Mar 5, 2025 | Featured News, General News, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
On Tuesday 25 February, we were thrilled to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Kent. Her Majesty The Queen visited Canterbury and unveiled a statue of Aphra Behn, the Canterbury born playwright who was England’s first professional female writer. Her Majesty...
Mar 18, 2024 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were delighted to welcome HRH The Duke of Gloucester to Kent on 8 March where he was welcomed at venues in Dover and Deal. His Royal Highness began the day at Richborough Roman Fort in Sandwich, an English Heritage Site. Richborough is the most symbolically...
Nov 24, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were delighted to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to Kent where she visited Rochester Cathedral to attend a special dinner inaugurating the campaign for a new Song School at the Cathedral. Her Royal Highness is the Royal Patron of the Rochester Cathedral...
Nov 8, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
HRH the Princess Royal visited Kent in October where she spent the day visiting projects across the County. Her Royal Highness started the day by opening the new Almshouses accommodation in Maidstone. The Almshouses provided affordable housing for older people and the...
Nov 8, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
HRH The Princess Royal visited her former school in September to attend their global conference to inspire future female leaders. Her Royal Highness joined a panel discussion and shared her own experiences of female leadership and living in the public eye. The event...
Nov 8, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were delighted to welcome HRH The Princess of Wales to Kent in September where she visited The Orchards Centre in Sittingbourne to see the work of the Kent Portage Team. The Portage Service suports families and children in the County. during her visit, Her Royal...
Nov 8, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Kent to officially open a new development of affordable rural homes in Staple. English Rural, of which Her Royal Highness is Patron and President, worked with Staple Parish Council and Dover District Council to provide...
Nov 8, 2023 | General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were delighted to welcome HRH The Duke of Kent to the Kent Show and Kent County Agricultural Society. The Kent County Agricultural Society (KCAS) is a registered charity that has been supporting the county’s farming community since 1923. The Society celebrated...
Jun 26, 2023 | Featured News, General News, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We were thrilled to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to Kent in April where she visited Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent and Medway Medical School and Kent Refugee Action Network. Her first visit of the day was at...
Nov 25, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Kent County Events, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming HRH Princess Alexandra to the County when she paid a visit to Leeds Castle. Her Royal Highness met with the Chief Executive of Leeds Castle, Helen Bonser-Wilton before formally opening the ‘Queens With Means’...
Nov 21, 2022 | Featured News, General News, Recent Royal Visits to the County, Royal Visits
HRH The Duke of Kent visited the County on 16 November and was welcomed at The Battle of Britain Memorial and Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Whilst at The Battle of Britain Memorial, he was briefed on the Memorial and the work they are doing and viewed the short... 
