Out and About Royal visit
The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution has 17 care homes in England and Wales
Royal tour of care home
The Grand Master His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG visited a Berkshire care home named after the late Prince Philip to mark its official opening ceremony Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court, the newly opened RMBI Care Co. home in Wokingham, welcomed a long-awaited guest when The Grand Master His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG visited. The home provides residential care, nursing and residential dementia support, and the visit marked its official opening. His Royal Highness enjoyed a tour of the facilities with Home Manager Abigail Cranston, RMBI Care Co. Managing Director Mark Lloyd and the Chairman of RMBI Care Co. John Boyington CBE. Residents and staff at the Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court had the opportunity to meet The Duke of Kent, who was pleased to greet them all. Afterwards, The Duke of Kent unveiled an engraved stone plaque to commemorate the official opening of the care home. He met with the teams involved in its construction, including RMBI Care Co. directors and the architects. He also met
representatives of the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF, the Freemasons' charity), led by President James Long and Chairman Sir Paul Williams. The care home is run by RMBI Care Co., part of the MCF, and has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission. For more information, visit rmbi.org.uk FMT Spring 2023
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RMBI Care Co. was honoured to have The Grand Master His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, KG officially open the home
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