meat, cereals, fruit and vegetables. It is an exemplar for sustainable agriculture, AND ENHANCING with over 1,000 people visiting each year to learn about holistic farming principles and practices that promote healthy soil, livestock and produce. NATURAL CAPITAL.” 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.

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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.

Greenhouse gas emissions: These 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 solar thermal heating and solar panels that reduce grid electricity use.

Year to 31 March 2016 2015 1 CO2e emissions tonnes tonnes

The Home Farm House CO2e emissions Energy use 235 287 (tonnes) Livestock and manure 2,013 1,881 3500 Crops and other sources Crops and other sources 101 48 Livestock and manure 2625 2 Energy use CO2 capture in woodland (92) (92)

CO2 capture in woodland Total emissions 2,257 2,124 1750 Other resource use 875 Energy use (MWh) 833 1,031 0 Mains water use (‘000s litres) 5,117 5,047 2016 2015 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. This year saw a reduction in the use of diesel, a small increase in the average number of livestock and the application of lime to some fields.

Mains water use varies each year with changes in livestock and other factors; a borehole is used to obtain some 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 CO2 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. The estimate was updated this year to reflect additional planting and aging of existing trees.

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THE PRINCE’S CHARITIES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community For 49 years The Prince of Wales has been a leader in www.princes-foundation.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 identifying charitable need and setting up and driving The Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust forward charities to meet it. www.dumfries-house.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1290 425959 Royal Drawing School The Prince of Wales carries out dozens of engagements every www.royaldrawingschool.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 year in support of his charities. Collectively, The Prince’s The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Charities raise more than £140million annually to transform www.psta.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 lives and build sustainable communities in the UK Turquoise Mountain Trust and overseas. www.turquoisemountain.org Tel: +44 (0) 131 240 0040

One of The Prince’s Charities is The Prince of Wales’s RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE Charitable Foundation (PWCF), which was founded by Business in the Community The Prince of Wales in 1979. Profits generated by sales of www.bitc.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 8650 ‘Waitrose Duchy Organic’ and Highgrove products, and from In Kind Direct tours of the gardens at Highgrove, are donated to the www.inkinddirect.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 5510 Foundation. The Foundation acts as a grant-making body PRIME Cymru that supports a wide range of causes and as an incubator www.prime-cymru.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 800 587 4085 for initiatives and projects. YOUNG PEOPLE The Prince of Wales has also established charitable The Prince’s Trust foundations in Australia, Canada, Romania and the United www.princes-trust.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7543 1234 States of America. To find out more, visit: The Prince’s Teaching Institute www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk www.princes-ti.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3174 3106

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RURAL AFFAIRS WORKING AT THE HOUSEHOLD University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership www.cisl.cam.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1223 768 850 The Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess The British Asian Trust of Cornwall employs people across a broad spectrum of www.britishasiantrust.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7024 5646 disciplines and skill sets that assist Their Royal Highnesses in fulfilling their prominent role in public life. SOCIAL ENTERPRISES As an employer, the Household prides itself on being Duchy Originals committed to its staff and encouraging individuals to (Licensed to Waitrose under the Waitrose Duchy Organic brand) grow and thrive within the organisation. A. G. Carrick (trading as Highgrove Enterprises) www.highgroveshop.com Tel: +44 (0) 845 521 4342 The Household has welcomed summer internships; vocational skill programmes; work experience placements; and school FOUNDATIONS visits, in order to provide a greater understanding of working life The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation within this energetic organisation. 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’s Foundation Romania www.printuldewales.org The Prince of Wales Foundation (USA) www.princeofwalesfdn.org

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