The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's Annual Review 2014 by Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Annual Review 2014

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ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES 15 OCTOBER 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall presents the Man Booker Prize to winner Eleanor Catton.

22 July 2013

The Prince of Wales at the National Railway Museum in York, alighting from the Royal Train pulled by Bittern, the sister engine of the Doncaster-built Mallard, which marked 75 years as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest steam train earlier in the month.

Further information at www.princeofwales.gov.uk

THE ANNUAL REVIEW COVERS THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2014 AND AIMS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES’ WORK AND ROLES. It includes information about their official ceremonial and charitable work, their visits across the UK and throughout the world, and key Household statistics including financial and environmental data.

08 MAY 13 The State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London.

The financial data also includes those official costs of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry for which The Prince of Wales is responsible. While there is no established constitutional role for The Heir to the Throne, The Prince of Wales seeks, with the support of his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall, to do all he can to make a difference for the better in the UK and internationally. The way His Royal Highness does so can, in simple terms, be divided into two parts: undertaking official Royal duties in support of The Queen and on behalf of Her Governments and supporting his own and others’ charitable and civil causes that promote positive social and environmental outcomes. All of these activities are targeted across the UK and overseas.

29 SEPTEMBER 2013 The Duke of Rothesay with 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland at Barry Buddon Training Centre in Carnoustie, Scotland.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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

INCOME, EXPENDITURE AND STAFF

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Summary

A YEAR OF CELEBRATION 2013 was, in many ways, a year of celebration. In June, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. A few weeks later, the Royal Family were celebrating the birth of Prince George, who was subsequently christened at St James’s Palace in October. In November, The Prince of Wales celebrated his 65th birthday while on tour to Sri Lanka, where he was representing Her Majesty The Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo. Other celebrations included marking the 50th anniversary of the world’s longest running science fiction television programme, Doctor Who. During a special tour of the BBC studios in Cardiff, where the programme is made, Their Royal Highnesses met The Doctor (Matt Smith), together with his companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman). They also tried out the controls of the TARDIS, came face to face with some terrifying monsters and even had a go at creating that famous Dalek sound… “Exterminate!”. Other anniversaries marked this year by Their Royal Highnesses included the 80th anniversary of the animal welfare charity The Brooke, the 60th anniversary of The Samaritans, and the 20th anniversary of The National Literacy Trust, as well as the centenary of the birth of Welsh author Dylan Thomas, for which The Prince of Wales recorded a reading of the poem ‘Fern Hill’. It was also the 20th anniversary of Poundbury, the urban extension to Dorchester, Dorset, inspired by The Prince and the 21st birthday of Duchy Originals - the organic food brand established by The Prince of Wales and now licensed to the UK supermarket Waitrose. Since it began, Duchy Originals has raised around £14m for charitable causes.

As well as celebrating these anniversaries, The Prince and The Duchess, both together and individually, continued to mark achievement in the UK and overseas. This included The Prince of Wales attending award ceremonies for nurses, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and those involved both as beneficiaries and staff for The Prince’s Trust. The Prince also held a reception for the players and organisers of the Rugby League World Cup, including players from the Australian NRL whose colleagues he had met in Sydney, Australia last year. Meanwhile, The Duchess of Cornwall presented New Zealand author Eleanor Catton with the prestigious Man Booker Prize for her novel ‘The Luminaries’. Throughout the year, The Prince and The Duchess attended events alongside and in support of Her Majesty The Queen. In May, The Prince and The Duchess attended the State Opening of Parliament; in October they attended a reception at Buckingham Palace for High Commissioners and in March they joined Her Majesty at the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey. On Her Majesty’s behalf, in December, The Prince of Wales attended the family funeral of Nelson Mandela in his ancestral home in Qunu, South Africa and in April, both Their Royal Highnesses represented The Queen for the investiture of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander as King of the Netherlands. As you will see by reading this Review, 2013 was another busy year for Their Royal Highnesses with visits to communities throughout the United Kingdom as well as to the Middle East, India and Sri Lanka. Once again they focused on some key themes including encouraging youth opportunity and enterprise, supporting both urban and rural communities, promoting literacy and encouraging sustainability.

Together with his son, The Duke of Cambridge, The Prince of Wales placed particular emphasis this year on bringing together the relevant parties to combat the illegal wildlife trade (see page 10). Another key initiative was the launch of Step Up To Serve, which encourages young people to become involved in social action (see page 22). Supporting members of the Armed Forces and their families continued to be a priority for both Their Royal Highnesses (see page 21), as did visiting the victims of flooding and continuing to support those communities and individuals facing difficulties, disaster or tragedy, such as those affected by the helicopter crash into the Clutha pub in Glasgow last November (see page 12).

3,607

Guests attended receptions and dinners at Clarence House

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Currently 15 nationalities are represented in The Prince and The Duchess’s Households and Charitable Foundation

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Year to 31 March

2014 £000s

2013 £000s

19,510

19,051

2,168 21,678

1,150 20,201

Official expenditure

12,111

10,952

Surplus after official costs Tax (including VAT) Non-official expenditure Other expenditure including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry Net cash surplus

9,567 4,188 2,191

9,249 4,426 2,452

2,893 295

2,088 283

2014 Tonnes

2013 (restated) Tonnes

1,470 980 2,200

1,437 1,638 2,058

Income from Duchy of Cornwall Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments Total income and funding

29 OCTOBER 2013 The Prince of Wales meets Australian players at a reception for the Rugby League World Cup at Clarence House, London.

Sustainability account Year to 31 March

CO2 equivalent emissions Attributable to the Household Official overseas travel The Home Farm

15 JUNE 2013 The Queen and members of the Royal Family watch a flypast of military aircraft following Trooping the Colour.

Income and Funding

(Total £21.678m)

£19.510m Income from Duchy of Cornwall £2.168m Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments

Expenditure and Tax (Total £21.383m)

03 JULY 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who at Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff.

£12.111m Official expenditure £4.188m Taxation £2.191m Non-official expenditure £2.893m Other expenditure including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves and funding for the official activities of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry

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engagements and activities

In 2013-14, The Prince of Wales undertook a total of 549 official engagements, of which 78 were overseas, and The Duchess of Cornwall undertook 219 engagements, of which 45 were overseas. A full listing of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engagements and activities can be found at www.princeofwales.gov.uk

09 JULY 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall host a reception for the Elephant Family, a charity working to save the Asian Elephant from extinction in the wild.

1,250

Visitors toured Home Farm in Gloucestershire

45,850

Miles travelled to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas

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18 MARCH 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall holds a 10-month-old baby in the Operating Theatre Suite of the new Chelsea Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, which she and The Prince of Wales officially opened.

17 DECEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales (centre), the Archbishop of the Syrian Church in the United Kingdom, Archbishop Athanasius (left) and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan (second right) attend a service at a Syriac (Syrian) Orthodox Church in west London.

Engagements and activities

THE Prince of wales HAS UNDERTAKEN OVER 6,500 engagements IN THE PAST 11 YEARS

74,961

03 JULY 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall and The Prince of Wales with a Dalek during a visit to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff.

15 December 2013 The Prince of Wales speaks to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma before the funeral service of Nelson Mandela.

Keynote speeches by The Prince of Wales

Letters and cards received from the public

24 JUNE 2013 The Prince of Wales speaks with Lord Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth at Grosvenor House, central London.

21 JANUARY 2014 The Duke of Rothesay starts the Dumfries House Sport Relief Mile with The One Show presenters Matt Baker (centre) and Alex Jones (right).

26 FEBRUARY 2104 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are “hands on” during a visit to the new £35 million Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth.

25 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales meets with Jessie J before the Royal Variety Performance, at the London Palladium.

13 OCTOBER 2013 The Prince of Wales meets nurses at a reception before the Nursing Times Awards at Clarence House in London.

Placement opportunities given to work experience students and interns

31 OCTOBER 2013 The Prince of Wales presents Molly Robson (left) and Rosie Hargreaves (right) with framed copies of their winning designs of Royal Mail’s Christmas Stamp Design Competition.

Countries visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2013-14

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making a difference

the prince’s charities For more than 35 years The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. From the early days of The Prince’s Trust in the mid-1970s, his charitable interests have grown to the point where his charities represent, as a group, the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the UK. The charities are active in a broad range of areas, including the Built Environment and the Arts, Responsible Business and Enterprise, Young People and Global Sustainability and Rural Affairs.

14 June 2013 The Prince of Wales attends the graduation of his Foundation’s Building Craft Apprentices of 2013, at Dumfries House.

10 September 2013 The Prince of Wales opens The Prince’s Trust ‘Tomorrow’s Store’ with Rod Stewart, Penny Lancaster and young entrepreneur, Emma Reilly.

10 September 2013 Cecilia Crossley, Founder of arc social enterprise, From Babies With Love, presents The Prince with a baby grow for his grandson during Celebrating Enterprise.

10 September 2013 The Prince of Wales, President of PRIME, presents Lindsay Cameron with the Volunteer of the Year Award for her services to support over 50s back into work.

Celebrating Enterprise In September 2013 it was revealed that The Prince’s Charities had helped to create more than 125,000 entrepreneurs in the UK and overseas and given business support to 395,000 people. In recognition of this achievement, Youth Business International, The Prince’s Trust, Business in the Community and The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise created a week of engagements ‘celebrating enterprise’. His Royal Highness opened The Prince’s Trust’s new Tomorrow’s Store, which is entirely stocked with products from young entrepreneurs who have set up in business with support from The Trust. The Prince also met entrepreneurs aged 50+ who had benefitted from mentoring and training through the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise.

£131m

Raised by the 16 core Prince’s Charities

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Making a difference

The Prince of Wales has founded or is President of all 16 Prince’s Charities

further information

A full listing of The Prince’s Charities can be found on the inside back cover of this publication.

11 SEPTEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales hosts a reception at Clarence House to celebrate Duchy Originals’ 21st birthday.

The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community The Prince of Wales took part in a series of engagements in support of his Foundation’s work on sustainable housing and development. This included the launch of their report, ‘Housing London: A Mid-Rise Solution’ which looks at the problems of affordability and inclusivity facing London’s housing supply. The report offers recommendations to achieve

The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation was founded by The Prince of Wales in 1979. Profits generated by sales of ‘Duchy Originals from Waitrose’ and Highgrove products, and from tours of the Gardens at Highgrove, are donated to the Foundation. The Foundation acts as a grant-making body that supports a wide range of causes and acts as an incubator for initiatives such as the International Sustainability Unit and The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project. In 2013/14 the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation made available over £5.5m to these charitable activities.

12 June 2013 The Duke of Rothesay joins a cookery session on a Prince’s Trust course in Dundee.

The British Asian Trust During his time in India and Sri Lanka last November, The Prince of Wales visited a number of projects supported by his British Asian Trust. His Royal Highness saw first-hand how donor funds are being used to support high-impact charities within the areas of education, health and livelihoods across South Asia. In the UK, The Prince of Wales attended The British Asian Trust Royal Dinner at The Victoria and Albert Museum which helped The British Asian Trust to raise more than £500,000.

9 November 2013 The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit the Mumbai Mobile crèche during their official visit to India and Sri Lanka.

more mid-rise housing in the capital. The Prince of Wales said: “In order to continue to prosper, any healthy city requires a built environment that provides good quality housing, the integration of nature and green spaces at its heart, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, good public transport and an identity that fosters pride and a sense of belonging.”

5TH APRIL 2013 The Duke of Rothesay welcomes his son and daughter-in-law to Dumfries House.

Dumfries House Since the purchase of Dumfries House and Estate and the setting up of the Trust in 2007, the Dumfries House project has grown year-on-year to meet its mission statement for ‘Heritage-led Regeneration’. Thanks to the generosity of many donors, 2013 was a milestone year, which marked the completion of the restoration programme and several new educational facilities. The Duke of Rothesay (as The Prince is known in Scotland) welcomed The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Dumfries House for the first time. Together, they opened the Manoukian Outdoor Centre, which has already been used by more than 5,000 children from Youth United and other youth organizations. The new Pierburg Education Centre is also working at full capacity and has delivered a healthy eating programme to more than 3,000 primary school children. Meanwhile, the Belling Hospitality Centre and Kuanyshev Traditional Craft Skills Centre continue to train unemployed young people in partnership with The Prince’s Trust. Additionally, Dumfries House Trust now employs 75 members of staff.

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Making a difference

the duchess’s charities This year The Duchess of Cornwall continued to highlight achievements in the fields of health, literacy, animal welfare and food, as well as supporting the help given to those in need and who have been the victims of sexual assault. In another busy year, The Duchess undertook engagements with organizations of which she had recently become Patron, including the Medical Detection Dogs and the Poppy Factory, as well as a variety of charity-based events. Her Royal Highness undertook two joint visits with Her Majesty The Queen and her first solo official overseas visit to Paris.

FOOD Like her husband, The Duchess of Cornwall is keen to promote high quality, locally sourced food and to encourage young people to understand where food comes from. Their Royal Highnesses are both regular attendees at agricultural shows, which this year included a return to the Royal Welsh Show and first visits to the Whitstable Oyster Festival and the Edible Garden Show at Alexandra Palace in north London. In her capacity as the President of the UK Vineyards Association, Her Royal Highness visited Hambledon Vineyard in Hampshire where she opened a new winery to produce English sparkling wine and Plumpton College in East Sussex, where she opened the UK Wine Research Centre, the first dedicated Viticulture and Oenology Research Centre in the UK. In Westminster Abbey in October, The Duchess attended British Food Fortnight’s Harvest Festival Service, during which, over 500 schoolchildren from across the country presented boxes of harvest produce which they had grown themselves.

28 MAY 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

PARIS The Duchess of Cornwall is Patron of the homeless charity Emmaus UK, which supports more than 600 people, known as Emmaus companions, living in 24 communities throughout the United Kingdom. Emmaus was originally founded in Paris in 1949 and on her first official solo overseas visit, The Duchess took a group of UK-based companions to visit people helped by the charity in Paris. While in the

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25 JUNE 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall bakes some Porridge Muffins with some help from Broughshane Nursery School children in Co. Antrim.

French capital, The Duchess also held a reception for the resident British community, as well as meeting a cross section of the public while visiting some of city’s more popular destinations, including the Louvre art gallery, a traditional French market, the headquarters of fashion designer Christian Dior and the Bastille, where she met the families and soldiers of the historic Republican Guard.

20 MAY 2013 Head of Dior Couture, Catherine Rivière (left), looks on as The Duchess of Cornwall visits the workshop at the headquarters of Dior, in Paris, France.

Making a difference

The Duchess of Cornwall is Patron or President of 84 charities

06 FEBRUARY 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall performs a traditional ‘Hongi’ Maori greeting during a Waitangi day celebration at New Zealand House, London.

24 OCTOBER 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall helps Peter Wills (left) finish The Prince of Wales’s poppy wreath for Armistice Day during a visit to The Poppy Factory, Richmond.

20 MARCH 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall is greeted by pupils of the City Academy, in Hackney, east London, to see the ‘Words for Work’ programme, which aims to tackle youth unemployment by improving literacy skills.

LITERACY Encouraging both child and adult literacy continues to be an important part of Her Royal Highness’s work. As its Patron, The Duchess marked the National Literacy Trust’s 20th anniversary by attending a celebration of the Middlesbrough Reading Campaign, where along with hundreds of schoolchildren she attended a creative writing workshop, listened to poetry and even met the town’s football mascot, Roary the Lion. Later in the year she launched the Trust’s ‘Literacy Heroes’ campaign which sought to find ten individuals who had made a significant impact on a community’s reading and writing skills, or who had overcome literacy problems of their own.

At a reception at Clarence House in December, The Duchess met a number of newly unveiled “Literacy Heroes”, including Happy Days star Henry Winkler, schoolchildren, a librarian, teachers, and a Romany gypsy storyteller. During the year, The Duchess also visited HM Prison Coldingley to meet prisoners who are being helped with their reading skills. Her Royal Highness returned to the Hay Festival and saw for herself the fascination for reading in Sri Lanka, which has one of the highest literacy rates in the world.

23 SEPTEMBER 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall chats to Jemma Findlay, who lost her mother to cancer, during the official opening of a new Maggie’s cancer support centre in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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COMBATING THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge believe urgent action is needed to stop the illegal wildlife trade. As well as threatening the survival of many endangered species, the illegal wildlife trade has become a serious criminal industry, estimated to be worth more than £6billion each year. It threatens national security and regional stability, drives corruption and undermines efforts to cut poverty. In response to calls for help from several African leaders, The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge, convened a series of high-level engagements to spur government action and to raise public awareness of the issue.

GLOBAL VIDEO MESSAGE The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge recorded a video message urging people around the world to support organisations working to stop the illegal wildlife trade. In the video, Their Royal Highnesses talk about the unprecedented levels of poaching of endangered species such as elephants, which are killed at a rate of 100 per day. They also highlight the grave threat the illegal wildlife trade poses to the economic and political stability in many areas around the world. The video ends with The Prince and The Duke saying “Let’s unite for wildlife!” in Arabic, Vietnamese, Swahili, Spanish and Mandarin, in order to be understood by as many people as possible living in the countries most affected.

13 FEBRUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry attend the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade at Lancaster House.

12 February 2014 The Duke of Cambridge attends a session at the two-day United for Wildlife Symposium at the Zoological Society London.

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20 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge at London Zoo for the launch of Unite for Wildlife.

13 February 2014 The Prince of Wales addresses Heads of Government at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.

LONDON CONFERENCE ON THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE In February 2014, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, hosted by the UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary at Lancaster House. They were joined by global leaders, who pledged to take a series of bold new actions to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and protect the world’s most iconic species from the threat of extinction. In his keynote address to the London Conference, The Prince of Wales said: “There is not a moment to lose if we are to save the species whose loss will not only diminish us all but also expose their abandoned habitat to ever greater risk of destruction, with dire consequences for humanity.”

Making a difference

Carbon emissions from energy use fell by about 21 per cent this year

Our environment The Prince of Wales supports and initiates a wide range of environmental projects and brings together people to help address some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Highlights this year included the launch of the Prince’s Coronation Meadows Initiative to find, restore and create meadows in every county of Britain and a “Fishing into the Future” conference, initiated by The Prince and attended by fishermen, scientists, policy makers, retailers and others, to develop ways of making the fishing industry more sustainable. In January, His Royal Highness presented the first Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize; an award to inspire young people around the world to tackle environmental, social and health issues.

05 JUNE 2013 The gardens at Highgrove House at the launch for the Coronation Meadows Initiative by the Prince of Wales.

THE HOUSEHOLD The Prince of Wales’s Household supports His Royal Highnesses’ work by endeavouring to operate in an environmentally responsible way. Its main environmental impacts arise through its estates management and travel. The gardens are actively managed on an organic basis to support biodiversity; The Prince’s own meadow at Highgrove supports over 120 grass and wild flower species. The gardens also produce food, including over 70 varieties of vegetables, and, through the tours at Highgrove, help raise money for charity.

In the residences and offices, the Household continues to reduce its use of fossil fuels and this year three-quarters of energy used came from renewable sources, of which approximately a half was generated on-site. This contributed to a 21 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from energy use. Carbon emissions are taken into account when planning travel, alongside cost, security and other considerations and these vary each year with Their Royal Highnesses’s schedule of engagements. This year emissions from travel (excluding official overseas trips) increased by 19 per cent, resulting in a net increase of 2 per cent in Household emissions. The Household invests in sustainable forestry projects to help balance out the remaining emissions.

DUCHY HOME FARM The Home Farm is not only a successful and viable working mixed farm producing a range of foods but is also an exemplar for sustainable agriculture more widely and is visited by 1,250 people each year. The annual Food and Farming Summer School brings together people from all parts of the food system to address the challenges of sustainable food production.

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Making a difference

The Prince of Wales regularly contributes to disaster and emergency funding

HELICOPTER TRAGEDY In December, The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Glasgow in the aftermath of the helicopter crash into the Clutha pub, which claimed the lives of ten people. He met with bereaved families and representatives of the emergency services, as well as members of the local community.

HELP IN HARD TIMES As well as celebrating success, an important role of the Royal Family is to lend support to communities and individuals affected by tragedy and disaster. Flooding again caused misery and devastation for thousands of people across the United Kingdom. In February, The Prince went to see for himself the impact of the flooding in Somerset and in March, together with The Duchess, he met affected communities in Kent. 06 DCEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales visits Glasgow Royal Infirmary to talk to medical staff involved with the helicopter crash at the Clutha pub in the city.

04 FEBRUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales meets the residents of Muchelney, which was largely cut off due to flooding on the Somerset levels.

04 FEBRUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales (left) walks through flood water after travelling to the flood-hit community of Muchelney.

At a reception in the village hall of Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, The Prince heard at first-hand about the plight of rural communities who were struggling with severe flooding, as a result of the wettest January since records began. In response, The Prince’s Countryside Fund donated £50,000 from its emergency fund to help farmers and rural communities in Somerset, with The Duke of Westminster donating an additional £50,000.

Addington Fund and the Somerset Community Foundation.

Recipients included The Farming Help Partnership, The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), Farm Community Network (FCN), the

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The Prince of Wales has taken a particular interest in helping people who were affected by the London riots in 2011. Together with The Duchess, he has paid a number of visits to communities caught up in the violence, including Tottenham, Croydon and Hackney and has ensured that his charities have played a role in helping people piece back together their lives. In India, The Prince and Duchess met those who had helped to lead the emergency relief operation following the floods in Uttarakhand State, in northen India.

19 MARCH 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall in Yalding, Kent where she met local residents and business owners affected by recent floods.

05 JANUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales meets a family whose flat was destroyed in the London riots, during a visit to 639 Centre, Tottenham.

Making a difference

Clarence House has 382,000 Twitter followers

FEATURES Every year, the Communications team at Clarence House work with a wide range of media including magazines, broadcasters and newspapers on more in-depth features about the work and roles of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. We also have a very active digital engagement team which updates our official website www.princeofwales.gov.uk and our social media channels, many times each working day.

23 JULY 2013 Mygrove competition winners enjoy a day at Highgrove

24 APRIL 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall appears on BBC2’s Hairy Bikers programme about Meals on Wheels.

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In its 75th year, children’s comic Beano produced a special edition which included both The Prince and The Duchess to coincide with their visit to the publishers DC Thomson in Dundee.

13 NOVEMBER 2013 The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay at Birkhall, Scotland, as The Prince guest-edited a special edition of Country Life magazine to mark his 65th birthday.

In November, to mark his 65th birthday, The Prince of Wales participated in two major magazine features. He guest edited Country Life magazine, selecting the topics to be covered which reflected his interests such as organic farming and biomimetics, as well as writing the introductory foreword. TIME magazine published an in-depth cover story about The Prince’s work and role, written by respected journalist and author Catherine Mayer, who spent a lot of time accompanying His Royal Highness on visits and meeting people whom his charities have helped.

Our official digital channels, which include www.princeofwales.gov.uk, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram among others, provide authoritative and timely updates on the work and role of Their Royal Highnesses throughout each year. This year The Prince of Wales recorded the poem ‘Fern Hill’ by Dylan Thomas to celebrate the DT100 festival for our popular Soundcloud account. Another highlight, especially for 37 lucky children from St. Alphege School in Solihull, was the Mygrove school blog competition winners trip to The Prince’s organic garden at Highgrove. The competition encouraged children to write blogs about their school vegetable patches and gardens.

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COMMONWEALTH In November 2013 The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, officially represented Her Majesty The Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Prince addressed the opening ceremony and hosted a dinner for Commonwealth Heads of Government, as well as holding a small number of meetings.

15 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales gives the keynote speech at the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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15 NOVEMBER 13 A dance performance at the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

15 NOVEMBER 13 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prince of Wales and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma (front row, left to right), pose for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;family photoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Prince and the Commonwealth The Prince has been an active supporter of the Commonwealth for over 40 years. Together with The Duchess of Cornwall, His Royal Highness shows his support through official visits, military links, charitable activities and other special events, such as the opening of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Since 1969, The Prince has visited 33 Commonwealth countries, many of them on several occasions.

Making a difference

Since 1969 The Prince of Wales has visited 33 Commonwealth countries

The Prince of Wales: “For me, the Commonwealth is something rather special - and worth cherishing.”

“ Ladies and gentlemen, each one of us is here because of the hope and trust we place in the Commonwealth to bring that ‘touch of healing’ to our troubles and deliver the very best future for our people.” The Prince of Wales

15 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales with Commonwealth Secretary General Mr Kamalesh Sharma.

The Prince is passionate about helping the people of the Commonwealth. Through The Prince’s Charities, His Royal Highness is able to support organisations and initiatives in a number of areas including opportunity and enterprise, education, the built environment and responsible business. In a speech made at The University of the West Indies in Trinidad, in 2000 titled ‘The Commonwealth in The New Millennium’, The Prince of Wales

described the uniqueness and relevance of the Commonwealth: “I have long had an instinctive sense of the value of the Commonwealth. It encourages and celebrates cultural diversity and makes no attempt to homogenize.”

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FAMILY Every year, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend public engagements alongside other members of the Royal Family. In this very special year, The Royal Family celebrated the birth and christening of Prince George and the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. As in previous years, The Prince and The Duchess joined Her Majesty and other members of the family at The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour), a number of summer Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey. In Scotland, at Dumfries House, The Duke of Rothesay entertained The Earl and Countess of Strathearn (as they are known in Scotland, respectively). The Duchess of Cornwall, in her role as President, visited the headquarters of both Barnados and the Ebony Horse Club with Her Majesty The Queen. The Prince of Wales uses his Duchy of Cornwall income to meet all his immediate family’s official costs, which are not otherwise covered by the Sovereign Grant. These include those costs incurred by The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

17 JUNE 2013 The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge at the annual Garter Ceremony, Windsor Castle.

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23 OCTOBER 2014 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their son Prince George arrive at Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, ahead of the christening of the three month-old Prince George of Cambridge, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

10 DECEMBER 2013 The Queen and The Duchess of Cornwall are greeted by well-wishers following a tour of the new Barnardo’s Headquarters in Ilford, east London.

04JUNE 2013 The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales attending a service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation.

Making a difference

REGENERATION In April 2013, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined The Duke of Rothesay at Dumfries House in Ayrshire where The Prince has led a regeneration project since 2007. Hundreds of locals and 600 members of youth groups, including the Girl Guides and Scouts turned out for the official opening of the Tamar Manoukian Outdoor Centre.

11 JULY 2013 The Prince of Wales, Her Majesty The Queen and The Duchess of Cornwall in the royal box at the Coronation Festival Evening Gala, at Buckingham Palace.

04 JUNE 2013 Members of the Royal Family at Westminster Abbey following the service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of The Queen.

29 OCTOBER 2013 The Queen, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, during a visit to the Ebony Horse Club and Community Riding Centre in Brixton, London. The Club enables children and young people to learn to ride and care for horses.

05 APRIL 2013 The Duke of Rothesay welcomes The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Dumfries House.

05 JUNE 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester alongside pupils from the Chailey Heritage Foundation in North Chailey, East Sussex, during a visit to mark the centenary of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chapel and the opening of the Life Skills Centre.

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VISITS AROUND THE UK Once again this year, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited cities, towns and villages across Britain and Northern Ireland. Between them, Their Royal Highnesses undertook visits in 48 counties, including 106 cities, towns and villages. Events ranged from seeing community projects in action, joining local festivals and shows, visiting businesses and attending events celebrating particular anniversaries. There were also visits to areas affected by flooding.

12 SEPTEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall pose with members of the ‘Beauty Chorus’ Lady Fighter Controllers as they attend the opening of the new Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Museum in Stanmore.

25 JUNE 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall take a short ride on a new bus during a visit to Wrightbus in Ballymena, Co.Antrim.

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21 JUNE 2013 The Prince of Wales with singers from ‘The Saturday’s’ group and the Chairman of Marie Curie, at the Marie Curie Hospice in Solihull, Birmingham.

16 APRIL 2013 The Prince of Wales (The Duke of Rothesay) with children from Rothes Primary School during the opening of the bottling plant at Grant Distillery, Rothes, Morayshire.

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13,578 miles travelled in the UK in 2013-14

24 JULY 2013 The Prince of Wales meets the public at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Wales.

22 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales meets new apprentices as he visits the offices of PD Ports to mark the 50th anniversary of trade through the Tees Dock, Middlesbrough.

Counties across the United Kingdom visited by Their Royal Highnesses

31 JULY 2013 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at the 132nd Sandringham Flower Show at Sandringham House in Norfolk.

29 JANUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit ‘The Bell’ in Purleigh, Essex, where they also viewed produce grown by locals.

15 JULY 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall meets school children in Bude, during their annual summer visit to Cornwall.

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The Prince of Wales has made over 110 official overseas trips in the past 11 years

08 November 2013

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall with a birthday cake made for the Prince’s 65th birthday on the third day of their tour of India and Sri Lanka.

27 MAY 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of homeless charity Emmaus UK, on a visit to Emmaus in Paris, France.

19 JANUARY 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall receives Governor General designate of Australia, General Peter Cosgrove, and his wife Mrs Lynne Cosgrove (right) at Clarence House.

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

16 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales is greeted by large crowds as he arrives to visit the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy as his visit to Sri Lanka continues.

In 2013, Their Royal Highnesses went on their third and most extensive visit to India, promoting the strong UK-India partnership in key areas such as conservation, education, growing business links, women’s empowerment, and training. In a nine day visit which ranged from Dehradun in the north to Kochi in the south, The Prince and The Duchess also had the opportunity to celebrate religious diversity, creativity and the vibrant individual family ties between the two countries. The Prince of Wales returned to the Middle East with trips to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He also made brief visits to the United Arab Emirates where he met the Crown Prince

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28 MAY 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall speaks with riders taking part in the Help for Heroes Big Battlefield, Paris to London Bike Ride at Les Invalides, in Paris, France.

and to Bahrain where he called on the King. The visits demonstrated the importance the British Government places on its association with key partners in the region; connections underpinned by the longstanding relationships, which exist between His Royal Highness and the Royal Families in each country. Separately, The Duchess of Cornwall went to Paris for her first official solo overseas visit, primarily on behalf of her charity Emmaus UK, which has its roots in France, and of which she has been Patron since 2006. The charity supports former homeless people by giving them a home within one of the Emmaus Communities, as

20 JANUARY 2014 The Prince of Wales with Amiri adviser Fahad Al-Attiya during a visit to meet young Qataris at the Museum of Islamic Arts Park, Doha, Qatar.

well as work in one of its social enterprises, to help them get back on their feet and re-build their lives. In the United Kingdom, The Prince and The Duchess hosted receptions for Britishbased members of the Caribbean, Indian and Sri Lankan communities as well receiving a wide range of overseas dignitaries. These included the King of Jordan, the Presidents of Colombia and the United Arab Emirates, the Prime Ministers of Belize, Morocco and New Zealand, the new Governor General of Australia and the Canadian Foreign Minister.

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Their Royal Highnesses are connected to over 27 regiments from the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces

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

09 DECEMBER 2013 The Duchess of Cornwall presents medals to soldiers from the 4th Battalion The Rifles to mark their return from Afghanistan, Bulford, Wiltshire.

13 JUNE 2013 The Prince of Wales meets the crew of HMS Bangor, a Minehunter at the Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde.

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In 2013, Their Royal Highnesses undertook 24 separate military engagements throughout the United Kingdom. Once again, operational duties in Afghanistan formed a key backdrop, with both The Prince and The Duchess presenting campaign medals and attending medal parades. Among the regiments honoured were the Army Air Corps, the Royal Dragoon Guards and 4th Battalion, The Rifles (4 Rifles). As he has done twice a year throughout the campaign in Afghanistan, The Prince met injured servicemen and women at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, as well as at the Personnel Recovery Centre in Edinburgh. In July, The Duchess of Cornwall held a reception at Highgrove for families of soldiers in 4 Rifles, of which she is Royal Colonel, following up with a visit to their base at Bulford in December.

09 MAY 2013 The Prince of Wales Colonel-in-Chief Army Air Corps presents Major Simon Beattie, with a trophy as the Air Corps’ Best Aircraft Commander of the Year of 662 Squadron Army Air Corps at Wattisham flying station in Suffolk, during a medal ceremony.

The Prince of Wales highlighted the important role of reserves during a visit to the Army Reservist Regiment 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in September, as well as attending two awards ceremonies recognising outstanding contributions from both serving personnel and their civilian colleagues and families. In February, Their Royal Highnesses spent a day in Portsmouth, first visiting the historic Mary Rose Museum together, before The Prince, who holds the title of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, went on to meet crew members during a tour of HMS DRAGON and The Duchess, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, visited HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, where she viewed a demonstration by the Ship’s medical team and met crew members.

26 FEBRUARY 2014 The Duchess of Cornwall, Commodore-inChief, Royal Naval Medical Services, views a demonstration by the Ship’s medical team during a visit to HMS Illustrious, Portsmouth.

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step up to serve In November 2013 The Prince of Wales launched Step Up To Serve, a national volunteer programme that aims to double the number of young people involved in social action by 2020. It is the culmination of nearly four decades of work by The Prince to secure cross-party support for a programme that brings together cadet and volunteer units. By increasing social action among 10 to 20 year-olds, Step Up To Serve seeks to improve the lives of young people and the communities in which they live. The Prince of Wales has long believed that challenging social action is a vital way to engage young people, to unlock their talent and potential, and to help counter anti-social behaviour.

“ I have always been convinced that practical action in the service of others is of benefit both to the individual and the community.” The Prince of Wales

28 February 2014 The Prince of Wales meets young firefighters and fire service cadets at Llanelly House, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

21 NOVEMBER 2013 The Prince of Wales, David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and 50 young volunteers at Buckingham Palace for the launch of Step Up To Serve.

#iwill Step Up To Serve is supported by the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition as well as businesses, community groups and members of the education, faith, youth and voluntary sectors. More than 60 organizations have already demonstrated their support for the campaign by pledging #iwill via the campaign website and social media channels. The voluntary sector’s combined thirty pledges will provide nearly one million opportunities for young people.

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07 MARCH 2014 Prince Harry gives a speech at the inaugural WE Day UK at Wembley Arena in London.

The campaign’s eleven business partners, BITC, CBI, Centrica, CIPD, Chime Communications, Linklaters, Lloyds, National Grid, O2, PwC and Wates have committed to placing social action at the heart of recruitment, training and employee engagement. Ofsted will ensure that their guidance emphasizes the importance of young people having the opportunity to serve others in their community. The Cabinet Office will measure participation in social action for 10-20 year olds and invest millions of pounds in young people through the Youth Social Action Fund.

Visit to King’s College Hospital The Prince of Wales visited King’s College NHS Hospital to meet young volunteers and discuss how their volunteering programme could be extended across the NHS. Since 2011, more than 500 young people have committed three hours per week, for one year, enabling the hospital to provide meaningful roles that have a real benefit to patients and to the volunteers. The visit was an opportunity for Step Up To Serve’s healthcare partners to discuss expanding opportunities in the health and social care sector with stakeholders across the voluntary sector.

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14,403 Letters and cards from the public were received by The Prince of Wales alone

“ Thank you for all you are doing for our country, particularly at this time in relation to the flooding crisis. I was really thrilled by your actions and by the gift from The Prince’s Countryside Fund and have sent them a small donation to help. This has motivated others to come alongside and do something too! ...Our Nation is greatly blessed by your leadership and by all your family’s valiant service and we deeply appreciate your commitment to us all…”

“ I was struck by the warm and friendly working environment and how passionate everyone is about what they do.” Charities Office Intern, August 2013

LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES

letters Every year, The Prince of Wales and his immediate family receive a large amount of correspondence from around the world. Last year 74,961 letters and cards were received by the family, as well as many thousands of messages via our online and social media channels. Over 3,000 letters were replied to personally by Their Royal Highnesses and just over 50,300 letters and cards were responded to by Clarence House staff.

“ I want to say you are doing a wonderful job and you are an asset to the Royal Family…” LETTER TO THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

1,959

Letters The Prince personally responded to

24 June 2013 Reception to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport, at St. James’s Palace .

“ I wanted to thank His Royal Highness for taking a stand alongside The Duke of Cambridge on behalf of the Elephants, Rhinos and Tigers of Africa and Asia which are so under threat… it was heartening to see His Royal Highness raise the profile of the global campaign against the poachers…”

“ thank you so much for the reunion of the Kindertransport 75th anniversary. It was very much appreciated.” “ It was lovely to see how special you made each person feel, how genuine was your concern and interest. Whilst nothing can be done in any way to compensate for the appalling losses so many of the Kinder endured, Monday’s event will have been a very important, validating and memorable experience for us all.” TWO LETTERS FROM ATTENDEES AT A RECEPTION FOR KINDERTRANSPORT REFUGEES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES AT ST. JAMES’S PALACE

LETTER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE

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income expenditure and staff

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

Income and Expenditure Account Year to 31 March

2014 £000s

2013 £000s

Income and funding Duchy of Cornwall Sovereign Grant Government Departments

19,510 1,598 570

19,051 856 294

Total income and funding

21,678

20,201

9,943

9,802

London office and official residence Official travel by air and rail

275 1,323 1,598

212 644 856

Overseas tours and military secondees Official expenditure

570 12,111

294 10,952

Surplus after official costs

9,567

9,249

Tax (including VAT) Non-official expenditure

4,188 2,191

4,426 2,452

Operating surplus

3,188

2,371

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

2,893

2,088

295

283

Expenditure Official duties and charitable activities

Net cash surplus/deficit

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

Income and Funding £millions

Income and Funding

Duchy of Cornwall

(Total £21.678m)

£19.510m Income from Duchy of Cornwall £2.168m Funding from the Sovereign Grant and Government Departments

19.510

The Prince of Wales’s private income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, a 677 year old estate comprising agricultural, commercial and residential property mostly in the South West of England. The Duchy also has a financial investment portfolio. His Royal Highness chooses to use the majority of his income from the Duchy to meet the cost of his, The Duchess of Cornwall’s, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s and Prince Harry’s public and charitable work. The two per cent rise in income was due primarily to higher rental income and an increased return from financial investments. The Duchy of Cornwall’s annual accounts can be obtained online at www.duchyofcornwall.org. £millions

Sovereign Grant funding

1.598

The Sovereign Grant funding covers two specific areas of official costs incurred in support of The Queen as Head of State: Property Services and Travel. The increase of £742,000 relates to travel costs for overseas engagements. All other expenditure for The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is met by The Duchy of Cornwall funding explained above. More details about the Sovereign Grant are available at www.royal.gov.uk or may be obtained from the Deputy Treasurer to The Queen, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA. £millions

Government Departments

0.570

For The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Government Departments meet expenditure in respect of the provision of staff on secondment from the Armed Services and some costs of official overseas visits undertaken at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (£314,964 spent by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2013-14).

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Expenditure £millions

Expenditure and Tax

Official duties and charitable activities

(Total £21.383m)

9.943

Over 65 per cent of The Prince of Wales’s after-tax income from the Duchy of Cornwall was spent on official and charitable duties. Of the £9.943 million, staff costs accounted for £6.3 million, or 63 per cent. The Prince of Wales employs directly 148.3 full-time equivalent staff. Of these, 127.6 support Their Royal Highnesses in undertaking official duties and charitable activities, and 20.7 are personal, garden and farm staff. The table on page 28 lists the official staff by Household department and also gives the total cost, including salaries and other expenditure, of each department. £millions

Sovereign Grant funding: London office and official residence

0.275

Clarence House is the London office and official residence for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. It is used for official dinners, receptions and meetings, as well as offices for Their Royal Highnesses’ official staff. The principal rooms, which are on the ground floor of Clarence House, are open to the public from August until the end of September, annually. More than 3,600 people were entertained officially at Clarence House during the year. The Household also has offices in other parts of St James’s Palace. The Household of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is now located at Kensington Palace. The Sovereign Grant meets the cost of the maintenance of Clarence House and of other offices at St James’s Palace. £millions

Sovereign Grant funding: Official travel by air and rail

65%

Over 65 per cent of The Prince of Wales’s after-tax income was spent on official and charitable duties.

1.323

An important part of The Prince of Wales’s role as Heir to The Throne is, with The Duchess of Cornwall, to bring people together around 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 that meets efficiency, security and presentational requirements. In 2013-14, Their Royal Highnesses travelled 45,850 miles to and from official engagements in the UK and overseas, a figure that includes 32,272 miles of overseas travel, both on behalf of the Government. The majority of the costs of these journeys, amounting to £1.323 million in 2013-14, were met by The Royal Travel by Air and Rail Grant. This figure includes the variable costs only for journeys undertaken using 32 Squadron, The Queen’s Helicopter and the Royal Train. This is because the fixed costs are incurred irrespective of whether the aircraft and train are used and do not result from undertaking specific journeys. For a full explanation, see the Sovereign Grant Annual Report 2013-14 – available at www.royal.gov.uk.

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Expenditure continued £millions

Overseas tours and military secondees

0.570

Two members of the Equerry’s Office and one of the four Orderlies are officially seconded from the Armed Forces to assist The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in undertaking official duties. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office meets the cost of official visits abroad by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (except for travel costs, which are met by the Sovereign Grant funding for official travel by air and rail). In 2013-14, Their Royal Highnesses attended, on behalf of The Queen, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, as well as an official tour to Sri Lanka and India. The Prince of Wales attended the funeral of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Their Royal Highnesses attended the Netherlands Accession ceremony. His Royal Highness also visited Saudia Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The cost of these visits to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office amounted to £314,964 in 2013-14. £millions

Tax

45%

The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of the Duchy of Cornwall, applying normal income tax rules and at the 45 per cent rate.

4.188

The Prince of Wales pays income tax voluntarily on the surplus of the Duchy of Cornwall, applying normal income tax rules and at the 45 per cent rate, and pays income tax on all other income and capital gains tax, like any private individual. The £4.188 million includes VAT. If employer’s National Insurance contributions and Council Tax are included, the total increases to £4.8 million. £millions

Non-official expenditure

2.191

In addition to paying for the official duties of The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, some charitable activities and The Prince’s tax liabilities, the income from the Duchy of Cornwall is used to meet non-official expenditure of The Prince of Wales and his family. Non-official expenditure includes the salary cost of 8.4 full-time equivalent personal staff, including personal secretaries, chefs, valets, and staff for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. In addition, there are 12.3 full-time equivalent estate, farm, garden and stable staff. Personal expenditure also includes the appropriate share of the cost of Highgrove House in Gloucestershire and Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, and of maintaining the estate and garden at Highgrove. The garden is a valuable charitable asset, and was visited last year by approximately 38,000 people, raising over £700,000 for charitable causes. The costs of The Home Farm, The Prince’s organic farm on the Highgrove Estate, are included under this heading. The Home Farm is a working farm established by The Prince of Wales to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of organic and sustainable farming. It was visited by approximately 1,250 people last year.

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staff As at and for the year to 31 March

Principal Private Secretary and Assistants Private Secretaries’ Office Private Secretary Deputy and Assistant Private Secretaries Research and Administrative Staff Correspondence Float Secretaries Treasurer’s Department Treasurer and Assistants Finance Human Resources Archives and Inventory Royal Communications Director of Royal Communications and Assistants Communications Secretary Press Secretary and Special Adviser Deputy and Assistant Communications Secretaries Communications Officers and Digital Engagement Master of the Household’s Department Master of the Household and Assistants Equerry Programme and Travel Co-ordinators Butlers Chefs and Kitchen Porters Orderlies Reception Chauffeurs House Managers and Housekeepers Valets and Dressers Gardeners and Estate Workers

Charities Office Total Official Staff as at 31 March 2014 Charitable Activities based at Clarence House International Sustainability Unit Accounting for Sustainability

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Full-time equivalent staff 2014

Official Costs £000s 2014

3.0 1.0 6.9 15.0 3.4 2.4 31.7

2,312

3.0 6.6 6.0 4.8 20.4

2,204

2.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 11.6

1,018

5.6 1.0 4.6 1.3 5.3 3.7 1.0 3.0 10.8 2.5 21.3 60.1

4,409

3.8

–

127.6

9,943

14.4 5.2 19.6

–

Income, expenditure and staff

The prince’s charities For nearly four decades, The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. His Royal Highness’s 16 ‘Prince’s Charities’ work to transform lives and build sustainable communities. The Prince carries out dozens of engagements every year in support of these charities, which together raise more than £130 million annually to fund their activities. One of The Prince’s Charities is The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation (PWCF), which was founded by HRH in 1979. Profits generated by sales of ‘Duchy Originals from Waitrose’ and Highgrove products, and from tours of the Gardens at Highgrove, are donated to the Foundation. The Foundation acts as a grant-making body that supports a wide range of causes and as an incubator for initiatives and projects. The Prince has also established charitable foundations in Australia, Canada, China and the United States of America. To find out more, visit: www.princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk.

The Built Environment The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community www.princes-foundation.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 The Prince’s Regeneration Trust www.princes-regeneration.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 3262 0560 The Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust www.dumfries-house.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1290 425959

Responsible Business and Enterprise Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 8650 Scottish Business in the Community www.sbcscot.com Tel: +44 (0) 131 451 1100 In Kind Direct www.inkinddirect.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 5510 The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) www.prime.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3137 8525 PRIME–Cymru www.prime-cymru.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 800 587 4085

Young People and Education The Prince’s Trust www.princes-trust.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7543 1234 The Prince’s Drawing School www.princesdrawingschool.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8568 The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts www.psta.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 The Prince’s Teaching Institute www.princes-ti.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3174 3106 The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts www.childrenandarts.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3326 2230

global Sustainability University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership www.cisl.cam.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1223 768 850 The British Asian Trust www.britishasiantrust.org Tel: +44 (0) 20 7024 5646

Social Enterprises Duchy Originals www.duchyoriginals.com A. G. Carrick (trading as Highgrove Enterprises) www.highgroveshop.com Tel: +44 (0) 845 521 4342

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

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