Belgian Royals
King Albert
King Albert is Patron of many Organizations and is perhaps most famous for serving as a Chairman of the
Belgian Red Cross for almost 40 years. He is also Honorary President of the Belgian Office of Foreign Trade. Other charities of the King reflect his interests, for example he is Patron of
Belgian Meteorological Society
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Queen Paola
Queen Paola has worked tirelessly to improve lives of young people. Her most significant charity,
Queen Paola Foundation for Children (created the Queen) is aimed to provide support to Belgian organizations that help young people facing problems with re-integration into society. Queen Paola is also Chairwoman of the Belgian branch of AMADE, a worldwide foundation established by the late Princess Grace of Monaco in 1964 to befriend all children regardless of race or creed.
Duke of Brabant
Crown Prince Philippe undertakes a great variety of duties, including the role as
Honorary President of the Belgian Office of Foreign Trade. He is President of the organization since 1993 and makes frequent trips abroad. In recent years these have included visits to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Santiago de Chile, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, China, India and other countires.
Duchess of Brabant
Princess Mathilde's special field of interest are charities related to special needs.
The Princess Mathilde Fund was set up in 2000 and is aimed at identifying and supporting projects that are likely to improve the situation of vulnerable people. The Princess took part in the United Nations Conference on Children's Rights. She has traveled on humanitarian missions to Niger and Mali. Princess Mathilde was also a
United Nations Envoy for the International Year on Micro-Credit and is a UNICEF and ONUSIDA
Special Representative for the international campaign on orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/Aids.
British Royals
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth has been doing charity work all trough her life, starting from the times the was a princess. Currently Her Majesty is a Patron of more then 620 charities and organizations, among them
Campaign to Protect Rural England and numerous others.
Queen Elizabeth often meets with the leaders from other religions. She is Patron of
The Council of Christians and Jews in the UK.
The Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a Patron of many organizations, including
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, that can be obtained by anyone aged from 14 to 25. Another important Patronage of the Duke is
the World Wide Fund for Nature. The Duke of Edinburgh has devoted himself to raising public awareness of the relationship of humanity with the environment and has spoken widely on this subject.
The Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales is Patron or President of more then 380 Charities or Organizations. He is well-known for his extensive charity work, particularly
The Prince’s Trust, which provides help, training, financial, and practical support to the young people of the UK. Other Charities include
The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health, which focuses on alternative medicine and
Prince’s Foundation for the Built Enviroment, which struggles to keep the traditional British buildings. The Prince is also engaged in many charties that promote cultural and relgious tolerance and undertanding.
The Duchess of Cornwall
The Duchess of Cornwall has become widely engaged in charity work, particularly the
National Osteoporosis Society, which struggles to promote understanding and raise awarness of osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease. Her Royal Highness was Patron of the society from 1997 and President since 2001. The Duchess is also Patron of
Emmaus, which works to provide homeless people with a home and work. She is also Patron of the
Unicorn Theatre for Children and
Youth Action Wiltshire.
Prince Harry
In April 2006, Prince Harry launched a charity with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho,
Sentebale: The Princes’ Fund for Lesotho.
Sentebale aims to help vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho. Prince Harry is also Patron of Dolen Cymru (which promotes friendship and understanding between the people of Wales and Lesotho), MapAction (which helps aid agencies in providing crucial situational mapping in the event of diasters) and WellChild (the only UK charity caring for the individual needs of all sick children in the UK).
Princess Anne
The Princess Royal is the most hard-working member of the British Royal Family. She is involved with more then 200 charities and organization. Princess Anne works extensively for the
Save the Children charity, of which she is President since 1970. Another important Charity of the Princess
, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, was created on her initiative in 1991. Also her extensive work for
St. John Ambulance as Commandant-in-Chief of St. John Ambulance Cadets has helped many young people as she annually attends the Grand Prior Award reception.
Danish Royals
Queen Margrethe
Her Majesty serves as Patron for numerous organizations and charities. She takes close to heart issues connected with children and homeless people. Queen Margrethe has also close interest in charities, connected with Art. Several of Her Majesty’s illustrated books and calendars have been sold for charitable purposes. Likewise, her Majesty accepted to undertake the Patronage of the Sir John Evans Centenary Project at the Ashmolean Museum.
Prince Henrik
As Prince Consort of Denmark, Prince Henrik undertakes huge ammount of duties and is Patron and President of many Charities and organization. Probably refecting his past of diplomat best is his role as Patron of the Danish – Chinese Buisness Forum, a non-profit organization, aimed at strengthening commercial ties between Denmark and China.
Crown Prince Frederik
Crown Prince Frederik is Patron of more then 25 Organizations and Charities, including The Foreign Policy Society, which promotes knowledge about and interest in foreign affairs, The Danish Dyslexia Organization, which is aimed to ensure there was adequate information about dyslexia, promote training and education of the dyslexic, and Danish Deaf Association, which is working for the benefit of approximately 4,000 Danish deaf people.
Crown Princess Mary
The Princess’s patronages range across areas of culture, the fashion industry, humanitarian aid, support for research and science, social and health patronages and sport. Among them are The Danish Refugee Counil, which works to give refugees a future and helps them to become self-sufficient, The Danish Youth Association of Science, which aims to promote the interest for and knowledge about science and engineering among young people and Children’s Aid Foundation, which has been working for the improvement of children's conditions of life since 1904.
Dutch Royals
Queen Beatrix
The Queen, who always devoted much attention to the contact with public, is patron of many organizations and holds several honorary appointments. Prominent among Her Majesty’s patronages stands The Netherlands Cancer Institute. The Dutch Royal family has a long-standing relation with the Institute, Queen Mother Emma and Queen Juliana had close conections with the Institute and Queen Beatrix regularly attends events connected with it.
The Prince of Orange
Prince Willem-Alexander carries out various duties on behalf of the Crown. He is Patron or President of many Charities and Organizations. Both the Prince and his wife are Patrons of the Orange Fund, which was set up to promote social welfare and social cohesion in the Netherlands. Taking keen interest in Water Management, The Crown Prince is an honorary member of the World Commission on Waater for the 21st Century and Patron of the Global Water Partnership. He was also appointed as the Chairperson of the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.
The Princess of Orange
The Crown Princess is Patron or President of many orgnizations. She accepted the invitation of the United Nation to be involved in the Advisors Group to the International year of Microcredit 2005, aimed to achieve universal access to financial services. The Princess undertook a number of trips to promote Microcredit. Together with her husband, Princess Maxima is Patron of the Orange Fund, which promotes social welfare and cohesion in the Netherlands. The Princess also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Prince Claus Chair, which was endowed to promote training and research in the field of development cooperation.