Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
On Monday 22nd September 2014 at 11 am, HRH the Duke of Kent unveiled the newly refurbished Tonbridge Memorial Gardens in the presence of some 350 invited guests and the public.This was the culmination of a five year project by the Tonbridge Memorial Trust and...
Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
On Monday 22nd September 2014, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent was the Principal Guest at a Drumhead Service which formed part of The Historic Dockyard Chatham’s First World War Centenary commemorations. This nationally significant commemoration marked the loss...
Aug 5, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales visited Folkestone on Monday 4th August 2014 to open the Step Short Association’s Memorial Arch on the Leas, Folkestone. The arch is the only new memorial to be built in commemoration of World War 1. The arch replaces an...
Jul 18, 2014 | General News, Kent County Events, Royal Visits
HRH the Duke of Kent visited the Kent Show on Friday 11th July, in his 39th year as Patron of the Kent Agricultural Society and opened the new Maidstone Pavilion. During the tour of the building he visited the stand where David McDine DL was promoting his new book...
Jun 27, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
HRH The Princess Royal accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence visited the Dungeness Lifeboat Station to name the new Shannon Class Lifeboat The Morrell on Saturday 31st May, 2014. The Lifeboat, Tractor and Trailer were purchased as the result of a legacy of £6...
Jun 24, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
Ramsgate Tunnels HRH the Duke of Kent visited Ramsgate on 27th May. Ramsgate Tunnels were completed in June 1939 as air-raid shelters and opened by The Duke’s father. The far-sightedness of the Mayor and Borough Surveyor saved many lives during WWII and provided...
Apr 2, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester spent the day in Kent on 2nd April. The visit started at – Kent Institute of Medicine & Surgery (KIMS) Six years in the planning, KIMS is a state-of-the-art, £85 million hospital development covering seven acres of...
Mar 19, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid a short visit to Yalding on 19th March 2014, to thank the many people who had helped during the Christmas Floods. TRH were greeted by a large crowd including children from the local Primary School, which led to an...
Feb 5, 2014 | General News, Royal Visits
His Royal Highness the Duke of York has encouraged businesses to take on an apprentice during a visit to Kent. Prince Andrew, a strong supporter of vocational training, spent several hours in the County on February 5 for two special occasions. He first attended a...
Jul 29, 2013 | General News, Royal Visits
Whitstable Oyster Festival The sun shone as Their Royal Highnesses (TRH) arrived at Whitstable Harbour, during the Whitstable Oyster Festival week and they were received on arrival by The Lord-Lieutenant and Viscountess De L’Isle. Enthusiastic crowds were on hand to...
Mar 12, 2013 | General News, Royal Visits
The Countess of Wessex, Royal Patron of The National Autistic Society (NAS), was warmly welcomed by students and staff when she visited Helen Allison School in Meopham on 7th March 2013. The Royal guest toured the school for young people aged between 10-19 with...
