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November 11, 2011

Will and Kate help raise £4.2m at St. James’s Palace evening event

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The numbers are in! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have helped raise an astounding £4.2m for a project to improve the National Memorial Arboretum, reports BBC News.

Last night, the couple played host and hostess to a whopping 120 people, at a reception and dinner to raise funds for the arboretum’s £12m appeal.

The event was held at St. James’s Palace, where all of the dining tables were decorated with tiny trees, to be planted at the 150-acre arboretum in Staffordshire.

William, who gave a short, before dinner speech, launched the initiative and became a patron in 2009.

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November 11, 2011

Will and Kate dazzle at National Memorial Arboretum Appeal dinner

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The Duchess of Cambridge looked glamorous and relaxed in an Alice Temperley Grecian-style gown, as she played hostess at a reception and dinner event held at St. James’s Palace tonight.

William was close by his wife’s side, as the cause promoted at the event was one close to his heart; the National Memorial Arboretum Appeal was launched by William in 2009 and he has been a patron since that year. William lost two close friends in Iraq and Afghanistan, so honoring them and others who have fallen for their country is very important to him.

The guests were served a three-course meal at the dinner on tables decorated with tiny trees, to be planted in the 150-acre Staffordshire Arboretum, reports the Mail.

Photo Credits: Paul Rogers and Getty via the Daily Mail

Photo Credit: Paul Rogers via the Daily Mail

William gave a short speech before the dinner, in which he spoke of the Arboretum’s progress in the past few years; he said it has become an “iconic focal point” for the rememberance of British heroes:“For Britons today, and for generations of Britons to come, the example of dedicating one’s life to helping and protecting others and to the service of our Country remains core to our values as a Nation,” he told the audience.

“Nowhere is this lesson better taught than through contemplation of the names inscribed on the memorials in Staffordshire.‪‪ It is a place of sanctuary for those who come to remember and a place of quiet pride in the selflessness and sacrifice of those who have gone before.  It is also a place of education.”

The duke hopes to help the Arboretum reach its £12 million goal, which will turn the Arboretum into a world-renowned centre for remembrance.

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June 7, 2011

New details: Will and Kate to move into ‘modest’ Kensington Palace apartment in June or July

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will live in Kensington Palace when they are in London, palace officials announced last weekend. And, more details are coming to light about both the palace apartment and the timing of the move.

If reports ring true, Will and Kate plan to move from Clarence House and into their temporary Kensington Palace haven fairly soon:

“They will move in at some point in June or July. A number of options for longer term solutions are still being considered,” says a St. James’s palace spokesman.

Sources say they will live in a “modest” suite of rooms, compared to their neighbors, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who occupy a  five-bedroom, five-reception room apartment.

Other neighbors of the royal couple will include the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

The apartment for Will and Kate is undergoing some slight changes before their arrival:

“…a ‘minimal’ programme of refurbishment has been undertaken in recent weeks to make it more comfortable but that original fixtures, such as in the kitchen, have not been changed,” says the Mail.

“It is not yet clear how much this works programme will cost the public purse, but sources insisted it was ‘modest’.”

The rooms chosen for Will and Kate have not been occupied (in recent memory) by any senior royal, says the Mail. Instead, the rooms have been used only by palace staff.

 

And, no, as second in line to the throne Wills won’t have to pay rent!

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