The National Emergencies Trust appeal to raise money for charities helping vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak has raised nearly £11 million in its first week.
First allocations totalling around £2.5 million will begin going out to a network of 46 local community foundations across the country.
The money will be used to support those who are isolated, facing loss of income or recovering at home from the Covid-19 illness.
I've been scrolling through trying to see if the royals did anything for Easter - deliver a message on TV that sort of thing. Did they?
The Duke of Cambridge has become patron of NET, National Emergencies Trust.
He also video called a recipient of some of the trusts funding:
In its first eight weeks, NET’s Coronavirus Appeal received more than £60m in pledges from businesses, charitable trusts and the public – and distributed more than £30m of this to local charities and organisations supporting those in urgent need. Earlier this week, a significant pledge of £20m from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the wider insurance and long term savings industry took the pledge total to £80m.
"Our Patron The Duke of Cambridge has sent a lovely message of support to our Trustee Alex Fitzgibbons, who is beginning an epic journey from London to Stockholm in aid of Child Bereavement UK, covering 2,020 + km swimming, cycling, running and kayaking."
I'd say these patronages are in good hands with William given his clear interest in environmental issues after many decades with either the queen or the duke as their patron."Today The Duke of Cambridge has become Patron of two wildlife conservation charities, @FaunaFloraInt and @_BTO, handed to The Duke by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh."
https://www.royal.uk/new-wildlife-conservation-patronages-announced-duke-cambridge
The Duke of Cambridge participated in the Royal Charity Polo Cup at Guards Polo Club in Windsor today, July 9:
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Walking has been a feature of my life during the good times and the bad, come rain or shine. For me, it provides an opportunity to clear my mind and gain some perspective. It’s a key part of how I manage my mental health.
Prince William has revealed that he was engulfed by a dark cloud of anguish and depression after witnessing the aftermath of a devastating accident.
In a remarkable display of candour, the Duke vividly describes how his torment left him feeling as if 'the whole world was dying'.
His mental health crisis came after he helped to save the life of a gravely injured boy only a few years older than his son, Prince George, while working as a helicopter pilot for the air ambulance service.
In an extraordinarily frank podcast to be released tomorrow, the future King describes how he was deeply affected by what he experienced that day.
Overwhelmed by depressive feelings, he says it was as if 'something had changed' inside him.
Weeks later his despair intensified. As he describes it, it was 'like someone had put a key in a lock and opened it without me giving permission to do that'.
He adds: 'You just feel everyone's pain, everyone's suffering. And that's not me. I've never felt that before.'