Annual Review 2004 - The Prince of Wales

Attending the first British Citizenship
ceremony
The Prince of Wales welcomed 10 different
nationalities to Britain at the first British
Citizenship ceremony, held in Brent Town Hall,
London, in February 2004. At the ceremony,
which was also attended by the Home Secretary,
David Blunkett, The Prince presented 19 people,
including three children, with certificates of
citizenship. He wished them well and said:
“I very much hope that this ceremony has added
something to the significance of acquiring British
citizenship and that it has reinforced your belief,
if indeed any reinforcement is required, that you
belong here and are very welcome.”
The establishment of The Prince‘s Drawing
School and The Prince’s School of Traditional
Arts as separate charities
These two organisations set up by The Prince
of Wales, under the auspices of The Prince’s
Foundation for the Built Environment, achieved
separate charitable status. His Royal Highness
established The Prince of Wales’s Drawing
School in 2000 to be a centre of excellence
for the teaching, research and practice of
observational drawing. The School of Traditional
Arts was set up by His Royal Highness to
continue the living traditions of the world’s
sacred and traditional art forms.
The achievement for the first time of an
annual profit of £1 million by The Prince of
Wales’s food company Duchy Originals, all
the profits of which are given to charity
Duchy Originals has broken the £1 million
profit barrier and has established itself as one
of the leading quality food brands in the
country. At the heart of the concept is
The Prince of Wales’s desire to create and
sustain a “virtuous circle” for all involved: the
environment benefits from organic production,
farmers receive a proper reward for their work,
customers enjoy high-quality food, and money is
raised for good causes. Since its establishment,
Duchy Originals has donated total profits of £3.5
million to charity.
Party in the Park and Fashion Rocks at
the Royal Albert Hall, which together raised
over £2 million for The Prince’s Trust
Party in the Park 2003 raised more than
£1 million for The Prince’s Trust. Among the
top acts performing were Beyoncé Knowles,
Meatloaf and Busted. In October, The Prince
of Wales joined some of the biggest stars
of pop and fashion at the Royal Albert Hall,
when another £1 million was raised for
The Prince’s Trust.
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Far left.
The Prince meets citizens at the first
British Citizenship ceremony.
Left.
The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts
field trip to Granada, Spain.