Queen Camilla praises cancer specialists amid her husband’s battle with the disease as she joins the Duchess of Gloucester to present the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes at Buckingham Palace
The Queen has praised cancer specialists for their efforts during her husband’s battle with the disease – while universities and colleges were today honored with a prestigious award at Buckingham Palace.
Camilla, 76, and the Duchess of Gloucester, 77, hosted the Queen Jubilee Awards for Higher and Further Education, the day after the King, 75, was pictured meeting the Prime Minister in person.
Learning centers from across Britain were recognized with awards, including the Institute of Cancer Research in London for its pioneering work in breast cancer. Camilla thanked the winning team and said: ‘What would we do without you?’
The Queen wore an elegant green dress for the awards ceremony in the British capital, which is held every two years. In 2020, the Royal Family supported the King and then the Prince of Wales on this occasion.
But this time the Queen led the show, with the Duchess of Gloucester, dressed in a sophisticated blue ensemble, by her side.
Queen Camilla (pictured left), 76, and the Duchess of Gloucester (right), 77, hosted the presentation of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education, the day after the king, 75, was photographed wearing the face of the Prime Minister met – face
Learning centers from across Britain were recognized with awards, including the Institute of Cancer Research in London for its pioneering work in breast cancer. Camilla thanked the winning team (pictured right) and said: ‘What would we do without you?’
It comes after the King met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in person at Buckingham Palace yesterday for the first time since the monarch’s cancer diagnosis.
It comes after the King met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in person at Buckingham Palace yesterday for the first time since the monarch’s cancer diagnosis.
Charles revealed he has been reduced to tears by the messages and cards of support he has received since his cancer diagnosis, with Mr Sunak telling him that ‘the country is behind you’.
After the awards ceremony, the Queen was affectionately dubbed a ‘local girl’ by Plumpton College, a wine industry training institute that has a long association with Camilla, who grew up nearby in Sussex.
Her father, Major Bruce Shand, was a wine merchant and passed on his love of the grape to his daughter, who is known to prefer a glass of red.
They lived in the village of Plumpton and Camilla attended school in nearby Ditchling.
Jeremy Kerswell, principal and CEO of Plumpton College, received a Queen’s Anniversary Prize on behalf of his institution which has trained many of the country’s wine industry experts for decades.
He said: “It means so much, our award was in recognition of all the work the college has done over the years which has influenced the growth and success of the wine industry.
‘When I came on stage she said, ‘I’m so happy to see Plumpton here’, and she talked about wanting to come and visit the college and made it clear: ‘Your wine is very good too, isn’t it?’ It?’
Queen Camilla meets members of Plumpton College, following the presentation of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education
Camilla presents the Queen’s Anniversary Prize to representatives of Loughborough College
The queen donned an elegant green dress for the awards ceremony in London, which is held every two years
The Queen led the show, with the Duchess of Gloucester, dressed in a sophisticated blue ensemble, at her side
The awards recognize excellence, innovation and clearly proven benefits for education, the economy and the wider world. This year’s winners ranged from the University of Glasgow’s Center for Robert Burns Studies to the world-class aerospace engineering program at Loughborough College. Pictured right: representatives from the University of Liverpool
“She is also the patron of our charity because she is a local girl: the Plumpton College Charitable Foundation.
“It’s our centenary in two years, so I just said, ‘Why don’t you come over next year and bring your husband for our centenary?’ and she said, ‘I’ll definitely go back to the diary.’
The awards recognize excellence, innovation and clearly proven benefits for education, the economy and the wider world. This year’s winners ranged from the University of Glasgow’s Center for Robert Burns Studies to the world-class aerospace engineering program at Loughborough College.
This year’s winners will each nominate two colleagues to join a working group charged with tackling the ‘Coronation Challenge’, a year-long initiative focused on using emerging technologies and the creative industries to to ‘turbocharge’ innovation.
The group’s recommendations will be sent to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and it is hoped the government of the day will implement them.
After the awards ceremony, the Queen was affectionately dubbed a ‘local girl’ by Plumpton College, a wine industry training institute that has a long association with Camilla, who grew up nearby in Sussex. Pictured left: members of Plumpton College
In 2020, the Queen (pictured today) supported the King, then the Prince of Wales, on this occasion
Queen Camilla presents the award to representatives of the University of Birmingham