HRH The Annual Review 2005 INTRODUCTION SUPPORTING THE QUEEN CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR PROMOTING AND PROTECTING INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF CONTENTS 07 INTRODUCTION 03 Summary 06 activities Engagements and 13 THE QUEEN SUPPORTING 11 overseas The United Kingdom and 13 The Armed Services 31 ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE 17 £109 million for charity 19 Opportunity and enterprise 21 Health 23 Education 25 Responsible business 29 The built environment 31 The arts 37 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING 37 Raising issues 52 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF 42 Income and funding 43 Expenditure 48 Staff | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 01 02 04 0708 developments Future 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 262728 environment The natural Originals Duchy 30 32 34 38 4040 account and expenditure Income 42 44 484950 Annual visits category 51 costs analysed by expenditure Official 52 Corporate Social Responsibility Portfolios of Senior Management Charities The Prince’s THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 01 | INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY

This Annual Review covers the year to 31st March 2005. In addition to this introduction, it has four sections: one devoted to each of the three principal elements of The Prince’s role, and the fourth providing details of how his activities and Office are financed and outlining the responsibilities of his senior staff.

While there is no established constitutional role for the Heir to The Throne, The Prince of Wales seeks to do all he can to use his position to make a difference for the better in the United Kingdom and internationally. The way in which His Royal Highness does so varies over time and according to circumstances, but it can, in simple terms, be divided into three parts.

Undertaking royal duties in support of The Queen This involves The Prince supporting The Queen in Her Majesty’s role as the focal point for national pride, unity and allegiance, bringing people together across all sections of society, representing stability and continuity, highlighting achievement, and emphasising the importance of service and the voluntary sector by encouragement and example.

Working as a charitable entrepreneur For many years The Prince has worked to identify charitable need and then set up and drive forward charities to meet it. Today, The Prince’s Charities, as the core group of 16 organisations is known, makes up the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the UK (see page 52 for the full list). Last year His Royal Highness helped to raise, directly or indirectly, £109 million to support the work of these charities. Between them, the charities employ 1,400 people, with thousands of volunteers providing additional invaluable support. Separately, The Prince is also President or Patron of 352 other charities.

The Prince’s website, Promoting and protecting national traditions, virtues and excellence This includes supporting Britain’s rural communities, promoting tolerance and greater www.princeofwales.gov.uk, understanding between different faiths and communities, and highlighting achievements carries details of all official or issues that, without his support, might otherwise receive little exposure. In this regard, engagements, speeches, His Royal Highness often acts as a catalyst for facilitating debate or change through articles and a wide letters to, and meetings with, Government Ministers and other people of influence, and by giving speeches and writing articles. In doing so, he is always careful to remain separate range of biographical and from party political debate, and communicates with Ministers as a member of the factual information. Privy Council and to report matters raised by people during his visits round the country.

During the year, The Prince of Wales undertook 501 official engagements. He visited 82 towns and 35 counties in the UK, and carried out 103 official engagements abroad. His overseas tours were to Italy, Turkey, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, and he visited Spain, France, the United States of America, Bosnia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany and the Netherlands on other official engagements to promote the UK’s interests. During the year, His Royal Highness met many thousands of people at official events and was seen by many more. He also received or entertained almost 7,400 official guests at Clarence House, Highgrove, and other royal residences.

02 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INTRODUCTION 2005 2004 £000s £000s repayments and transfers to reserves and transfers to repayments Net cash surplus meetings, and received attended over 191 formal briefings and In 2004-05 The Prince over 2,300 letters members of the public. He wrote over 47,000 letters mainly from behalf by his Office. with a further 18,000 written on His Royal Highness’s personally, (1,772) working time devoted to going that part of The Prince’s do not reflect These figures material which he and other reading huge volume of correspondence the through (1,442) meetings, His Royal Highness briefings and every week. In addition to his official receives members of his Household, trustees and also spends considerable time working with the and take forward of his charities and others to manage his programme directors many initiatives with which he is involved. 40,000 questions and requests also dealt with an estimated his Office During the year, 131 the media in this country and overseas. The Prince gave 29 major for information from www.princeofwales.gov.uk, newspaper articles. His website, three speeches and wrote engagements, speeches, articles and official which carries details of all The Prince’s 118 12.6 million page information, recorded a wide range of biographical and factual total. year’s than double the previous in 2004-05, more impressions the by 11% in 2004-05, with the income Income from increased to above. £109 million for charity referred being used in large part to help raise the yielding commercial the acquisition of higher principally reflected The 11% increase The majority of reviews. rent property during 2003-04 and commercial properties terms. Grants-In-Aid funding and declined in real properties agricultural from rents incurred were in 2004-05 because exceptional costs decreased expenditure official House. Details of how the income from of Clarence in 2003-04 on the refurbishment the Duchy of Cornwall given on pages 38 to 49. are is spent and official to keep pace with the development of The Prince of Wales’s In order during the year charitable activities, his senior management team was strengthened A part-time by the appointment of a Master of the Household and a new Treasurer. to Prince WilliamPrivate Secretary and Prince Harry was also appointed to help activities. charitable engagements and future matters, official advise them on career on 10th February 2005 of the the year culminated in the announcement Finally, Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles. The wedding and engagement of The Prince of Wales at Windsorwas held on 9th April, a day which combined a private civil ceremony Chapel public Service of Prayer and Dedication at St George’s Guildhall and a more in Windsor Duke of Castle. This was attended by Her Majesty The Queen, The as well as almost 800 other family Edinburgh and many members of The Royal Family, given by The Queen in the members and friends. The day ended with a reception State Apartments at Windsor Their Royal Highnesses departed for Castle, before Royal Deeside to spend their honeymoon at Birkhall. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AND INCOME 31st March to Year of Cornwall Duchy Income from Grants-In-Aid Funding from and Government departments and funding income Total expenditureOfficial expenditure and personal Tax loan less depreciation, Capital expenditure 13,274 11,913 2,688 15,962 4,148 16,061 (5,226) (4,406) (8,833) (10,095)

SUPPORTING THE QUEEN CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 03 | INTRODUCTION

ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

In 2004-05, The Prince of Wales undertook a total of 501 official engagements, of which 103 were overseas; but the bare statistics tell only a small part of the story. The following examples of events and activities provide a fuller picture of the range and scale of His Royal Highness’s work during the past year. They are listed chronologically.

Attending the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day In June 2004, The Prince watched nearly 500 soldiers parachute into Ranville, France, as a tribute to their predecessors who landed in Normandy as part of the Allied invasion. His Royal Highness, who is Colonel-in-Chief of The Parachute Regiment, met veterans from the D-Day landings and inaugurated the new British Garden of Remembrance in Caen.

A speech to a conference on cancer care hosted by The Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Integrated Health and four major UK health charities In June 2004, The Prince called for more research into the benefits of complementary therapies for cancer patients at a conference in London organised by the Foundation for Integrated Health and four charities of which he is Patron: Marie Curie Cancer Care, Macmillan Cancer Relief, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Bristol Cancer Help Centre. Addressing 200 healthcare professionals His Royal Highness encouraged the integration of conventional and complementary approaches in the treatment of cancer.

A visit to a Gloucestershire school to promote healthy eating for children and local food sourcing In June 2004, The Prince, in his capacity as President of Business in the Community, led a “Seeing is Believing” visit by a group of education leaders and local authority chief executives to Brimsham Green School in Yate, near Bristol, to highlight the From top to bottom The Prince watches 500 benefits of using fresh, good quality food from local farms and suppliers for school paratroopers in a mass meals. The importance of improving school food became a subject of national debate drop over Normandy in nine months later following the success of chef Jamie Oliver’s “Jamie’s School Dinners” commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day. television programme.

His Royal Highness delivers A reception at Clarence House for London taxi drivers a speech at a cancer care conference hosted by five In July 2004, The Prince held a reception at Clarence House for London taxi drivers. major UK health charities. Before the reception, His Royal Highness visited a drivers’ shelter in Hanover Square for a cup of tea with cabbies, and then returned to Clarence House in a cab driven by John Sheen. The Prince organised the visit and reception because he wanted to pay tribute to the charity work of many drivers and to thank them for their contribution to life in the Capital.

The opening of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park In July 2004, The Prince and his sons Prince William and Prince Harry accompanied Her Majesty The Queen, The , and members of the Spencer family, at the opening of a fountain in London’s Hyde Park to celebrate the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. In glorious sunshine The Queen paid tribute to The Princess and the impact she had on so many people’s lives. After the opening, His Royal Highness joined the rest of his family to meet people who had come for the opening.

04 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INTRODUCTION Clockwise from top to bottom Clockwise from South School in Yate, The Prince at Brimsham Green Gloucestershire. House at Clarence His Royal Highness holds a reception taxi drivers for their contribution to to thank London’s the Capital. Courtesy of Michael Dunlea The Prince and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, attend the opening of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. only Gaelic College, Sabhal The Prince visits the UK’s Mor Ostaig, on the Isle of Skye. helped by The Prince’s The Prince meets entrepreneurs Business Programme. Trust His Royal Highness and the Prime Minister attend the Business and the 10th anniversary of The Prince’s programme. Environment A visit to Sabhal Mor Ostaig on the Isle of Skye A visit to Sabhal Mor in Scotland and overseas culture to celebrate Gaelic Gaelic alive in Scotland The Prince spoke of his hopes of keeping In September 2004, college. In his capacity as only dedicated Gaelic language during a visit to the country’s known in Scotland) The (as The Prince is of Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Patron praised the enriched by the Gaelic dimension and he greatly said Scottish life was the world learning about minority languages. as vital to people across work college’s Business of The Prince’s The 10th anniversary House in Whitehall at the Banqueting Programme and the Environment of the business community the need for more In September 2004, The Prince emphasised than 400 business to more his opening remarks to embrace sustainable development in the Prime Minister, His Royal Highness introduced leaders and environmentalists. change warned whose speech on climate “disaster” if of potential Blair, Mr Tony of global warming. together to tackle the problem governments the world did not act around Business Programme Trust A celebration of 21 years of The Prince’s attended by the Chancellor told a conference In November 2004, His Royal Highness Business Programme Trust that The Prince’s Brown, Mr Gordon of the Exchequer, since its establishment in 1983. had expanded “beyond my wildest imagination” young people into than 60,000 has helped more In its 21 years the programme 100,000 new jobs. business and created THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 05 | INTRODUCTION

From left to right Attending the opening of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay The Prince accompanies In November 2004, His Royal Highness accompanied Her Majesty The Queen to Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to an evening of music, dance and poetry to celebrate the opening of the new Wales the opening of the Wales Millennium Centre in the Principality’s capital. The £106 million building uses traditional Millennium Centre (Canolfan Welsh materials such as slate and sandstone and its striking design was inspired by Mileniwm Cymru). Courtesy of Tim Graham the country’s landscape and its industrial and cultural heritage. Photo Library Visits to Boscastle in Cornwall to offer support to the village after The Prince meets firefighters in the flood-hit village of Boscastle the devastating flood of August 2004 in Cornwall, August 2004. In February 2005, The Prince paid his second visit to the Cornish village of Boscastle to see the work to repair the damage from the flash flood which swept through the community The Prince meets a Sri Lankan fisherman struggling to rebuild in the summer of 2004. In August, he had toured Boscastle within days of the flood to his livelihood after the tsunami. offer his support to victims and thank the emergency services for saving so many lives.

His Royal Highness visits the Royal Albatross Centre at A visit to Batticaloa in Sri Lanka to view the impact of the tsunami disaster Taiaroa Head, New Zealand. In February 2005, on his way to Australia for the first leg of his Autumn overseas tour The Prince paid a brief visit to Sri Lanka to see first-hand the devastation caused by the Boxing Day tsunami. While he was there His Royal Highness met volunteers from the Red Cross who were helping in the clean-up operation, and talked to local fishermen in the Batticaloa district about how they were trying to rebuild their communities in the wake of the tsunami. The Prince was also told about the work that was being done to help the local economy recover – at least 400,000 people lost their jobs because of the disaster, mainly in the fishing industry, agriculture and tourism.

A visit to the world’s only mainland breeding colony of albatross In March 2005, His Royal Highness visited an albatross breeding colony during his tour of New Zealand. Ever since he used to see albatrosses flying alongside his ship during his time in the Navy, The Prince has been fascinated by the majestic birds. Now, with many species threatened with extinction because of industrialised fishing methods, he has been campaigning to protect the albatross from unnecessary slaughter, and during his visit The Prince gave a widely-publicised speech on the bird’s plight.

06 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INTRODUCTION The Prince of Wales on a number of key His Royal Highness will continue to work During the year ahead, in relation (especially the Armed Forces on the environment, issues, focusing particularly rural and agricultural matters, of VE/VJ Day), the Commonwealth, to the 60th anniversary the nation’s and re-using including preserving urban regeneration, integrated health and of Cornwallbuilt heritage. The Duchess His Royal Highness in his work, will support as well as and abroad, many of his tours and visits, both at home accompanying him on such as the National engagements including support for charities, undertaking her own is President. of which she Society, Osteoporosis Management The Prince of and strengthening of restructuring During the past year the process has been almost completed. In addition to the continuing development Office Wales’s to help support His Royal have been employed additional staff of the Charities Office, and of the Household, a new Treasurer activities, including a Master official Highness’s A full-time Assistant Private for Princes Williama part-time Private Secretary and Harry. for The Duchess of Cornwall a Special Assistant to the Private Secretary Secretary and for Commonwealth and ethnic diversity matters have with day-to-day responsibility will be done this year to further work during 2005-06. Additionally, been recruited will be a further review systems, there information technology upgrade the Office’s activities (including energy use), corporate social responsibility of the Household’s further personnel policies and procedures. and a study is being conducted to improve Charities charitable organisations 16 core comprising His Royal Highness’s the group In the past year, has Office Charities – and the Charities Prince’s has been given a specific identity – The corporate such as in key areas for the group developed new policies and procedures governance, 2005-06 are fundraising, planning and communications. The priorities for to assist the charities with key to continue to implement these policies and procedures, and to strategy, development of longer-term appointments (including trustees) and the Initiative in India, and help take develop new charitable initiatives, such as The Prince’s existing ones, such as the Education Summer School. forward Communications to take the Communications team to Officer Press addition of a third After last year’s the focus in 2005-06 will once again be on explaining the work of The Prince nine staff, and work with magazines media, more use of broadcasting greater through of Wales local newspapers, and further development of in-house media such as this Review committed remains Office The Press website www.princeofwales.gov.uk. and the official and to handling to media relations, to adopting an open and even-handed approach manner. and professional all inquiries in a prompt FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FUTURE THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 07 | His Royal Highness’s 16 core 16 His Royal Highness’s charitable organisations have a new identity – The Prince’s Charities – and the Charities has developed new Office policies and procedures in key areas for the group such as corporate governance, fundraising, planning and communications. SUPPORTING THE QUEEN

The main part of The Prince of Wales’s role is to support Her Majesty The Queen in her role as the focal point for national pride, unity and allegiance, bringing people together across all sections of society, representing stability and continuity, highlighting achievement, and emphasising the importance of service and the voluntary sector by encouragement and example.

26TH OCTOBER 2004

CHILDREN WAVE TURKISH FLAGS AS THEY WAIT FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES TO ARRIVE AT MARDIN’S HISTORICAL POST OFFICE, TURKEY.

08 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 SUPPORTING THE QUEEN THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 09 | THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

During the year The Prince undertook a wide variety of official engagements and visits. These ranged from ceremonial occasions, supporting and representing the Armed Forces in their work for the nation, and undertaking overseas tours to further Britain’s interests. His Royal Highness also attended SUPPORTING THE QUEEN engagements in some of the 15 other countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, of which Her Majesty is also Queen (the Realms).

The United Kingdom In the past year The Prince took part in three State Visits to Britain: by the Presidents of Poland, South Korea and Italy, and also in November in the visit of President Jacques Chirac to celebrate 100 years of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France.

The Prince also attended great domestic occasions and celebrations, such as the opening of the new Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff in November. Accompanying The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness enjoyed performances of music, song, poetry and dance at the new £106 million arts centre located at the heart of Cardiff Bay.

Among the places visited during the year by His Royal Highness to celebrate historic occasions were the Channel Islands, where in June The Prince helped mark the 800th anniversary of the decision by the islands of Jersey and Guernsey to pledge their allegiance to the English Crown. Also enjoying an 800th birthday last year was the Wiltshire town of Marlborough, where His Royal Highness joined local people to celebrate the granting of the Royal Charter by King John in 1204.

The Prince regularly attends engagements which recognise the contribution of the emergency services to national life, and in June he visited Glasgow to meet members of the police, fire and ambulance services who attended the devastating blast at a plastics factory which claimed nine lives. Willie Tullett, clinical director for accident and emergency medicine at The Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, said the visit had shown “those involved on the day at the hospital and at the scene that their actions are appreciated.”

In November, The Prince highlighted the work of the lifeboat service when he visited Anglesey in North Wales to unveil a memorial statue of Dic Evans, a lifeboatman from Moelfre. During his 50-year career Mr Evans, who died in 2001, earned two RNLI From top to bottom gold medals for bravery, and at the unveiling His Royal Highness said the statue would The Prince is welcomed serve as a lasting memory not only to Dic Evans but also to “the spirit, duty, courage with a posy of flowers upon his arrival in Guernsey on and service of all lifeboatmen.” the Channel Island’s 800th anniversary of loyalty to Recognising public service is also a feature of The Prince’s work, for example when the Crown. Courtesy of Guernsey Press he represents The Queen at investitures. Last year he presided at six investitures at and Star Buckingham Palace. Garden parties also afford an opportunity for His Royal Highness to meet and thank those who have made valuable contributions to national life, and The Prince meets members of the emergency services in during the year he attended garden parties in the grounds of Buckingham Palace Glasgow who were involved and at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. in a rescue operation after a blast at a plastics factory which claimed nine lives.

10 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 Overseas, including the Realms and the Commonwealth Every year The Prince travels abroad to represent the country’s interests. These and his other overseas visits are organised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Governments of the Realms.

The Prince began his 2004 Autumn tour to Italy with a series of engagements to promote the diversity and depth of British regional food. At the Salone Del Gusto in Turin, the

world’s largest food market, His Royal Highness met some of the 50 stall-holders promoting SUPPORTING THE QUEEN British products, and later at a conference organised by the Slow Food Movement he gave a speech warning of the social and environmental costs of cheap, fast food.

In Turkey, His Royal Highness reopened Pera House, the British Consulate General in Istanbul, almost a year after it had been devastated by a terrorist attack. At the reopening he said the bombing in November 2003 had not sown division between communities but instead brought closer together “Briton and Turk, Muslim, Jew and Christian.” Elsewhere in Turkey The Prince showed his support for a local tourism industry hit by terrorism in the 1990s by visiting the ancient town of Mardin in the south-east of the country. There the Head of Culture and Tourism, Muhlis Hamidi, said it was important “in terms of tolerance and dialogue for a Christian Prince to come here to a Muslim settlement.”

The final leg of the Autumn tour took His Royal Highness to Jordan, where, in a varied programme, he visited a rehabilitation centre for the disabled in Salt, the country’s former capital, toured a nature reserve in Ajloun with Queen Rania, and attended a banquet with King Abdullah II following Iftar, the breaking of the fast during Ramadan.

In March 2005, The Prince travelled to Australasia and the Pacific Islands as part of his Spring overseas tour. The focus of the tour was on promoting and supporting environmental sustainability, excellence in public service and community integration. His first stop in Australia was at the innovative Western Australia Burns Service Unit at the Royal Perth Hospital where His Royal Highness paid tribute to the support and treatment the hospital had given to both victims of the Bali terror bombings and the tsunami disaster.

In Alice Springs, The Prince met crew members from the Royal Flying Doctor Service who serve the medical needs of people living in remote areas of Australia’s outback, and paid a visit to the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT), which aims to improve the quality of life in desert communities using environmentally sound and culturally appropriate technologies.

In New Zealand, His Royal Highness visited the National War Memorial in Wellington with Prime Minister Helen Clark, celebrated 10 years of The Prince’s Trust New Zealand and launched an urban design initiative aimed at creating more sustainable communities. The final leg of the Autumn tour was to Fiji, where His Royal Highness From top to bottom met conservationists working to preserve coral reefs, and visited the Foundation The Prince examines an environmentally for Rural Integrated Enterprises N’ Development (FRIEND) to learn how it promotes sound outdoor toilet at the Centre for Appropriate Technology in Alice Springs, sustainable livelihoods among marginalised groups. Australia. In addition to his official tours, during the year The Prince also made several shorter His Royal Highness meets schoolchildren on the beach during a visit to Castaway overseas visits. These included a stop in Sri Lanka on the way to Australia to see the Island, Fiji. progress of Red Cross relief work after the tsunami disaster, and a visit to Bosnia for the reopening of the iconic Stari Most Bridge, rebuilt after its destruction during the The Prince meets cheese-maker Musa Yucesoy and his six-year-old son Rufat conflict in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. in the ancient town of Mardin, Turkey.

His Royal Highness attends the re- opening of the restored Stari Most Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia.

11 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE ARMED SERVICES

The Prince of Wales’s relationship with the Armed Services is based on four themes: promoting the role of the Forces within national life, through operational visits and ceremonial duties; focusing on the professionalism and excellence of training; supporting the welfare of service personnel SUPPORTING THE QUEEN and their families; and helping to maintain the history and heritage of the Services through regimental links and veterans groups.

In a foreword to a fund-raising appeal for the Armed Forces Memorial, which explained why the Services needed the nation’s full support, His Royal Highness once wrote: “We sometimes take for granted the expectation that our Armed Forces are professional, loyal and dedicated. In reality our expectation is far exceeded. These men and women are prepared to give their lives defending our nation’s interests and the freedom of others, and yet their sacrifice all too often goes without recognition. I personally believe we owe them an enormous debt of gratitude for all they do.”

Nowhere was that debt more evident than in northern France in June 2004 when The Prince joined thousands of veterans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944. As well as attending various ceremonies to remember the sacrifice made by those who fought for the Allies in the battle to liberate France, His Royal Highness contributed to a special national television broadcast on the BBC by telling the story of the role played by the Parachute Regiment in the success of D-Day. As Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, The Prince said the nation owed the men of the Airborne Division, and indeed all those who took part in the Normandy landings, its deepest respect and gratitude.

His Royal Highness also participated in D-Day events at home during June, including a parade of veterans in Portsmouth and a reception for Scottish veterans at the Albert Halls in Stirling. Later in the year The Prince was the guest of honour at the Not Forgotten Association’s Annual Christmas Party. Held in the State Apartments at St James’s Palace in London, the guests at the party included 108 year-old Henry From top to bottom Allingham, the country’s oldest ex-serviceman. The NFA was set up in 1920 to boost The Prince visits The Black Watch the quality of life for disabled and wounded service and ex-service personnel. in , Wiltshire prior to their deployment to Iraq. In September, The Prince took part in events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of His Royal Highness talks with the Battle of Arnhem. During his visit His Royal Highness attended a reception in honour veterans of the British 4th/7th at a of the 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, whose men dropped into the Dutch town ceremony to commemorate the in September 1944 in an attempt to take its strategically vital river bridge. In the ensuing 1944 liberation of Cruelly, France. battle, 1,750 Allied troops were killed and thousands more injured or captured. In a speech to veterans, The Prince said: “We must never forget the intensely human story, with all the lessons, warnings and inspiration it holds for us today.”

12 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES’S MILITARY APPOINTMENTS THE PRINCE OF WALES HOLDS THE RANKS OF VICE-ADMIRAL IN THE ROYAL NAVY, LIEUTENANT GENERAL IN THE ARMY AND AIR MARSHAL IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. THE PRINCE MAINTAINS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH 12 REGIMENTS OF THE AS FOLLOWS.

THE QUEEN’S DRAGOON GUARDS THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS THE WELSH GUARDS THE KING’S REGIMENT THE 22ND CHESHIRE REGIMENT THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF WALES (24TH/41ST FOOT) THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLAND REGIMENT) THE HIGHLANDERS THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (RIGHT)

THE ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES SUPPORTING THE QUEEN ARMY AIR CORPS THE QUEEN’S OWN YEOMEN

THE PRINCE IS ALSO THE HONORARY AIR COMMODORE OF ROYAL AIR FORCE VALLEY AND MAINTAINS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMONWEALTH FORCES IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

During the year His Royal Highness met military personnel throughout Britain and at “ We sometimes take for granted some bases abroad. Among the highlights was a visit in November to meet families the expectation that our of Black Watch soldiers serving in Iraq. The Prince, who is Colonel-in-Chief of The Armed Forces are professional, Regiment, chatted with wives and young children over coffee in the regimental bar at Battlesbury Barracks in Wiltshire, and later met troops who had recently returned from loyal and dedicated. In reality Iraq. Earlier in the year, His Royal Highness had met some of the same soldiers as they our expectation is far exceeded... had prepared to deploy to Iraq during a previous visit to Battlesbury. In the past two I personally believe we owe years, The Prince has asked each of his regiments to send a representative selection them an enormous debt of of personnel to brief him on their return from duty in Iraq. gratitude for all they do.” Other Armed Services engagements included the presentation of a new Standard The Prince of Wales, 2003 to No.7 Squadron at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, where The Prince paid tribute to the Squadron’s remarkable history which included a recent tour of duty in Iraq. His Royal Highness also presented new Colours to the Parachute Regiment’s Volunteer Battalion in Derbyshire.

In September, The Prince travelled to Sennelager in Germany to meet troops of The Queen’s Dragoon Guards as they prepared for a tour of duty in Iraq. In recognition of the work of those who care for injured Servicemen and women, His Royal Highness also visited the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham in January 2005. At the hospital he met soldiers injured in Iraq, including Lieutenant Dave Conran from The King’s Regiment who revealed after the visit that The Prince, after hearing of Lieutenant Conran’s injuries, had sent him a letter and a bottle of Highgrove whisky to “speed his recovery”, as he has done for many injured military personnel for the past 30 years.

In his capacity as a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, in June 2004 His Royal Highness visited Portsmouth’s D-Day museum, met veterans who participated in the Normandy landings, and inspected the guard from the Royal Navy training base HMS Collingswood.

13 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR

Over the past 30 years The Prince of Wales has been prescient 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 today his 16 core charities represent, as a group, the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the UK.

The charities reflect The Prince’s long-term and innovative perspective, and together seek to address areas of previously unmet need. Such is the scale of their work, that in 2004-05 The Prince’s Charities required His Royal Highness to assist, directly or indirectly, with raising around £109 million to support their activities.

26TH JULY 2004

THE PRINCE SHARES A JOKE WITH SARAH BENNETT, THE PRINCE’S TRUST YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR, AND A GRADUATE OF THE PRINCE’S TRUST SOUND LIVE PROGRAMME, AT A RECEPTION FOR PRINCE’S TRUST AMBASSADORS HELD AT ST JAMES’S PALACE.

14 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 15 | Since the establishment of The Prince’s Trust in 1976, His Royal Highness has founded or Trust Since the establishment of The Prince’s central to how people that are of 16 organisations which focus on areas become President and the arts. work, the environment live: homes and communities, health, education, and nurturing pioneering work with young people, to restoring Their activities range from among responsibility social and environmental and promoting a healthy environment, are operating organisations, there business leaders. In addition to the core the world’s and the US Foundation, both managed two funding charities, the UK Charitable Foundation his supports his charities from The Prince of Wales Office. by The Prince of Wales’s leading Duchy Originals. One of the UK’s charitable foundations and particularly from to the UK Duchy Originals gives all its profits organic and natural food and drink brands, Charitable Foundation. they have been independent entities with separate boards, While all the charities are of their common links and generate working closely together to take advantage the senior they serve. Over the past year, synergies for the benefit of the communities under the auspices of the newly-created teams of the 16 charities have come together to work together on matters such as Shebbeare, headed by Sir Tom Charities Office, corporate governance, planning and communications. fundraising, to these the charities have adopted a voluntary code of conduct with regards Together Charities, and have articulated name, The Prince’s issues. They have also adopted a group also works on new initiatives, their collective purpose (see page 52). The Charities Office and development of Initiative in India, and the growth such as The Prince of Wales’s existing enterprises, such as the Education Summer School. other charities of 352 or Patron charities, The Prince is President As well as his core in which he takes an active interest. £109 MILLION FOR CHARITY MILLION £109 known for is perhaps best The Prince of Wales entrepreneur, As a charitable help young people to a charity which exists to Trust, Prince’s setting up The of their lives. The Trust face and to make a success obstacles they overcome a and in many ways provides youth charity in the country is now the largest charitable entrepreneurship. to approach Royal Highness’s blueprint for His going on to fill the gap, before a need, then sets up a charity He first identifies funds to support its activities. and management and raise to oversee its strategy THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 16 | The Prince at a presentation The Prince at a presentation to young people in Norfolk who have gained work experience within the construction industry Trust. The Prince’s through

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR THE PRINCE OF WALES HOPES HIS INITIATIVE HIS INITIATIVE HOPES OF WALES THE PRINCE HIS DEEP VISIT, UPON HIS WILL BUILD IN INDIA AND COUNTRY IN THE INTEREST AND ABIDING WITH SOME INVOLVEMENT HIS LONG-STANDING IN MANY ORGANISATIONS. OF THE CHARITABLE OF THE THE WORK AND PHILOSOPHY WAYS OF THE THAT GROUPS MIRRORS PARTNER CHARITIES, SUCH OWN WALES’S PRINCE OF SUPPORT BOTH GIVE TRUST. AS THE PRINCE’S WHICH WOULD NOT TO THE DISADVANTAGED REAL AND MAKE A BE AVAILABLE, OTHERWISE INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE. WHILE EACH ORGANISATION’S FOCUS VARIES, FOCUS EACH ORGANISATION’S WHILE INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY ALL EMPHASISE DISADVANTAGED, WITH THE CLOSELY AND WORK LOCAL FEW OPPORTUNITIES. HAD WHO HAVE INITIATIVES IN SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION AND GENERATES SELF-CONFIDENCE CREATES RURAL IN A LARGELY A WILL TO SUCCEED. IS EXISTENCE WHERE DAILY ENVIRONMENT, PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL LOCAL PRECARIOUS, REGION AND SIGNIFICANTLY A CAN REGENERATE LIFE. IMPROVE DAILY IS THESE ANOTHER COMMON THREAD THE MOST DESIRE TO MAKE ORGANISATIONS’ TO USE INDIA’S ALREADY EXISTS AND OF WHAT AND TRADITIONAL WAYS STORE OF KNOWLEDGE ADOPTING THEIR PROBLEMS. BY TO TACKLE PROJECTS ARE THIS APPROACH, INDIVIDUAL OVER THE TO SURVIVE MUCH MORE LIKELY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT, LONGER TERM AND NOT SUPPORT. CONTINUING EXTERNAL THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 17 | INITIATIVE IN INDIA IN INDIA INITIATIVE OF WALES’S THE PRINCE COURSE OF IN THE OF AUTUMN INDIA IN THE VISIT TO OFFICIAL MET HIGHNESS ROYAL HIS 2003 (BELOW), WHOSE ORGANISATIONS SEVERAL VOLUNTARY HIM. THEIR IMPACT IMPRESSED WORK GREATLY OF WALES WHEN THE PRINCE SUCH THAT WAS DETERMINED TO THE UK, HE WAS RETURNED AND LONGER-TERM FINANCIAL TO DEVELOP FOR THESE GROUPS. SUPPORT PRACTICAL OF THE THIS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT IN INDIA, INITIATIVE PRINCE OF WALES’S A GROUP A PROJECT WHICH EMBRACES ACTIVE IN WHICH ARE OF ORGANISATIONS AND HEALTHCARE, DIFFERENT FIELDS – WATER CRAFT SKILLS AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP – PLANNING, AND YOUTH AND SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AND YET HAVE ORGANISATIONS PHILOSOPHIES. ALL THESE THAT AND LEAD PROJECTS SEEK TO INITIATE FOR SUSTAINABLE THE FOUNDATIONS CREATE OF ANY REAL DEVELOPMENT – THE BASIS CONDITIONS. IMPROVEMENT IN LIVING If the aim of The Prince’s Trust is to help young people who often have no one else to is to help Trust If the aim of The Prince’s funding and support which provides turn to for support, then its Business Programme, to of how the charity can make a difference for start-up companies, is a perfect example Last year it celebrated its 21st birthday, lives and benefit the wider community. people’s have than 60,000 young entrepreneurs more launch in 1983 and since the programme’s 100,000 new jobs in the process. creating Trust, set up in business with the support of The with a series of events and exhibitions 21st anniversary was celebrated The programme’s the achievements of those who started their businesses with the help of to recognise in November The celebrations culminated in the “Enterprise 21” conference The Trust. Brown. Mr Gordon Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended by His Royal Highness and the achievements: charity’s paid tribute to the Mr Brown In a speech to the conference, due to in self-employment in our history is, in no small measure, “The fastest increase Trust.” the inspiration of The Prince’s in February the Celebrate Success Awards year were Another highlight of The Trust’s the achievements in London to recognise Theatre event at the Lyceum 2005, a one-off volunteers and staff, of young people helped by the charity and to thank The Trust’s partner organisations for their support over the years. summed up the feeling of many one of the finalists for an award, Jaspaul Shemaar, and getting that far made me feel there beneficiaries when he said: “Just being Trust I would know where I don’t Trust started at The Prince’s good enough. If I hadn’t to life than was more I could be back in prison or dead. It showed me there be now. back.” drugs and crime. I’ve got my motivation and self-respect Prince’s newest initiatives made its debut in April 2004 when the first One of The Trust’s Court in London. Using the powerful influence Urban Music Festival was held at Earls Trust young to reach hardest of urban music, the festival aims to engage with some of the UK’s urban music industry. the to success through the many positive routes people, promoting OPPORTUNITY AND ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY and best-known charity. oldest Royal Highness’s is His Trust The Prince’s severance pay he received in 1976 with the £7,400 He set up the organisation their realise aim is to help 14 to 30 year-olds Its Navy. on leaving the Royal support including practical their lives by offering potential and transform on its efforts focuses Trust and financial assistance. The training, mentoring with the in trouble been care, struggled at school, been in those who have unemployed. long-term or are law, THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 18 | The Prince and Trust The Prince and Trust Ambassador Kevin Spacey and RBS Trust at The Prince’s Celebrate Success Awards.

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR The 2004 event not only featured top names from Britain and the USA like Dizzee Rascal, Britain and top names from The 2004 event not only featured a a platform for emerging talent. Through Jamelia and Beyonce, it also provided the UK, as well across showcased rising stars from series of talent nights The Trust – a Sound Live Programme its own of youngsters who had been through as a group musical talents as well as their that develops young people’s six-month programme self-confidence and skills. the event, said after meeting The American hip-hop star Jay-Z, who headlined help kids and give them a second chance The Prince: “For someone so high up to kid in a tough neighbourhood. If something in life is a beautiful thing. I was a young to me, I absolutely would have used it.” had been available Trust like The Prince’s opportunity and support enterprise create to desire Since 1998, His Royal Highness’s his charity PRIME generations through for young adults has been extended to older only organisation dedicated Enterprise), the country’s Initiative for Mature (The Prince’s set up in business. In its first seven years PRIME has provided to helping the over-50s with advice and loans. than 5,000 entrepreneurs more in London The Prince met some of those who have at a reception Last November, been supported by PRIME, including Owen Thompson, who at 72 is one of the charity’s Mr Thompson established oldest beneficiaries. A former teacher and antiques dealer, PRIME, and he now advises his consultancy firm Seadacs with a £4,000 loan from and other organisations on diversity issues. councils, the Citizens Advice Bureau a Mr Thompson explained that he set up his own business because he felt he had others. “It would have been sacrilegious to have retired wealth of experience to offer and put my feet up as if just waiting for God,” he said. . I’M GOING WOULD LIKE TO SET NOW WORKING FOR

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that far made me feel good started at enough. If I hadn’t know I don’t Trust The Prince’s I could I would be now. where be back in prison or dead. was more It showed me there to life than drugs and crime. I’ve got my motivation and back.” self- respect 19 | Jaspaul Shemaar, 2005 Jaspaul Shemaar, The Prince meets entrepreneurs who have been helped by PRIME to set up their own businesses. GET INTO PROGRAMME GET INTO TO MOVED (RIGHT) THOMPSON GARY AFTER HE STRUGGLED JAMAICA IN 2001 FROM THE UK HAD REAL AND IN BRITAIN INTO LIFE TO SETTLE HIS LACK FINDING A JOB DUE TO PROBLEMS OF EXPERIENCE. TRUST’S ABOUT THE PRINCE’S THEN HE HEARD WORK WHICH OFFER GET INTO PROGRAMMES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT EXPERIENCE SKILLS AND OPEN UP EMPLOYMENT PRACTICAL IN THE TOOK PART GARY OPPORTUNITIES. COURSE, CHARITY’S GET INTO COFFEE COMPLETE SET OF PROVIDING HIM WITH A (EXPERIENCED SKILLS TO BECOME A BARISTA ESPRESSO COFFEE MAKER). THE SCHEME, GARY SUCCEEDED WITH HAVING AND CONFIDENCE IS NOW FULL OF AMBITION THE COURSE, I GOT ABOUT HIS FUTURE. “AFTER NERO, THEN FOR A JOB WORKING FOR CAFFÉ CARLUCCIO’S AND I’M ENJOY GAGGIA, WHICH I REALLY BUILDING UP MY TO KEEP WORKING AND I EXPERIENCE. ONE DAY UP MY OWN BUSINESS.” “ and getting Just being there The Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Integrated Health (FIH) was set up nine years Foundation The Prince of Wales’s to patients forms of medical treatment and efficient safe, effective ago to help provide especially by of integrated healthcare, by supporting the development and delivery practitioners to work together. encouraging conventional and complementary available to patients to allow them the information main aims is to improve One of FIH’s of the key developments of 2004-05 was the to make better choices, which is why one Part-funded to complementary healthcare. launch in February of a guide for patients practical information for the increasing provides by the Department of Health, the guide practitioners. visiting complementary the country who are number of people across popular complementary therapies including The 50-page booklet details 16 of the most and points precautions and herbal medicine. It lists general aromatherapy acupuncture, including of information, as well as further sources having treatment of before to be aware guide emphasises the need for all patients to discuss the those on the Internet. Importantly, with their GPs. any potential complementary treatment being employed when he of these treatments His Royal Highness was able to see some Blackthorn in Maidstone, Kent, in November, visited the award-winning Medical Centre to integrated approach the centre’s he met many of the patients benefiting from where in 2001 and treats award Integrated Healthcare which won the FIH’s health. The centre, with the local NHS General Practice and works closely about 400 patients every year, links with the local community and social services. has strong Ightham, Kent, who had been During his visit, The Prince met Christine Armitage, from Mrs cancer. for nearly a year since she was diagnosed with breast visiting the centre her condition with conventional Armitage said Maidstone Hospital had been treating the psychological impact of her medicine, but the Blackthorn had treated Centre Medical it help to carry on. The moment I walked in here disease. She explained: “I needed more the country.” places like this for people to go to around should be more felt so right. There with cancer charities has always been a priority for His Royal Highness, and last Working dinner year he was involved in a variety of engagements in this field, including hosting a (two charities for Marie Curie Cancer Care and a reception for Bristol Cancer Help Centre cancer from with of children and inviting a group of which The Prince is patron), to join him and The Duchess of Cornwall South Wales, Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, House. for a Christmas tea party at Clarence HEALTH of healthcare involved with a wide variety has long been The Prince of Wales visits funding and regular he helps with personal support, organisations which to health matters is approach hospices. At the heart of his to hospitals and by protected patients, – a system where integrated healthcare the concept of support of the National and the appropriate environment a sound regulatory but medical treatment have access not just to conventional Health Service, and therapy. range of complementary care also to a comprehensive THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 20 | The Prince shares a joke The Prince shares during a visit to open with staff Institute, based the Breast at Nottingham City Hospital. Courtesy of Arthur Edwards

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR The Prince experiments with a musical instrument at the Blackthorn Medical Centre, Kent, where he opened a new integrated health centre. Courtesy of Arthur Edwards

A highlight of the year was the speech His Royal Highness gave in June 2004 at a cancer conference hosted by five major charities, including FIH. Addressing more than 200 healthcare professionals, researchers and government representatives at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The Prince said a recent survey had found that 80 per cent of cancer patients try complementary therapies at some stage after diagnosis.

“It seems to me that we need to devote more time and resources to researching and developing integrated approaches to healthcare,” he said. “We must commission and produce research that looks at the efficacy of complementary medicine while reflecting what patients are using today.” CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR SETTING STANDARDS IN DECEMBER, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS AWARDING A GRANT OF £900,000 TO THE PRINCE OF WALES’S FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH TO SUPPORT ITS WORK IN SETTING STANDARDS IN COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE. THE MONEY WILL HELP FUND RESEARCH INTO ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO SAFE, COMPETENT, AND REGULATED PRACTITIONERS.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 47,000 COMPLEMENTARY PRACTITIONERS IN THE UK, MANY OF WHOM ARE UNREGULATED, AND JONATHAN COE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE PREVENTION OF PROFESSIONAL ABUSE NETWORK, SAID THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING WAS GOOD NEWS FOR BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRACTITIONERS. HE SAID: “THE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH IS THE SINGLE, MOST IMPORTANT AGENCY IN DEVELOPING PROPER APPROACHES TO PUBLIC PROTECTION IN COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES. THE DEPARTMENT’S GRANT WILL MEAN THAT PROGRESS TOWARDS EFFECTIVE REGULATION IS MAINTAINED.”

STEVE CATLING, THE HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PENSIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SAID AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AWARD THAT FIH HAD ALREADY MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER PROFESSIONAL REGULATION. HE ADDED: “IT IS INCREASINGLY VITAL THAT PEOPLE TRUST BOTH HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND THE BODIES THAT TRAIN, LICENCE AND REGULATE THEM.”

21 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 One of the most high-profile of The Prince’s education initiatives is his Education of The Prince’s One of the most high-profile Set up in 2002, the school was established Summer School, now in its fourth year. of English and History the opportunity to to give secondary state school teachers and academics to discuss the essential meet together annually with leading writers inspiration for their teaching. One of its key elements of their subjects and find new and love of learning the importance of imparting knowledge as aims is to reinforce skills and the ability to pass exams. merely the fundamentals of a good education; not the north of from At the Summer School in June 2004, teachers days of discussion and for four at the Palace Hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire, gathered guests such as and from experiences their shared debate, seeking inspiration from and the Schama and David Starkey, the writer Robert Harris, the historians Simon the keynote speech, in which he explained novelist PD James. His Royal Highness gave he stressed minds”, and opening people’s that in his view education should be “about experience and emotion. through the importance of teachers inspiring pupils years The Prince is keen success, and after three The 2004 event was another great because it seems to have identified and for his Summer School to evolve, not least following a feasibility study into future gap in the market. Consequently, filled a real started on finding new ways opportunities for the School, work has already growth it offers. the unique opportunities teachers can benefit from that more to ensure secondary school teachers, last year His Royal Highness As well as trying to inspire to thank them for their at Highgrove invited primary school head teachers to a reception a number of drawn from were The head teachers work and contribution to society. schools named in the 2002-2003 Ofsted Annual Report. During the reception improved such The Prince talked to his guests about the main issues of their daily working lives, and exams. as discipline, school size, the changing curriculum, bureaucracy was David Bell, the Chief Inspector of Schools, who said Among those at Highgrove the outstanding work of public servants like head it was important to recognise teachers. Christine Graham, the head at Falla Park Community School in Gateshead, at her school. and pupils both parents had impressed said the invitation to Highgrove for Prince and it means a lot to everyone disadvantaged area in a hugely are “We work,” she said. our hard Charles to recognise in which pupils learnIt is well-known that the physical environment can help or hinder their development, and during the year His Royal Highness visited two schools where into the schools new life of old buildings had breathed and refurbishment restoration and local communities. EDUCATION life – to help young working objectives in The Prince of Wales’s main Two the country’s investment in and to promote their full potential people realise and provision educational in his support for improving – come together future many of His Royal across the UK. This backing is evident opportunities in The Prince’s Drawing School and charities, including The Prince’s Highness’s & Kids, as Arts & Business and Arts Trust, Arts, Prince’s School of Traditional and of Head Teachers of the National Association well as his life membership of several educational causes. his patronage THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 22 | The Prince holds a reception The Prince holds a reception for primary school head teachers at Highgrove.

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR for pupils to connect to the soil and to rediscover our food comes from.” where The Prince of Wales, 2004 The Prince of Wales, “ is an urgent need There THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 23 | In September last year His Royal Highness opened the Old Belmont School in Belfast, to its former Northern a landmark listed building which had been restored Ireland, After the glory to house a series of activities for the school and its local community. and pupils on the first day of the new opening, The Prince met and chatted with staff term. The engagement at Belmont School was part of a two-day visit to the Province by His Royal Highness. The garden was created not only to provide a quiet space for children within the a quiet space for children not only to provide was created The garden something but also for practical purposes. It includes a vegetable garden, playground, was an urgent need for pupils “to connect which delighted The Prince who said there our food comes from.” where to the soil and to rediscover In July 2004, he travelled to Eltham to open a new a Cloister Garden at Deansfield a new a Cloister Garden In July 2004, he travelled to Eltham to open was of special interest garden nursery buildings. The Primary School and tour the restored most notably – religions by the diversity of different to The Prince because it was inspired gardening the school’s designed by pupils from Buddhism, Islam and Christianity – and was Foundation for the an alumni of The Prince’s club under the instruction of Mark Hoare, Built Environment. TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRADITIONAL FIELD OF EDUCATION, IN THE AS HIS WORK AS WELL HAS OF WALES THE PRINCE YEARS IN RECENT MORE TEACHING ENCOURAGE KEEN TO ALSO BEEN ADDRESS A CRAFT SKILLS TO OF TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE UK SEVERE SHORTAGE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN. OF INDUSTRY AIM, LAST YEAR HIS OF THIS IN SUPPORT IN VISITED FYVIE CASTLE HIGHNESS ROYAL BUILDERS, (RIGHT) TO MEET ABERDEENSHIRE ON WORKING STONEMASONS AND SLATERS FIRST OF THE COUNTRY’S STAGES THE EARLY CENTRE. THE TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING THE CENTRE WILL AT COURSES AVAILABLE TRADITIONAL JOINERY, INCLUDE STONEMASONRY, MAINTENANCE, GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE AND TRADITIONAL RURAL SKILLS CONSERVATION, DYKING. AND DRY-STONE SUCH AS PATH-MAKING PRINCE ALSO TRAVELLED DURING THE YEAR THE NEW STONEMASONRY TO YORK TO OPEN THE COLLEGE. YORK AT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE TO PROMOTE AND THE CENTRE, WHICH AIMS THE CRAFT OF TEACH ALL ASPECTS OF PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART STONEMASONRY, STONE INCLUDING WORKSHOP FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMABLE PROCESSING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT. SAW OF THE FYVIE MARC ELLINGTON, CO-ORDINATOR CASTLE PROJECT IN SCOTLAND, EXPLAINED DURING THE PRINCE’S VISIT HOW BAD THE SAYING: WAS, OF CRAFTSMEN SHORTAGE “THE ABSENCE OF TRAINING IN TRADITIONAL SKILLS HAS LED US TO THE BRINK OF A CRISIS, THE EFFECTS OF WHICH ARE ALREADY BEING AS BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FELT IN BUILDING AND WELL AS BY THOSE INVOLVED MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, PROJECTS.” AND REPAIR The Prince became more actively involved in promoting responsible business practices responsible actively involved in promoting The Prince became more in the Community (BITC), of Business to become President in 1985 when he agreed committed to making a positive contribution now a network of 700 member companies International up The Prince of Wales’s His Royal Highness set Five years later, to society. the world to work businesses around Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) to encourage problems. social inequity and environmental together to tackle poverty, a charity which acts as a clearing house for In 1996, he established , to good causes and voluntary groups companies’ surplus goods to be redistributed the UK, and at the same time avoiding them having to be put into landfill. throughout including Scottish Business in the Community In the intervening years, these organisations, ideas, inspiration and The Prince’s have all benefited from of which he is President, financial support. has long been central to BITC’s Encouraging businesses to help alleviate social problems which The Prince launched in 1990, and last year Seeing is Believing (SIB) programme, held to show business leaders and other opinion formers how a host of SIB events were have a positive impact on their local communities. they can directly businessmen and of UK and European In June, His Royal Highness hosted a reception companies in Continental Europe House aimed at encouraging more women at Clarence campaign is being run jointly to participate in Seeing is Believing. The “Engage in Europe” Europe. partner organisations across national together with both groups’ by BITC and IBLF, The Prince explained that the initial inspiration for “Engage in Europe” At the reception if his came to him in 1997 when, after a visit to a Paris housing estate, he asked BITC led to the This request abroad. could be replicated Seeing is Believing programme capitals, and has culminated in “Engage seminars in European establishment of regular business leaders: Francesco Vanni a campaign led by two senior European in Europe”, the Services for Europe, Global Transaction chief executive of Citigroup’s D’Archirafi, international chairman. Middle East and Africa, and Mike Rake, KPMG’s RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS RESPONSIBLE and close ties to leading With affairs in community his long-standing interest is well-placed to use The Prince of Wales the business world, from figures social responsibility the development of corporate his position to support private sector He believes that the UK and abroad. the initiatives throughout many of the issues and problems to difference make a real has the ability to facing communities. THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 24 | The Prince launches two guides housing at rural on affordable Palace. St James’s

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR The Prince’s International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) also organised a seminar The Prince’s The Prince House in December on solving the water crisis in India, where at Clarence companies such as Shell and GlaxoSmithKline and from explained to representatives could help for India how businesses and Wells charities like WaterAid from officials in India. sanitation the poor water supply and lack of proper address to set up a new partnership made proposals During the seminar delegates discussed private companies to tackle the problem, up of charities, public organisations and want to do something about it. “I don’t while The Prince explained why he felt motivated do something about it?’.” you saying ‘Why didn’t to be got at by my grandchildren by His Royal Highness was the announcement Another notable launch last year attended Partnership, a new programme in November 2004 of the IBLF International Tourism to tourism friendly and sustainable approach environmentally a more aimed at promoting the world. At the launch, His Royal Highness told an audience that included across Wide (WWF), Marriott The World Fund for Nature UNICEF, from representatives International, and Hilton Hotels that the global tourism industry National Geographic, employment, local economic could potentially contribute “positively to the environment, development and the built environment.” In May 2004, The Prince spoke at the Islamic Financial Services Industry and Global he called for the banking industry to do more Regulatory Summit in London where co-hosted by IBLF, which was At the conference, to help young Muslim entrepreneurs. financial support for Islamic businessmen and delegates discussed ways to provide paying or women while conforming to Islamic principles which forbid Muslims from for some years The Prince’s area, work in this As well as the IBLF’s interest. receiving young Muslims with business start-up loans which abide by has been providing Trust Islamic principles. 2005, in Australia The Prince launched “Melbourne a corporate social In March Cares”, scheme aimed at encouraging businesses to help deprived communities responsibility has been set up programme The Cares by encouraging their employees to volunteer. in the UK after it was found programmes to emulate one of Business in the Community’s of businesses to help the was no organisation in Australia to facilitate the desire there will form the basis of a the programme It is hoped in Australia that wider community. nationwide organisation. THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 25 | The Prince attending an Islamic Banking and in Development Conference London in his capacity as of the InternationalPresident Business Leaders Forum. READY FOR WORK READY THE CRISIS TO JANUARY A VISIT IN DURING THE LONDON (RIGHT), CAFÉ IN SKYLIGHT WHO HAD PEOPLE MET HOMELESS PRINCE WORK” BY THE “READY FOR BEEN HELPED THE RUN BY BUSINESS IN PROGRAMME HOMELESS UNDER THE SCHEME, COMMUNITY. GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY CLIENTS ARE GAIN AND THE JOB MARKET, TO (RE)ENTER OF TRAINING, A MINIMUM PROFESSIONAL ONGOING WORK PLACEMENTS, TWO WEEKS’ NETWORK. SUPPORT JOB COACHING AND A PEOPLE THE PRINCE AMONG THE HOMELESS TYPICAL WAS WHOSE STORY PAUL, MET WAS WAS PROGRAMME. PAUL OF THOSE IN THE BITC FINANCIAL A DIRECTOR FOR A WELL-KNOWN AFTER BECOMING IN THE USA BUT COMPANY CONDITION CALLED AFFECTED BY A DEPRESSIVE LOST HIS JOB, HIS WIFE, BIPOLAR DISORDER, HE AND HIS HOME. SPIRAL OUT OF LIFE CONTINUED TO PAUL’S EFFECTS OF CONTROL AND THE CONTINUING TO A PERIOD OF TIME HIS DISORDER LED HIM HEARD IN PRISON. AFTER HIS RELEASE, PAUL ABOUT “READY FOR WORK”, AND FOLLOWING CISCO A TWO-WEEK WORK PLACEMENT AT A NEW CAREER IN SYSTEMS, HE STARTED TECHNOLOGY. INFORMATION The need for greater inter-governmental co-operation to protect the environment was the environment co-operation to protect inter-governmental The need for greater held in London last year to a conference from one of the key messages that emerged Business and the Environment of Wales’s celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Prince Set up in 1994 to help companies integrate the concepts of sustainable Programme. and practices, Business and the Environment development into their business thinking the Prime Minister, Blair MP, Rt Hon Tony celebrated its first decade by inviting the at the Banqueting House in to speak to 400 business leaders and environmentalists in September. Westminster In his speech, the Prime Minister warned to deal that if the world did not act together a potential “disaster”. The emission of with climate change, the planet was facing gases, he said, was causing global warming “at a rate that… is simply greenhouse unsustainable in the long-term.” warning was echoed by His Royal Highness The seriousness of The Prime Minister’s challenges facing the planet, “the who picked out, among the many environmental campaigned fish stocks. The Prince has world’s tragically scandalous” destruction of the fishing, and he had to commercial sustainable approach for some years for a more this issue earlier in the year when, in April 2004, he paid a visit to Plymouth in addressed fishing fleets. to manage the South West’s Devon to launch “Invest in Fish”, a new project such as has the support of fishermen, conservationists and retailers The project His Royal Highness said setting up Launching the programme, Marks & Spencer. British waters was crucial if fish stocks and the marine environment in areas protected to be fully restored. were fish supplies, they can also wreak Modern the sea’s threaten fishing techniques not only by extinction for example, is threatened havoc with the larger ecosystem. The albatross, birds because of indiscriminate long-line fishing that is estimated to kill 100,000 of the University in Edinburgh at Heriot-Watt In April 2004, The Prince made a speech a year. on the Conservation of calling on countries worldwide to ratify the agreement and Petrels. Albatrosses in the world is in New Zealand and in colony of albatross The only mainland breeding on the Otago Centre this year His Royal Highness visited the Royal Albatross March feet of a mother – he was able to get within three Peninsula. After marvelling at the birds action and its chick in its nest – The Prince spoke passionately about the need for global might one day be the species. “I find it impossible to accept that these birds to protect may be the ultimate test of whether or not, me, the albatross he said. “To lost forever,” serious about conservation: capable of co-existing on as a species ourselves, we are this planet with other species.” the During the year His Royal Highness also lent his support to a campaign to save House in June for at Clarence destruction. At a reception from Indonesian rainforest government the Indonesian from and International,BirdLife he met representatives the Sumatran rainforest. organisations to discuss the challenge of protecting leading bird THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL THE in environmental personal interest strong has shown a The Prince of Wales the he most often returns are The main themes to which issues for decades. of our natural stewardship development, for responsible need for sustainable heritage so our environmental to protect and for global co-operation resources the best possible state. generations in be passed on to future that the world can THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 26 | From top to bottom From His Royal Highness meets fishermen in Plymouth after launching the Invest in Fish initiative. The Prince observes an albatross close quarters during his visit from to New Zealand in March.

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR DUCHY ORIGINALS

The Prince of Wales started his own food company, Duchy Originals, in 1992 when it launched its first product – a biscuit made from wheat and oats grown organically on the Home Farm at Highgrove. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the UK’s best-known and most successful organic and natural food and drink brands, with over 140 different products generating annual retail sales of almost £40 million.

When His Royal Highness first moved to the Highgrove country estate in the early 1980s he was already interested in the principles of sustainability and organic farming. By 1986, The Prince’s organic aspirations were put into practice and the process of converting Highgrove and the surrounding began. In 1990, The Prince commissioned some research into the feasibility of running a small range of agricultural marketing initiatives with a view to generating funds for his charitable causes, and two years later the first Duchy Originals product was launched.

Of his decision to set up his own business, The Prince said: “My original aim in starting the company was, first of all, to benefit the environment and soil health through a more sustainable approach to farming. Secondly, to demonstrate the advantages of added value CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR marketing. And thirdly, to help farmers face what I felt was to be an uncertain future. With all our products I have sought to tell a story and to create a ‘virtuous circle’ wherever I can.”

Today, the popularity of the brand is such that in 2004-05 Duchy Originals achieved its second consecutive annual profit of at least £1 million, taking the total profits delivered to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation by the company to more than £4.5 million.

Working with some of the country’s leading food producers and manufacturers, the Duchy Originals range now includes many award-winning products. All the products are made in the UK and, where possible, ingredients are sourced domestically, ranging from Scottish honey to Kent hops. Almost one third of the Duchy Originals organic product range contains ingredients sourced from the Home Farm.

Over the past 13 years the company has extended to support other areas of sustainable production. For example, Duchy Originals works with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to support sustainable fisheries and to raise awareness of the need to preserve the local fishing industry in Britain.

The partnership with the MSC stemmed from a visit The Prince of Wales made in 2001 to Padstow in Cornwall, where he presented the local Handline Fishery with the MSC environmental standard. In Padstow, the local fishermen catch their fish in inland waters and are restricted to catching fish over 20cm in size. This practice not only preserves fish stocks, but also protects the livelihoods of local fishermen and the fish habitats From top to bottom of the coastal waters which produce the mackerel for Duchy Originals’ mackerel pâté. The Prince of Wales and Prince William with the Ayrshire herd at Home Farm. In 2003, the company extended into non-food products under the Duchy Collection label, with a range of outdoor furniture made using sustainable sweet chestnut from Milk from the Ayrshire cows goes the Duchy of Cornwall estate in Herefordshire. The idea of making furniture came from into the Highgrove Organic Milk. The Prince, who was keen to encourage more sustainable forestry management. In 2005, Duchy Originals introduced a collection of hair and body care products made using natural plant extracts infused with organic essential oils.

Today, Duchy Originals continues to reflect The Prince’s original commitment to creating a virtuous circle, whereby profits are generated for charity from a business that provides natural, high quality food and other products while helping to protect and sustain the natural environment.

27 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 200527 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 To put his ideas and principles into effect His Royal Highness has created , Royal Highness has created His put his ideas and principles into effect To The Prince’s in Dorset, and established his charity, the town extension of Dorchester the only institution in the UK which specialises Foundation for the Built Environment, consultancy and education services for large-scale urban development in providing projects. or regeneration The Prince has overseen the development since 1993 of a new small At Poundbury, for the well-being of those who live and work there. town designed specially to provide of land uses. In contrast to the zoning The essence of Poundbury is the integration and shopping facilities educational recreation, practices of post-war years, employment, and private homes. Cars with housing, which itself is a mix of affordable integrated are car parking rear and concentrated in by winding streets, but constrained for, catered are and townscape quality is a favoured, Pedestrian and cycle movements are courtyards. high priority. have been so successful that Poundbury has been commended as a model The results Minister for by the Government.for new growth In September the Rt Hon Keith Hill MP, Poundbury by His Royal Highness on one of Housing and Planning, was shown around of the 25-year a number of tours The Prince arranged during 2004 to show the progress development and discuss the ideas behind it. a message and that’s to me like a community, Mr Hill said: “Poundbury looks After his tour, Mr Hill we want to give out to the country as a whole – that this is the way forward.” said The Prince explained to him that he was not suggesting that the “look” of just some of the guiding in the country, elsewhere Poundbury should be replicated take too much of the countryside; we don’t so principles. As Mr Hill put it: “High density, and social side by side with residential, mixed use, in that we have factories and offices and the use of excellent materials – tenants living side by side with owner-occupiers; renting the principles we would like to see extended over the country as a whole.” these are all parties around of 25 MPs from In other visits His Royal Highness showed a group Jewish Relief charity, developers organised by the World of property a group Poundbury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. MP, Brown and the Rt Hon Gordon THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT BUILT THE is environment and sustain the natural to protect desire His Royal Highness’s quality the and how it affects in the built environment interest matched by his should believes more The Prince lives. In looking to the future, of people’s a sense of a human scale that encourage with areas urban be done to create such social problems helping alleviate pride of place thereby community and His Royal Highness the past, social exclusion. In respecting as vandalism and abandoned or of and redevelopment supporting the recovery also believes in save historic buildings and places for heritage, both to neglected architectural use. and residential commercial for regeneration the nation and to help promote THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 28 | The Prince shows The Chancellor of the Exchequer Poundbury. around

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR The planning and design principles at work in Poundbury are also being applied to also being principles at work in Poundbury are The planning and design being developed on Duchy of Cornwallanother town extension land. In September in Cornwall, to find site outside Newquay, the 250-acre 2004, The Prince visited meet and to for the development of the site was progressing out how the planning for an “Enquiry by preparing who at the time were groups members of six working the Built Environment. Foundation for run by The Prince’s process Design” consultation involving local by the Foundation as a way of been pioneered Enquiry by Design has aspirations by putting their needs and proposals the outset in development people from for the Among the ideas that have been considered at the heart of the design process. (including a range of mixed tenures homes for local people through affordable are area school. employment space and a new primary freehold), and affordable part-equity rent, The Prince spoke of how involved in the Newquay project, When he met the groups we can them: “In my view, doing. He told he had been with what they were impressed places by fully involving the local community only build truly successful and enduring of designing them.” in the process a community ambitions has been to create At Poundbury and Newquay one of main and The Prince picked up on this theme at that is safer and healthier for its residents, in February 2005 when he gave a speech on how a Royal College of Physicians conference buildings, cities and towns. can be caused by bad planning of Britain’s health problems his concern at the rise in the number of In his speech, His Royal Highness expressed of “sick building syndrome”. allergies in the UK and the emergence from people suffering the only affect it doesn’t beginning to see that when we build badly, are He said: “We as well.” our own health it affects health of the natural environment, are communities. “We caused by “car-centric” The Prince also cited the problems of the and cities with the car at the centre slowly discovering that if we plan our towns attractive creating and thereby instead of putting the pedestrian at the centre process, effect and well-organised human-scale neighbourhoods, it is likely to have an adverse diseases.” and respiratory heart disease, asthma on, for instance, obesity, His Royal Highness is also As well as helping to build better communities for the future, built heritage, and during the year he undertook the best of the nation’s keen to preserve and put to new uses. being restored several engagements to see how historic buildings were where Victorian hospital in Denbigh, North Wales, In July 2004 The Prince visited a derelict the to regenerate Phoenix Trust by The Prince of Wales’s produced new proposals whose for public consultation. The Phoenix Trust, development had been put forward in an attempt aim is to bring large, historic buildings back into use, is now a driving force approved Hospital site, and in May 2005 the plans were the North Wales to redevelop by the local authorities. a trip to the Grade A listed Crumlin Road Courthouse Among other engagements were for community use, and a tour of and Prison in Belfast, which is due to be redeveloped in November to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Chatham Chatham Dockyard one of the largest restored has saved and In its two decades the Trust Trust. Dockyard site is now home to a and the 80-acre collections of listed buildings in the country, housing properties and residential museum and visitor attraction, as well as commercial 100 small businesses and 400 residents.

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that when we build badly, badly, that when we build the only affect it doesn’t health of the natural it affects environment, as well.” our own health 29 | From top to bottom From The Prince visits Mistley Maltings in April 2004, Teesside project a regeneration supported by his Regeneration Heritage Initiative. Through His Royal Highness visits Dolbelydr House, a restoration managed by The Landmark project Wales. in Trefnant, Trust, Courtesy of Landmark Trust The Prince of Wales, 2005 The Prince of Wales, “ see beginning to are We Every year His Royal Highness works hard to sustain the arts organisations with which Every year His Royal Highness works hard for their connection – by attending their concerts, giving receptions he has a direct he is keen In particular, programmes. supporters, and encouraging their development people, especially young people, to have the chance to experience what to help more is best in the UK arts. With across with businesses ago he set up Arts & Kids. Working this in mind, two years the opportunity to engage and young people Arts & Kids gives children the country, arts. The organisation is the focal point of a nationwide campaign to with the creative with art forms, including and young people in the UK to engage directly enable children is ambitious – to give and the visual arts. Its objective opera, literature dance, theatre, the chance to become involved with the arts by 2008. one million children 13,500 not least when its target last year, was made in reaching Further progress first nationwide story festival for children took part in StoryQuest, the country’s children aged 10 to 14. Launched in Northern in September 2004, the festival allowed Ireland their favourite authors, poets and story to hear stories from thousands of schoolchildren tellers, including international Louis Sachar and Meg Cabot, British author stars Michael Morpurgo. Laureate Jacqueline Wilson, and Children’s book himself, The Prince was an enthusiastic supporter of As an author of a children’s StoryQuest my Arts & Kids Foundation will give thousands the festival. He said: “Through and storytelling.” a chance to focus on the joys of words of young children of the Later in the year His Royal Highness attended a celebration of the achievements Robin Wight, London, where Chairman Arts & Kids Foundation at The Royal Academy, year of Arts and Business, of which the Foundation is a part, announced that in just one engage with the halfway target of helping a million children reached they had already support,” he said. without His Royal Highness’s the arts. “This would not have occurred the Another highlight of 2004-05 was a visit to Windsor from in June by 30 children behind-the-scenes view of Priory School in Slough, who joined The Prince for a rare for an event at Windsor rehearsing Castle. The children the London Symphony Orchestra own arts invited by Arts & Kids as part of the London Symphony Orchestra’s were “LSO Discovery”. education programme, organisations, ranging from the Royal Shakespeare Company the Royal Shakespeare from organisations, ranging and the Royal Opera House to the Royal Academy and the Philharmonia House to the Royal Academy Royal Opera the and Orchestra. THE ARTS THE of the arts and believes has always been a keen supporter His Royal Highness civilised society. is a vital facet of a diverse, that artistic excellence strongly of Business and The Prince main arts charities – Arts and As well as his own of some 30 or patron is also president Arts & Kids Foundation – he Wales arts major UK THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 30 | The Prince joins Darcy Bussell The Prince joins Darcy on stage at a Winter Gala to raise funds for the Royal Opera Foundation in November 2004.

CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR CHARITABLE ENTREPRENEUR & Kids Foundation will give thousands of young children a chance to focus on the joys and storytelling.” of words The Prince of Wales, 2004 The Prince of Wales, “ StoryQuest my Arts Through THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 31 | In his capacity as President of the Royal Ballet, in September His Royal Highness In his capacity as President joined Madame Chirac for a special ballet gala at the Opera Garnier in Paris to celebrate It was the first time The Royal Ballet and the l’Opera 100 years of the Entente Cordiale. another first, in May 2004 The Prince In National de Paris had performed together. to meet visited the Royal Ballet School at White Lodge in Richmond Park, Surrey, students. It was his first visit to the school since he succeeded the late Princess Margaret as its President. Last November, His Royal Highness attended a concert in London by the Orchestra His Royal Highness attended a concert in London by the Orchestra Last November, of St Petersburg to raise money for the community in Russia of the Mariinsky Theatre and by the school siege in Beslan. After the concert, The Prince, who is Patron affected thanked everyone who had supported the event, a benefactor of the Mariinsky Theatre, blighted by the most to a town hope and redemption saying he hoped they had “offered equally between the concert will be shared Money from appalling and inhuman atrocity.” programme new cultural outreach the Beslan Lifeline Appeal and the Mariinsky Theatre’s in the Caucasus. In November, His Royal Highness presented the awards to the winners of the Donatella the awards His Royal Highness presented In November, The top prize of which The Prince is Patron. Flick Conducting Competition, an event National to Kurt Masur at the Orchestre went to Fabien Gabel, 29, assistant conductor The Prince had picked up a baton himself when he visited de France. Earlier in the year, His Royal Highness, who their annual awards. the Royal College of Music in London for rendition of the College, conducted the players as they performed a rousing is President In”. of “O When The Saints Coming Marching Actress Patricia Routledge was present at the rehearsal and joined the orchestra for and joined the orchestra at the rehearsal Routledge was present Patricia Actress Candide as part of Bernstein’s Leonard of “I Am Easily Assimilated” from a rendition centenary later to mark the orchestra’s a special concert being hosted by The Prince that evening. CHARITABLE EVENTS CHARITABLE THE CREATED OF WALES THE PRINCE WHEN JUNE (RIGHT) IN SCHOOL DRAWING PRINCE’S WITH ARTISTS TO PROVIDE AIM WAS 2000 HIS TO BROADEN THEIR SKILLS, THE OPPORTUNITY DRAWING, IN OBSERVATIONAL PARTICULARLY ENVIRONMENT. EDUCATIONAL IN A STIMULATING MORE TO MAKING ART ITS COMMITMENT IN 2004 WITH EXTENDED WAS ACCESSIBLE OF A WEEKEND COMMUNITY THE LAUNCH PUPILS PROGRAMME FOR DISADVANTAGED AND OF SOUTHWARK FROM THE BOROUGHS THE PROGRAMME, KENSINGTON & CHELSEA. IS BASED WHICH IS FREE FOR ENTRANTS, PREMISES, A CONVERTED THE SCHOOL’S AT LONDON. IN SHOREDITCH, EAST WAREHOUSE THE COURSE ARE THE YOUNGSTERS ON DRAWN BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TAUGHT FACULTY 40-STRONG FROM THE SCHOOL’S THEM FROM LEADING OF TEACHERS, SOME OF COLLEGE THE ROYAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS ACADEMY AND THE SLADE. ROYAL THE OF ART, HAS PROVED THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME SUCCESS, ALLOWING TALENTED A GREAT ACCESS TO A QUALITY OF YOUNG ARTISTS WOULD NEVER BE AVAILABLE TEACHING THAT IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS. SCHOOL OF THE PRINCE’S DRAWING COURTESY PROMOTING AND PROTECTING

As well as supporting The Queen in her royal duties and acting as a charitable entrepreneur, The Prince of Wales seeks to promote and protect the country’s enduring traditions, virtues and excellence. Among other things, this work involves supporting Britain’s rural communities, promoting tolerance and greater understanding between different faiths and communities, and highlighting achievements or issues that, without his support, might otherwise receive little exposure.

20TH JULY 2004

THE PRINCE JOINS LONDON TAXI DRIVERS FOR A CUP OF TEA IN THEIR SHELTER IN HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON. HE LATER HELD A RECEPTION AT CLARENCE HOUSE AND THANKED THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAPITAL.

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32 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 33 | Achievement and Service His Royal Highness hosts events to highlight achievements and contributions Every year, For example, in and unreported. to national life that might otherwise go unrecognised than 120 men and women for more at Highgrove June 2004 The Prince held a reception (TPOs) service. For almost 170 Post Offices who had worked for the Royal Mail Travelling on overnightyears the TPOs had served Britain by sorting long-distance trains carrying closed the service in January 2004 His Royal mail to its destination, and when Royal Mail to his home to thank them for of TPO crews Highness decided to invite representatives their contribution over the years. than 20 years, regularly members had sorted mail together for more Many of the crew home for nights at a time and forging close friendships. Giving staying away from said it was important to mark the passing a speech in tribute to the workers, The Prince on my best wishes and congratulations for of the TPOs. He said: “I would like to pass the mail running.” a job unbelievably well done and for keeping House for at Clarence hosted a reception In a similar vein, in July His Royal Highness 100 London taxi drivers to thank them for their work, particularly on behalf of than more The the reception, many charities, and for their contribution to life in the Capital. Before famous Prince had enjoyed a cup of tea and a chat with cab drivers in one of the city’s Victorian wooden drivers’ shelters. After his tea stop, he was taken back to Clarence His Royal Highness told his guests he was where House in a black taxi for the reception, by the fact that “you so often seem to act as a kind of confessor to all sorts impressed psychological health.” to people’s must be doing the world of good of people. You the a valuable if unheralded service to the nation are of people providing Another group that has come that a role for handling immigration control, civil servants responsible The Prince had been keen to thank those Last year, scrutiny recently. under increasing Immigration and who worked in this field, and in November he visited the Home Office’s who deal every day with the many in Liverpool to meet the staff Nationality Directorate seeking to live permanently in Britain. those from requests who briefed him on their the department talking to staff During his visit The Prince toured who had volunteered work and the challenges of their job. He also met members of staff as well as other community initiatives. Programme Team Trust to help with The Prince’s It was during the same trip to Liverpool that His Royal Highness joined in the 100th anniversary celebrations at Bartons Pickles in nearby St Helens, Merseyside. The purpose art of the visit was to honour a century of sustained excellence – in this case, in the will and business of pickle, sauce and chutney making. It was the sort of visit The Prince the importance of celebrating local success and it illustrated make many times in a year, achieved on a national (and often international) stage, and of tradition and continuity. RAISING ISSUES RAISING again sought to promote has once of Wales The Prince year, During the past acting personally about Britain. This will often involve what is best and protect debate, or to give exposure achieve change, to generate as a catalyst to and events, engagements, seminars typically through to neglected issues, articles speeches, meetings, and through and private correspondence through to television and radio programmes. and contributions THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 34 | From top to bottom From the from The Prince meets staff Post Offices Travelling Royal Mail’s reception. service at a Highgrove The Prince plays dominos in the Farmers Arms pub during a visit to Muker in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.

PROMOTING AND PROTECTING PROMOTING AND PROTECTING Today, Bartons is under the management of the fourth generation of the same family. of the fourth generation of the same family. Bartons is under the management Today, represents employees: “Bartons company’s As The Prince said when he spoke to the the diversity They provide in this country. so much of what is best about small businesses to avoid becoming homogeneous if we are and essence of locality that is so important in every sense of the word.” Rural Communities deeply about the British countryside and the welfare As a farmer himself, The Prince cares a healthy agricultural sector is vital to the of those who live and work in it. Maintaining accumulated knowledge of farming on the not just because the landscape relies country, but also because the social fabric of the communities for its continued stewardship, farming base. countryside depends on a strong determination to support British farmers, particularly As part of His Royal Highness’s and food- not only by retailers family and upland farms, he encourages local sourcing, took service companies, but also by public bodies such as schools. In July 2004, he of education and head teachers of local authority chief executives, directors a group School near Bristol to highlight the on a “Seeing is Believing” visit to Brimsham Green for school meals. local sources practice of using food from by The Prince’s provided used by the school are The organic potatoes and carrots Council Local Estate. South Gloucestershire own Duchy Home Farm on his Highgrove local and organic food, Education Authority has been working since 2001 to source the quality of school meals, but also supports local farm which not only improves pollution by cutting transport delivery times. environmental businesses and reduces His Royal Highness led another rural “Seeing is Believing” visit in April 2004 when in Caithness, as part he took local business leaders to meet farmers and crofters areas. most remote of his campaign to aid the local economy in one of Britain’s a study into the Caithness economy by the Queen Elizabeth The visit stemmed from co-operation which called for more of which The Prince is President, Castle of May Trust, between development agencies, local farmers and the business community. THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 35 | MUTTON RENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN RENAISSANCE MUTTON LAUNCHED THE PRINCE 2004, IN NOVEMBER (RIGHT) CAMPAIGN RENAISSANCE THE MUTTON FOR FAMILY A BOOST PROVIDING AT AIMED TO GET A GOOD PRICE STRUGGLING FARMERS OVER TWO-YEARS-OLD. FOR EWES AGED MUTTON BACK ONTO TO BRING THE IDEA WAS AND SHELVES SUPERMARKET DINNER TABLES, THE COUNTRY. MENUS ACROSS BACK TO 2003 INTEREST DATED THE PRINCE’S IN UPPER TEESDALE, AND A VISIT TO FARMERS TOLD HIM ABOUT COUNTY DURHAM, WHO FOR THEIR EWES. PAID THE POOR PRICES BEING A DINNER HE HELD FOR AT A YEAR LATER, HIGHGROVE, A AND TOP CHEFS AT FARMERS COULD ABOUT HOW MUTTON CONVERSATION PLANS FOR IN BE REINTRODUCED RESULTED THE CAMPAIGN. RENAISSANCE SINCE ITS LAUNCH, MUTTON FEETHAM KATHLEEN HAS HAD A REAL IMPACT. SHROPSHIRE, SAYS: OF OAKWOOD FARM, FARMERS OUR LAMB AT “WE’VE BEEN SELLING AND HAVE MARKETS FOR A FEW YEARS SALES INTEREST. NOTICED A NEW RECENTLY TIM OFF.” OF OUR MUTTON ARE NOW TAKING WILSON OF THE GINGER PIG BUTCHER SHOPS “A YEAR AGO WE WERE IN LONDON, SAYS: SELLING JUST ONE CARCASS PER WEEK, BUT NOW THIS HAS JUMPED TO SEVEN CARCASSES DISCOVERED AS FOODIE CONSUMERS HAVE WHERE THEY CAN GET GOOD MUTTON.” From top to bottom One of the recommendations of the Caithness study was to raise the profile of local The Prince talks to London taxi farm goods by promoting an identifiable regional “brand”, an idea on the agenda during drivers during a reception he held at Clarence House. another rural visit when The Prince travelled to the Peak District National Park to promote diversification and locally-sourced produce. During the visit in February 2005, The Prince attends a celebration His Royal Highness met local farmers planning to set up a co-operative to promote their of the 400th anniversary of the first reading of the Sikh Holy Scriptures products. The thinking behind the new venture is to help set a standard for local produce in Amritsar, the Guru Granth Sahib, and allow dairy farmers to tap into the increasingly lucrative farmers’ markets in towns at the Royal Albert Hall, London. and cities across Britain, an idea which The Prince has supported for some years.

Providing families in rural communities with access to affordable housing has been another countryside issue on which The Prince has campaigned consistently, and in 2004-05 he launched two guides offering practical advice to communities on the subject published by The Prince of Wales’s Affordable Rural Housing Initiative. The Initiative, set up in 2003, is a partnership between some of the most influential individuals and organisations in this field, including The Duke of Westminster, Business in the Community, the Countryside Agency and the Housing Corporation.

The Prince believes that businesses, whether they are landowners, local service providers, housebuilders or private investors, are ideally placed to provide the resource and expertise to deliver the additional help needed in rural areas. In his speech at the launch at Clarence House, His Royal Highness called for companies to transform vacant properties, such as flats above shops, into reasonably-priced homes.

For some time The Prince has been concerned about how farmers can learn new skills and marketing techniques to adapt better to the changing demands of the marketplace. With this in mind, he was delighted in December to meet donors, volunteers and young people from Upper Teesdale Support Services (UTASS) in Middleton, County Durham. The centre’s new HQ, which His Royal Highness was officially opening, offers support and advice to the rural community, training opportunities such as stone-walling, tractor handling, and sheep-shearing courses, and operates as a drop-in centre for young people.

As well as visits geared towards highlighting specific campaigns and issues such as local sourcing, affordable housing and skills development, The Prince made numerous trips to rural regions throughout the country during the year, ranging from his first-ever PROMOTING AND PROTECTING visit to the Royal Norfolk Show in East Anglia in June 2004 to a special presentation in November of the Scottish Community of the Year award to the Isle of Whithorn.

In Wales his engagements in 2004-05 included a visit to the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, the celebration of the Welsh College of Horticulture’s Golden Jubilee in Flintshire, a whisky-tasting ceremony in Penderyn to publicise the revival of the first Welsh whisky in more than 100 years, and a visit to Llansteffan, the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Welsh poet’s death.

Faiths and Ethnic Communities Every year, The Prince has regular contact with the Church of England, including meetings with the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops. In November 2004, His Royal Highness spoke at the invitation of the Archbishop to a group of about 30 Anglican bishops at Lambeth Palace in London on the subject of volunteering and charitable work. After talking personally about his views on the role of charities in the modern age, His Royal Highness introduced several representatives of his own charities to explain their work to the bishops.

In addition to attending a regular Sunday service, The Prince makes numerous visits to cathedrals and churches throughout the year. In November, for example, he attended a service at Rochester Cathedral in Kent to mark its 1,400th anniversary.

36 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING For many years The Prince has taken a special interest in Islam, and in June 2004 he special interest For many years The Prince has taken a between the understanding greater for his work to promote with an award was honoured The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah International Prize was presented Islamic world and the West. in London by The Sultan of Brunei, who said The Prince had been to him at a ceremony the dialogue between in urging people of influence to sustain and broaden “tireless” circumstances, despite current have made many, efforts “Your Muslims and the West. The Sultan told him. maintain commitment to the cause of peace,” and the prize of £42,000 which he donated to his School On accepting the award, Arts, The Prince said: “It is easy to dwell on the last decade as one for Traditional intolerance and polarisation… Many appear to argue that confrontation, of increased them, dialogue is dead and we need to past the point of understanding. To we are to the exclusion of others. I could not disagree the wagons of our own culture circle The Prince said he believed that education, understanding profoundly.” with them more dialogue between the two communities, needed for effective and positive thinking were and called for a celebration of both the common traditions and the diversity of the two civilisations. understanding between faiths in his call for greater His Royal Highness repeated Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the 400th September 2004 during an event at London’s The occasion was organised of the Sikh Holy Scriptures. anniversary of the first reading congregation by the Network of Sikh Organisations, and in his speech to the 5,000-strong for others. books valued the importance of respect The Prince noted how the sacred for He said: “I was particularly struck by the fact that much of what was being said, for others, seemed to be in harmony with the views example tolerance and respect years.” the last 20 or more that I, too, have been trying to express of many faiths and communities, including The event was attended by representatives Chartres, Richard the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks, the Bishop of London The Rt Rev. Phillips. A message and the Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Trevor to the congregation. The Queen containing her best wishes for the event was also read from

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decade as one of increased intolerance and confrontation, polarisation… Many appear past to argue that we are the point of understanding. them, dialogue is dead and To the wagons of we need to circle to the exclusion our own culture of others. I could not disagree profoundly.” with them more 37 | The Prince of Wales, 2004 The Prince of Wales, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA DALAI LAMA THE HIS HOLINESS OF IN BRITAIN TOLERANCE ENCOURAGING LONG HAS AND COMMUNITIES FAITHS OTHER AND WORK, OF THE PRINCE’S A FEATURE BEEN THE DALAI INVITED HIS HOLINESS HE IN MAY, RECEPTION HOUSE FOR A LAMA TO CLARENCE COMMUNITY OF THE TIBETAN WITH MEMBERS ORGANISATIONS. AND ASSOCIATED IN BRITAIN THE PRINCE HAD THE THIRD TIME IT WAS SPIRITUAL LEADER, TIBETAN MET THE EXILED TO SEEK A PEACEFUL WHOSE EFFORTS TENSIONS RESOLUTION TO THE POLITICAL BEEN APPLAUDED LONG IN THE REGION HAVE THE ATTENDING HIGHNESS. BY HIS ROYAL MEMBERS OF THE EVENT WERE ABOUT 50 OF COMMUNITY AND A NUMBER TIBETAN ORGANISATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL THE PRINCE HAD WITH TIBET. INVOLVED TO RAISE TO HOST THE RECEPTION WANTED COMMUNITY THE PROFILE OF THE TIBETAN TO AND TO ALLOW EXPATRIATES IN BRITAIN ONE OF THE TIBETAN MEET THE DALAI LAMA. THE AT MUSICIANS WHO PERFORMED THE EVENT AS VERY RECEPTION DESCRIBED TSERING SPECIAL FOR HER COMMUNITY. 29, WHO LIVES IN LONDON, SAID: PASSANG, TO US. SYMPATHETIC “THE PRINCE IS VERY TO HIM. FEEL GRATEFUL MANY TIBETANS SPECIAL OCCASION WHEN HIS IT’S A VERY HIGHNESS MEETS HIS HOLINESS.” ROYAL “ It is easy to dwell on the last INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF

This section provides a detailed account of how The Prince of Wales’s activities and Office are financed and outlines the responsibilities of his senior staff. The costs of his staff and the majority of his expenditure on official activities and charitable work are paid for from the income His Royal Highness receives annually from the Duchy of Cornwall.

CLARENCE HOUSE – THE OFFICIAL LONDON RESIDENCE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL.

38 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 39 | INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Year to 31st March 2005 2004 £000s £000s

Income and funding Duchy of Cornwall 13,274 11,913 Grants-In-Aid 2,381 3,856 Government departments 307 292

Total income and funding 15,962 16,061

Expenditure Official duties and charitable activities 6,145 5,947

Grants-In-Aid: London office and official residence 1,242 2,951 Official travel by air and rail 1,059 825 Communications support 80 80 2,381 3,856

Overseas tours and military secondees 307 292 Official expenditure 8,833 10,095

Tax and personal expenditure 5,226 4,406

Total expenditure and tax 14,059 14,501

Operating surplus 1,903 1,560 Capital expenditure less depreciation, loan repayments and transfer to reserves (1,772) (1,442)

Net cash surplus 131 118

INCOME AND FUNDING

£millions Duchy of Cornwall 13.274

Duchy of Cornwall The Prince of Wales’s income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, which consists of around 54,850 hectares of land in 20 counties, mostly in the South West of England. The landed estate includes agricultural, commercial and residential property. The Duchy also has a financial investment portfolio.

The Duchy estate was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son and heir, Prince Edward, and its primary function was to provide him and future Princes of Wales with an income from its assets. It was traditional for many centuries for families with landed estates to settle the land and other assets in trust, so that each generation could live off the income but was unable to dispose of the assets. This was done to ensure that the estate, and the income which it provided, survived from generation to generation.

The same principle was applied to the Duchy of Cornwall. Under the 1337 charter, as confirmed by subsequent legislation, The Prince of Wales is not entitled to the proceeds or profit on the sale of capital assets, and only receives the annual income which they generate (which is voluntarily subject to income tax). Because of the importance of the beneficiary, the Duchy’s ‘trust provisions’ have, over the years, been set out in legislation, with the financial security of the Duchy overseen by HM Treasury.

His Royal Highness chooses to use a large proportion of the income from the Duchy of Cornwall to meet the cost of his public and charitable work.

40 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF £millions nvested more %% 2005 2004 Grants-In-Aid by or in support of The Queen as Head of State costs incurred Funding to pay for official the Crown from of the revenue by Parliament in return for the surrender is provided ways: (i) a Civil List for The Queen and a in three Estate. This funding is provided met Parliamentary Annuity for The Duke of Edinburgh, (ii) Grants-In-Aid, and (iii) costs money from does not receive by Governmentdirectly Departments. The Prince of Wales used, in part, to Household are the Civil List, but the Grants-In-Aid paid to The Queen’s activities. support his official Services Grant-In-Aid, which meets the costs Grants-In-Aid: the Property three are There the Royal Family and used by Members of and offices residences of maintaining official by Air and Rail Grant-In-Aid, which meets the cost of official the Royal Travel their staff; and journeys by air and rail; of the Royal Family and their staff undertaken by Members smaller the Royal Communications and Information Grant-In-Aid, which is considerably on behalf of communications costs incurred than the other two and meets some official Members of the Royal Family. Grants-In-Aid, and for the Civil List. Copies published for the three Annual accounts are to the Deputy Treasurer or may be obtained from on www.royal.gov.uk reproduced are The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA. 2.381 Total (TSO) published by The Stationery Office annual accounts are The Duchy of Cornwall’s Norwich NR3 1PD; by mail: TSO, PO Box 29, Duke Street, and a copy can be ordered telephone: 0870 6005522; and by fax: 0870 6005533 by online: www.tso.co.uk/bookshop; 100 100 Year to 31st March Year propertiesCommercial Agricultural land and forestryResidential propertiesFinancial assets 28 44 14 30 43 14 14 13 funds in bonds, rather than equities, which increased income. The majority of rents from of rents income. The majority than equities, which increased funds in bonds, rather terms. in real declined agricultural properties to be which is required is actively involved in running the Duchy, The Prince of Wales the long by its parliamentary legislation. However, basis operated on a commercial own commitment to pass down of Cornwallhistory of the Duchy and The Prince’s he became condition than when estate in a better and stronger to his successors an approach. stewardship a long-term requires the beneficiary also and agricultural best that environmental ensures With in mind, The Prince of Wales this at the heart are in partnership with tenants and local communities, practice, and working and sustaining has shown that preserving He management approach. of the Duchy’s are traditional craftsmanship and architecture, rural communities, as well as supporting income financial return. Both the Duchy’s not incompatible with achieving a satisfactory years. significantly in recent and the value of its capital assets have increased the Duchy of Cornwall income from between the An analysis of The Prince of Wales’s principal asset categories is as follows: In 2004-05, the income due to The Prince of Wales’s Office from the Duchy amounted the Duchy amounted from Office The Prince of Wales’s the income due to In 2004-05, Much of the increase million in 2003-04. with £11.913 million, compared to £13.274 the acquired properties commercial of higher-yielding the full-year impact from resulted also i The Duchy reviews. rent property commercial and from year before, THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 41 | £millions Government Departments 0.307

The Civil List, Parliament Annuity and the Grants-In-Aid are funds transferred to, and spent and controlled by, the Royal Household. In addition, Government Departments meet directly expenditure incurred in support of The Queen as Head of State. For The Prince of Wales, Government Departments meet expenditure in respect of the provision of staff on secondment from the Armed Services (£221,000 spent by the Ministry of Defence in 2004-05) and the cost of official overseas visits undertaken at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (£86,000 spent by the FCO in 2004-05).

EXPENDITURE

£millions Official duties and charitable activities 6.145

Just under 50% of The Prince of Wales’s income from the Duchy of Cornwall was spent on official duties and charitable activities in 2004-05. Of the £6.145 million, £3.814 million was the cost of the staff who supported His Royal Highness in carrying out his official duties. An analysis of official expenditure is given on page 49.

The Prince of Wales employs 135 full- and part-time staff in his Household, which equates to 122.9 full-time staff. Of these, 93.6 support him in undertaking official duties and charitable activities and 29.3 are personal staff for himself, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William and Prince Harry. Of the official staff, 5 are seconded without charge by the Armed Services as referred to above and one is seconded without charge by another organisation.

The table on page 44 lists The Prince of Wales’s official staff by Household department and also gives the total cost, including salaries and other expenditure, of each department.

£millions Grant-In-Aid: London office and official residence 1.242

The Property Services Grant-In-Aid is the annual funding provided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to The Queen’s Household to meet the cost of the maintenance of, and certain utilities and related services for, the Occupied Royal Palaces.

Clarence House is the London office and official residence for The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Prince Harry. It is used for official dinners, receptions and meetings, as well as for offices for Their Royal Highnesses’s official staff. The principal rooms, which are on the ground floor of Clarence House, are open to the public from August until October annually, although closed for a few days during this period while The Prince and The Duchess are in residence.

£millions Grant-In-Aid: Official travel by air and rail 1.059

The Royal Travel Grant-In-Aid is the annual funding provided by the Department for Transport to The Queen’s Household to meet the cost of official royal travel by air and rail. Official travel by car for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall is paid for from his income from the Duchy of Cornwall.

It is an important part of The Prince of Wales’s role as Heir to the Throne to bring together people in different parts of the UK, to act as a focal point for national life and to represent the country overseas. This involves a significant amount of travel that needs to be undertaken in a way which meets efficiency, security and presentational requirements. In 2004-05 His Royal Highness travelled more than 65,700 miles to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas. This figure includes almost 44,600 miles of overseas travel. The cost of these journeys amounted to £1.06 million in 2004-05.

42 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF £millions £millions £millions New Zealand and Fiji. These visits are undertaken at the request undertaken at the request New Zealand and Fiji. These visits are £86,000 in 2004-05. Tax and personal expenditureTax on the income of the Duchy of Cornwall, pays income tax voluntarily The Prince of Wales tax rates, and pays income tax on all applying normal income tax rules and at current for other income and capital gains tax like any private individual. In addition to paying duties and charitable activities and his income tax liability, official The Prince of Wales’s the Duchy of Cornwall for the income from is used to meet personal expenditure Cornwall, The Duchess of and Princes WilliamThe Prince of Wales, and Harry. includes the salary cost of 29.3 full-time equivalent personal staff, Personal expenditure and estate farm staff valets, gardeners, a chef, grooms, including personal secretaries, Personal for The Duchess of Cornwallworkers and staff and Princes William Harry. and House and Birkhall, of the cost of Highgrove share also includes the appropriate expenditure In addition, personal expenditure at Highgrove. and of maintaining the estate and garden includes the cost of His Royal Highness and Princes William playing polo. and Harry During 2004, it is to raise money for charity. now plays polo only The Prince of Wales million. estimated that £900,000 was raised, taking the total over the last 10 years to £7.5 5.226 Estate, are organic farm on the Highgrove of Home Farm, The Prince’s The results included under this heading. It is a working farm established by The Prince of Wales benefits of organic farming. and environmental to demonstrate the commercial of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to build on and strengthen the good relations strengthen to build on and and Commonwealth Office of the Foreign the world. The cost of these visits to which the UK enjoys with countries throughout the FCO was Overseas tours and military secondees are of the four Orderlies and three The Equerries (one full-time and one part-time) in undertaking official to assist The Prince of Wales the armed forces seconded from of the Equerries is explained on page 47. The cost to the Ministry of duties. The role Defence in 2004-05 was £221,000. cost of The Prince of Wales’s (FCO) meets the and Commonwealth Office The Foreign the Royal Travel met from (except for travel costs which are Visits abroad Official Jordan, tours to Italy, undertook official Grant-In-Aid). In 2004-05 His Royal Highness Australia, Turkey, 0.307 Grant-In-Aid – Communications supportGrant-In-Aid – Communications the annual funding provided and Information Grant-In-Aid is The Royal Communications and Sport for communication Media Household by the Department for Culture, to The Queen’s functions and engagements. royal in connection with official and information services an overall developing and running incurs expenditure Office The Prince of Wales’s updating and developing its Office, maintaining a Press communications programme, and public, and general and educational information to the press website, providing The majority engagements and visits. assist the media at official to Officers Press providing in costs incurred However, personally. met by The Prince of Wales of these costs are the country have traditionally been met assisting the media at engagements throughout Communications and Information Grant-In-Aid. the from 0.080 This figure includes the variable costs only for journeys the variable costs only includes 32 Squadron, undertaken using This figure and aircraft is because the fixed-wing This or the Royal Train. Helicopter The Queen’s from do not result used and whether they are of irrespective incurred are train costs specific journeys.undertaking for Royal see the Grant-In-Aid For a full explanation, www.royal.gov.uk. Rail Annual Report 2004-05 – available on by Air and Family Travel THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 43 | STAFF

As at and for the year to 31st March 2005 Full-time Official Costs equivalent staff £000s

Private Secretary and Assistants 3.0

Private Secretaries’ Office Deputy Private Secretary 1.0 Assistant Private Secretaries 3.0 Research and Administrative Assistants 7.1 Correspondence 4.0 18.1 1,434 Finance and Administration Treasurer and Assistant 2.0 Finance 8.0 Personnel 4.6 Archives 3.0 IT Systems Manager 1.0 Orderlies 3.5 Reception 1.0 23.1 1,505 Communications Communications Secretary and Assistant 2.0 Press Secretary 1.0 Assistant Press Secretaries 2.0 Press Officers and Website Editor 4.0 9.0 561 Master of the Household’s Department Master of the Household and Assistant 2.0 Equerries 1.5 Programme and Travel Co-ordinators 4.5 Butlers 2.0 Chefs 4.0 Chauffeurs 2.0 House Managers and Housekeepers 8.3 Valet 1.0 Orchard Room staff 2.0 Gardeners and Estate Workers 8.1 Garden Tours Administrator 1.0 36.4 2,645 Charities Office Director of Charities and Assistant 2.0 Deputy Director of Charities 1.0 Head of Development 1.0 Charities Adviser and Assistant 2.0 Analyst 1.0 7.0 –

Total official staff as at 31st March 2005 93.6

Total cost of official duties and charitable activities year to 31st March 2005 6,145

44 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF 42). There are also offices for official staff at Highgrove staff for official also offices are 42). There Offices House, is in Clarence work, most of his staff where principal office, of Wales’s The Prince Palace St James’s London, and in Palace in central to St James’s which is adjacent and as well as of utilities office, fabric of the London cost of maintaining the itself. The Property the from is met (but not other costs for the London office), fixed-line telephones Services (see page Grant-In-Aid at Highgrove costs incurred Some private residences. of Wales’s and Birkhall, The Prince and Charitable Activities’ Duties charged to the ‘Official therefore, and Birkhall are, are at these two residences costs incurred although most category, expenditure personal expenditure. allocated to The Prince’s sections. described in the following department are The duties of each Household The Private Secretary Household and member of The Prince of Wales’s is the senior The Private Secretary of running the Household and for for all aspects to The Prince of Wales is responsible charitable and other organisations. overseeing His Royal Highness’s Office The Private Secretaries’ running of the Private for the day-to-day is responsible The Deputy Private Secretary facilitate and support The Deputy and Assistant Private Secretaries Office. Secretaries’ help duties, engagements and charitable activities. They official The Prince of Wales’s of organise his domestic and overseas programme diary, compile The Prince of Wales’s and other functions, administer correspondence, visits, arrange briefing sessions, receptions and briefing to support his work. research and co-ordinate and for liaising with certain of for specific areas is responsible Each Private Secretary as well as those of other senior staff, organisations. These responsibilities, The Prince’s is kept informed about that His Royal Highness on page 51. They also ensure listed are for letters he writes to information him with background topical issues, and provide by people as he makes visits issues raised (to report Ministers and other leading figures country), and for his speeches and articles. the round and personal assistants supported by researchers, are The Private Secretaries Private and work closely with their colleagues in The Queen’s administrative staff, Office. Secretaries’ Cornwall, The Duchess of Prince William The Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry receive 47,000 for example, they received In 2004-05, a large number of letters each year. and The Duchess of Cornwall generated letters. The wedding of The Prince of Wales Between the announcement of their engagement in a lot of extra correspondence. 23,083 letters about the received early February and the end of May 2005, the Office supportive and 1,073 unsupportive. marriage, of which 22,010 were often prompted Letters to the Household cover a wide range of subjects and are sees a wide selection of the issues and debates. The Prince of Wales by current His Royal Highness and writes personally over 2,300 letters a year. correspondence to replied are by himself or his Private Secretaries that letters not answered ensures receives Section on his behalf. In addition, The Prince of Wales by the Correspondence a wide range of charities and other organisations for donations or from many requests dealt with by the Finance Section, while items for auction. Requests for donations are While it is not Section. handled by the Correspondence for items to auction are requests for items to auction, His Royal Highness to all the many requests possible to respond signed books and tours of the donates items such as lithographs of his watercolours, In 2004-05, items donated for auction raised in excess of at Highgrove. garden £115,000 for charity. THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 45 | Finance and Administration The Finance and Administration Department is responsible for financial and personnel management, information systems and general administration across the Household. The department is headed by the Treasurer, assisted by the Financial Controller and the Head of Personnel and Administration.

The Finance Section exercises financial control through a combination of annual budgets, monthly management accounts and a series of accounting systems and procedures. It is also responsible for achieving best value for money.

The Treasurer has financial and administrative responsibility for The Prince of Wales’s UK Charitable Foundation. She is also responsible for one of the UK Foundation’s trading subsidiaries, A. G. Carrick Limited, which receives the income from the sale of lithographs of The Prince’s paintings, from royalties from the publication of books and from the shop at Highgrove. The annual income of the UK and US Charitable Foundations is in excess of £3.0 million. Since The Prince began to generate funds for charity by selling lithographs of his watercolours, an estimated £4 million has been raised. In addition, the Treasurer monitors the financial affairs of His Royal Highness’s key charities and is responsible for publishing, contractual and legal matters.

The Personnel Section manages staff recruitment, remuneration, training and development, health and safety and employee relations. 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. More recent papers in the archive are kept at St James’s Palace and older records are stored in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. The Senior Archivist also manages requests for The Prince to become Patron or President of an organisation, and dealings with existing patronages and presidencies. The majority of the Household’s information technology systems are provided and supported by the Information Systems Management section at Buckingham Palace. The IT Systems Support Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of these systems.

The department also includes Orderlies (who maintain office equipment and are responsible for office supplies, stationery and office cars), and Receptionists.

Communications As Heir to the Throne, there is extensive public and media interest in the activities of The Prince of Wales, as well as The Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William and Prince Harry. The Press Office’s role is to provide information and facilitate a better understanding, for a wide audience, of The Prince of Wales’s work and activities. The Press Office also handles media enquiries for The Duchess of Cornwall, the two Princes and the Duchy of Cornwall, and liaises closely with colleagues in the Buckingham Palace Press Office in respect of general issues to do with the Monarchy as a whole.

The Communications Secretary is responsible for the Press Office, which consists of a Press Secretary, two Assistant Press Secretaries, three Press Officers, a Website Editor and a departmental PA.

The Press Office responds to more than 40,000 requests from local, national and international media each year. It also arranges media facilities for all The Prince’s public engagements in the UK and overseas, and issues about 700 press releases, announcements, media statements and operational notes each year.

Maintaining The Prince of Wales’s website – www.princeofwales.gov.uk – is also part of the Press Office’s role. In 2004-05, the website attracted over 12.6 million page impressions (more than double the previous year’s figure), and it remains a popular information resource for the media, researchers and the public from the UK and overseas. In addition to the latest news about His Royal Highness’s engagements, the site provides information on his work and charitable activities, as well as recent speeches, historical details, articles and a picture gallery. Information and news about The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Prince Harry are also provided on the site.

46 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF Master of The Household’s Department The Household’s Master of of engagements. programme of Wales’s The Prince co-ordinate Office in the Equerry’s Staff police and between staff, an interface basis, providing his diary on a daily They manage logistical also manage the They his long-term programme. and plan outside organisations, are There and abroad. visits at home official for The Prince’s and transport arrangements seconded military officer The Equerry is a serving tours a year. usually two major overseas two years. for a period of approximately to the Household the Armed Forces from and a wide range of public thousands of invitations from receives Each year The Prince Prince of Wales consideration by The Each is given careful private sector organisations. Office, the Press liaises with the Private Secretaries, The Equerry himself and his Office. range covers a broad that His Royal Highness organisations to ensure and The Prince’s country of people in as many parts of the cross-section and meets a wide of interests as possible. a point of contact for military and Equerry also provide The Equerry and Temporary close links with the Armed maintains extremely defence issues. The Prince of Wales just in Britain but also in the Commonwealth. As well as holding the rank not Forces, Armed Services, of Vice-Admiral, Lieutenant General and Air Marshal in the nation’s of the British Army and nine Commonwealth he is also Colonel-in-Chief of nine regiments Deputy Colonel-in-Chief Guards, In addition, he is Colonel of the Welsh regiments. Air Own Yeomanry, of The Queen’s of The Highlanders, Royal Honorary Colonel and Honorary Air Commodore of The Royal New Zealand Air Force Commodore-in-Chief of RAF Valley. at Buckingham Palace each year, conducts about eight Investitures The Prince of Wales is responsible Office of The Queen. The Equerry’s and also attends state functions on behalf for the arrangements for these engagements. Last year he role. is an important part of The Prince of Wales’s entertaining Official residences. House and other royal entertained just under 7,400 guests at Clarence to giving dignitaries guests and foreign official receiving These occasions range from with his charities. In 2004-05, His Royal dinners and concerts to thank those involved small seminars, lunches and dinners, ranging from Highness gave 68 receptions, of guests. lunches to events for many hundreds on duty seven required who manage and organise these occasions are Most of the staff worked. The rota days a week, including most evenings, with a week on/week off in a private capacity is allocated to personal who assist The Prince of Wales cost of staff meeting guests, of house’ for The Prince of Wales, Butlers act as ‘front expenditure. with the House They work closely and setting up rooms. organising refreshments with Managers, who oversee all the domestic and cleaning arrangements, as well as and dinners, the event managers oversee the planning the Chefs. For larger receptions The and administrative and catering arrangements. One Butler is on duty at all times. clothing and uniforms, and with his official to assist him with has Valets Prince of Wales his personal clothing. and in particular the Orchard at Highgrove, uses his private home The Prince of Wales Room engagements and entertaining. The Orchard for official Room within its grounds, official was designed and built by The Prince specifically for the purpose of entertaining seminars guests. It is heavily used: in 2004-05, for example, it was used for 21 receptions, and briefings for over 2,300 guests. THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 47 | Last year, more than 24,500 people went round the garden at Highgrove, finishing with refreshments in the Orchard Room. In the summer, up to nine tours of 25 people can take place each day, amounting to approximately 900 tours a year. The visitors between them donated voluntarily £63,500 to The Prince’s charitable organisations. In addition, those attending official receptions normally may look around the garden. These tours are designed to recognise service or special situations, but they also demonstrate, by example, the benefits of natural land management and organic gardening. Committed to conserving Britain’s natural heritage, The Prince uses the garden as a conservation area for endangered varieties of trees, plants and flowers.

Visitors to the garden include charitable and gardening groups, while gardening students and researchers also work in the garden throughout the year. No charge is made for the tour or refreshments, but visitors are able to buy items from the Highgrove Shop which donates all its profits to The Prince of Wales’s UK Charitable Foundation.

The Prince employs a team of Gardeners. Because the garden is mainly used for visits by members of the public, the majority of the costs are allocated to official expenditure (although official as well as personal costs are met from His Royal Highness’s private income). The balance, which is estimated to relate to The Prince’s personal enjoyment of the garden, is allocated to personal expenditure.

Charities A new Charities Office was created in 2003-04 with the appointment of a Director and Deputy Director of Charities. Since then, additional members of staff have joined on a full- and part-time basis, including a Head of Development, a Charities Adviser, and an Analyst. The costs of the Charities Office are met from The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

The Office’s primary responsibility is providing support and advice to The Prince of Wales’s charities, in particular the core 16 organisations, on matters such as corporate governance, donations policies and fundraising, planning, and communications. In this regard, at the end of the year the Charities Office published a new and more comprehensive set of Operating Guidelines for use by all of The Prince’s main charities.

The Office also facilitates liaison and synergy between the charities, helps with the appointment of chairmen and trustees, and oversees the development of new ideas and initiatives. Again, progress has been made in all these areas by the Office in the past year, particularly with the establishment of closer links and better communications between the charities. New projects, such as The Prince’s Initiative in India, are evidence of the Charities Office’s increasing contribution.

The Office has also been instrumental in the creation of a new shared identity for the 16 organisations – now known as ‘The Prince’s Charities’ – and the publication of material to explain their work and achievements.

ANNUAL VISITS

The Prince makes a number of visits to Scotland and Wales every year, and in addition stays for a working week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland and for a series of official engagements in Wales. The cost of these longer annual visits, which principally relates to receptions and dinners, amounted to approximately £44,000, and is included in ‘official entertaining’ expenditure.

48 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF 2005 2004 £000s £000s Total explained below. are and prior year expenditure The main variances between current costs Staff and includes salaries, staff to the 93.6 official The cost of £3.8 million relates numbers staff and other benefits. Official National Insurance and pension contributions in the Charities Office staff with 4 additional by 9.5 during the year, have increased costs reflects in staff The 19 per cent increase as it continues to develop its role. numbers and the (largely to compensate for inflation), the higher staff pay increases pension scheme. cost of funding the defined benefit staff substantially increased fees External consultancy and professional in defending an Employment The largest single element of the cost is legal fees incurred found for the Household on all points. case. The Tribunal Tribunal Entertaining Official lunches and dinners that take place at Clarence entertaining includes receptions, Official and a number of other locations. Holyroodhouse Room at Highgrove, House, the Orchard in 2004-05 due to the mix of events and ongoing cost decreased Costs in this area comparable with events was broadly although the number of official measures, control 6,145 Room. of the Orchard 2003-04. The costs include the maintenance, upkeep and rent Residences and offices 5,947 after the expenditure refurbishment office reduced reflects in expenditure The decrease House in 2003-04. completion of the move to Clarence equipment Stationery and office spending on low-cost office greater in 2004-05 reflects in expenditure The increase and staff. equipment such as cabinets, desks and chairs, for new offices IT systems A substantial investment was made to bring systems up to date in 2003-04. Year to 31st March Year costsStaff welfare and staff recruitment Training, and subsistenceTravel feesExternal and professional consultancy entertainingOfficial Donations and giftsUtilitiesResidences and offices information services and Press equipmentStationery and office IT systemsHousekeeping 133 262InsuranceGardensDepreciation 148 238 174 3,814 507 176 90 102 3,213 35 515 655 84 80 643 72 72 129 96 116 64 122 241 30 64 40 139 38 OFFICIAL COSTS ANALYSED BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY CATEGORY BY EXPENDITURE COSTS ANALYSED OFFICIAL by department. sections in the preceding analysed and explained has been Expenditure by category. expenditure and charitable activities duties table analyses official The following THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES 49 | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Prince of Wales is a keen advocate of businesses The Household also plays an active part in the communities being aware of their environmental and social responsibilities, in which it operates. In addition to opening to the public, and requires his own Household to strive to achieve best three local schools came to Clarence House last year and practice in this area. were shown the workings of the Household by the staff as part of the schools’ history and citizenship curriculum. On environmental matters, the Household uses Similarly, both local groups and groups from throughout suppliers who have a positive approach to reducing the country are invited to visit the garden at Highgrove their environmental impact. Energy consumption is from April to October every year. For example, in March monitored and targets set to reduce usage. 2005 the gardeners at Highgrove entertained a Girl Guide group from Swindon, while horticultural and agricultural The Household is keen to convert its motor cars to students are given work experience opportunities every more energy-efficient vehicles if and when such cars summer. The garden staff includes a trainee returning can be identified that meet its operational requirements; to work under a scheme operated by the Women’s Food for example, a dual-fuel car is being used for short and Garden Association. journeys in and around London, and staff are required to share cars wherever practicable. The Prince has put into practice his views about local sourcing by establishing a vegetable box scheme Electronic correspondence is increasingly the norm operated from the Duchy Home Farm, employing two across the Household, and old computers are donated staff. Vegetables grown on the farm are sold locally in and to charities, and printer cartridges are recycled. Simple around Tetbury, and in some cases delivered directly to steps like double-sided photocopying and double-sided customers. The scheme has proved so successful that printing are encouraged to reduce paper consumption. more land is being planted with vegetables this summer. All shredded paper is recycled and recycled paper is purchased. Wherever possible, glass and tin is recycled His Royal Highness also uses Home Farm as a and other household waste composted. In line with His conservation area for endangered species. Additionally, Royal Highness’s principles, the garden at Clarence the Soil Association, of which The Prince is Patron, House is now fully organic. uses it as a demonstration farm, and in 2004 took 130 visitors around the farm in seven separate tours. Patrick At Highgrove, The Prince has commissioned a further Holden, Director of the Soil Association, says the tours review of the activities on the estate to identify ways make a big difference: “Access to the farm and gardens in which the environmental impact of the activities can at Highgrove has been the greatest single influence in be reduced. The environmental review will, among other persuading policy makers, media communicators, land things, assess the cost-benefit equation of converting owners and representatives of the food industry of the all or part of the properties on the estate to wood chip growth potential of organic food and farming.” heating systems; heating properties and water in this way is carbon neutral and contributes to a reduction Since 1990, The Prince of Wales has required his of CO2 emissions into the environment. Solar panels Warrant Holders to meet specified environmental have already been installed on the new dairy building criteria. Appropriate targets are now being set for at the Duchy Home Farm to heat the water for the each Warrant Holder so that the reduction of their dairy and farm vehicles are using bio-fuel. environmental impact can be assessed at the periodic reviews of their Warrants.

50 | THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF Head of Correspondence Mark Leishman Virginia Carington Virginia James Kidner Joy Camm Katy Golding Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton Pattle Leader Richard Squadron Manon Williams Amanda MacManus Equerry Cornwall and The Duchess of Special Assistant to The Prince of Wales Assistant Private Secretary (part-time) Assistant Private Secretary (part-time) Assistant Private Secretary Assistant Private SecretaryAssistant Private Assistant Private Secretary Assistant Private Secretary Private Secretary to Prince William Prince Harry and (part-time), to the Princes Personel Secretary, assisted by Helen Asprey, Cornwall’s engagements, charitable work and diary engagements, Cornwall’s engagements, charitable work and diary Cornwall’s engagements, charitable work and diary Cornwall’s engagements and other matters, and organising official organisations for Integrated Health Claudia Holloway, International Business Leaders Forum School of Arts & Kids Foundation and The Prince’s Arts Traditional for the Built Environment – The Armed Forces travel and logistics diary, – Programme, – Investitures – The Emergency Services – Sport and adventurers – Explorers – The Royal Collection – Personal letters and private engagements – Organisation and co-ordination of The Duchess of – Organisation and co-ordination of The Duchess of – Organisation and co-ordination of The Duchess of – Organisation and co-ordination – charitable patronages Advising the Princes on their careers, – Scotland, including The Prince of Wales’s Scottish of Wales’s including The Prince – Scotland, Foundation Prince of Wales’s – Health, including The the Education Summer School – Education, including – Disability managed by Department, – Correspondence – NorthernIreland including overseas tours affairs, – Foreign – Commonwealth – International including The Prince of Wales’s development, – Arts, including Arts & Business, The Prince of Wales’s – Ethnic and faith communities – Wales Foundation including The Prince’s – Built environment, Regeneration Trust – Heritage, including The Prince’s Drawing School – The Prince’s including PRIME/PRIME-Cymru – The elderly, THE PRINCE OF WALES ANNUAL REVIEW 2005 THE PRINCE OF WALES Sir Tom Shebbeare Sir Tom Paddy Harverson Leslie Ferrar Kevin Knott Elizabeth Buchanan Sir Michael Peat Sir Michael Master of the Household Deputy Private Secretary Private Secretary Director of Charities, assisted by Marie-Christine Poulain, Deputy Director of Charities and Oliver Brind, Head of Development Communications Secretary, assisted by Patrick Harrison, Communications Secretary, Press Secretary Treasurer, assisted by Gary Atack, Financial Controller, assisted by Gary Atack, Financial Controller, Treasurer, Head of Personnel and Administration, and Mimi Watts, and Records Manager David Hutson, Assistant Treasurer Charitable Foundation The Duchess of Cornwall, William Princes and Harry and the Duchy of Cornwall charities, with the Director of Charities charities, with the Director investment matters Business & the Environment Programme, and Programme, Business & the Environment marine fishing Community and In Kind Direct Community and In Kind Direct Charities, including, in particular, fundraising Charities, including, in particular, and governance 51 | – Strategy for and overall co-ordination of The Prince’s Strategy for and overall co-ordination – of The Prince of Wales’s – Managing Director – All media matters for The Prince of Wales, – All media matters for The Prince of Wales, – Personnel – Information technology management and records – Archives contractual and legal matters – Publishing, commercial, – AG Carrick – Duchy Originals’ company secretary – Overall financial supervision of The Prince of Wales’s – Overall responsibility for all financial, accountancy and – Overall responsibility – Overall supervision of the programme and diary – Overall supervision of the programme and entertaining – Overall supervision of receptions – Personal staff – All residences – Security issues – Corporate Social Responsibility – Duchy Home Farm – US Charitable Foundation – The Police – Agriculture and rural affairs Agriculture – including The Prince of Wales’s – Natural environment, – The Prince’s Trust – The Prince’s including Business in the – Responsible business, – Overall responsibility for the Household and Office for the Household – Overall responsibility matters and ceremonial – Constitutional, state – of England and other Christian denominations Church The Charitable Foundation – Chairman of The Prince of Wales’s – The Duchy of Cornwall – Duchy Originals – The Private Estates PORTFOLIOS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF SENIOR PORTFOLIOS group of the senior management Portfolios ‘The Prince’s Charities’ is a group of not-for-profit organisations of which The Prince of Wales is President; 14 of the 16 charities were founded personally by The Prince.

The group is the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the United Kingdom, raising over £100 million annually. The organisations are active across a broad range of areas including opportunity and enterprise, education, health, the built environment, responsible business, the natural environment and the arts.

The charities reflect The Prince of Wales’s long-term and innovative perspective, and seek to address areas of previously unmet need.

OPPORTUNITY AND ENTERPRISE The Prince’s Trust www.princes-trust.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 800 842 842 The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust www.psybt.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 141 248 4999 Prime www.primeinitiative.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 8765 7833 Prime – Cymru www.prime-cymru.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1550 721 813

EDUCATION The Prince’s Drawing School www.princesdrawingschool.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8527 The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts www.princesschooltraditionalarts.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500

HEALTH The Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Integrated Health www.fihealth.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7619 6140

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment www.princes-foundation.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 The Prince’s Regeneration Trust www.princes-regeneration.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 6430

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 870 600 2482 The Prince of Wales’s Business & the Environment Programme www.cpi.cam.ac.uk/bep Tel: +44 (0) 1223 342 100 Scottish Business in the Community www.sbcscot.com Tel: +44 (0)131 442 20 20 The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum www.iblf.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7467 3600 In Kind Direct www.inkinddirect.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7860 5930

THE ARTS Arts & Business www.aandb.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7378 8143 The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation www.artsandkids.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 6443

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