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Accommodation at the University of Hong Kong

Named with the permission of HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.

Andrew Parker

Andrew Parker Bowles (born 1939), retired English military officer, first husband of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

Artillery Company of Newport

The museum features the uniforms of prominent individuals such as General Colin Powell, General William Westmoreland, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Colonel Katherine Amelia Towle, President Anwar Sadat, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, King Hussein of Jordan and HRH Prince Phillip.

Batcombe, Somerset

The "Batcombe Jubilee Hall" was completed in May 2002, and officially opened by HRH Prince Charles on 25 May 2002.

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy

In 1883, HRH Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, visited Bermuda, and she donated a trophy which was awarded to the winner of a dinghy race held on 8 March, which was restricted to boats both owned and steered by club members.

Carlos Gracida

He is a favorite instructor with celebrities and royalty and has given lessons to HRH Prince Charles, HRH Prince William, HRH Prince Harry, King Constantine II of Greece, HRH Prince Talal of Jordan, James Packer and Sylvester Stallone.

CHNU-DT

Following an initial three-year run that included feature interviews with the likes of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, author Salman Rushdie, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi, and HRH Prince Edward, the program was replaced in June 2008 with The Daily when S-VOX took over ownership of the station from Rogers.

CLARITY – Employment for Blind People

Other supporters of the charity in the early 20th Century included Edward HRH Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), HRH Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Community of the Sisters of the Church

Their most visible presence in recent years was when two sisters, one in Reeboks, sat in the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey during the wedding of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 29 April 2012.

Connaught Hall, London

Connaught Hall was established in 1919 by HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn — the third son of Queen Victoria — at 18 Torrington Square, London as a men-only private hall of residence; the Hall was intended as a memorial to the Duchess of Connaught who died in 1917.

David Sheepshanks

Like his predecessors, Patrick and John Cobbold, Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman of Arsenal), and HRH Prince William (President of the Football Association), Sheepshanks is an Old Etonian.

Geoffrey Cass

He was Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press from 1972 to 1992, Chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1985 to 2000 and Deputy President (to HRH The Prince of Wales) from 2000 to 2011.

George Somers

1984, a statue of him by Desmond Fountain was unveiled in St. George's by HRH Princess Margaret to celebrate the 375th anniversary of Bermuda's settlement.

Glenmore Trenear-Harvey

In June 2005, Trenear-Harvey was conferred with a knighthood in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus from HRH the Duke of Savoy.

Henri François, comte de Ségur

His first cousin was Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur and other relatives include Henri IV, vicomte de Ségur, leader and nobleman, becoming Duke in France and England, and Marguerite de Ségur, HRH Albert, Prince Consort's great-grandmother, also Queen Victoria's great-grandmother making Prince Albert and Queen Victoria second if not first cousins, part of Marquessate.

Independence Memorial Hall

The monument was built at the location where the formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament by the HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester occurred at a special podium February 4, 1948.

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

The list of presidents has included, Professor George Alfred Barnard, Professor Charles Coulson, Sir Hermann Bondi, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards, Sir Harry Pitt, Professor Lord Julian Hunt, Professor David Crighton, Professor John McWhirter, Professor Tim Pedley, Professor Peter Grindrod, and Professor David Abrahams.

International Business Leaders Forum

IBLF was founded in 1990 by HRH The Prince of Wales, Robert Davies, and a group of chief executives of international companies in response to the emerging challenges of economic growth and change in the global economy.

Japan Academy

In 1987, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh suggested that the Academy take assume the responsibility for conferring the biennial Duke of Edinburgh Prize to a Japanese scientist with outstanding achievements in the area of wildlife protection and species preservation.

Kilfian

The current King of Kilfian is HRH Shane McDonnell, himself a nephew of Johnny Lee Clary

Lerchenborg

The DKT is noted for occasional sightings of minor Danish celebrities, such as members of the Wedell noble family; Nils Foss, a film director; the owners of the Asbæk art gallery; Ole Mathiesen, watchmaker; and, most famously, HRH Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark.

Lola Shoneyin

Shoneyin’s work is significantly influenced by her life, notably providing material on polygamy for her debut novel; her maternal grandfather, HRH Abraham Olayinka Okupe (1896-1976) was the traditional ruler of Iperu Remo and had five wives.

Lord Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott

He was also a paternal uncle of HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, previously Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, and thereby a maternal granduncle to HRH Prince William of Gloucester and HRH Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester.

Manor Royal

Manor Royal was officially named and opened by HRH Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) on the 25 January 1950.

Mountbatten Medal

The Mountbatten Medal Advisory Panel, comprising the Presidents of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the British Computer Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, meets in June, each year, to consider nominations for the Mountbatten Medal and to agree two names to be put before HRH The Duke of Kent, who then makes the final decision.

Nene Park

The new structures were officially opened in April 1995 by HRH The Prince of Wales.

Ogidi, Anambra

Upon his death, Amobi I was succeeded by his eldest son, HRH Prince Benjamin Olisaeloka Amobi, who, as HRH Igwe Amobi II of Ogidi, later represented the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria at the coronation of HM King George VI of England in 1937.

Patrick Hawes

Three new pieces for the same forces completed the suite, each one inspired by an aspect of HRH’s garden at Highgrove House with the suite being premiered at Highgrove on 8 June 2010.

Pengiran Anak Saleha

Saleha married Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (before known as HRH Prince Hassanal Bolkiah) who was at the time the Crown Prince of Brunei, on 29 July 1965.

Philippe François Armand Marie de Noailles

His second wife was HRH Princess Joan of Luxembourg (née Joan Douglas Dillon (b. New York City, New York, 31 January 1935).

Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

His godparents are HI&RH Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria-Este, HRH Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Dr. F. Philips, Dr. J.W. de Pous, F.A. Bierman, and Robert McChesney, of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein

He then joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, passing out as a commissioned officer in the Jordan Arab Legion in December 1999, with a number of prizes including the Sandhurst Overseas Sword, granted to the best overseas cadet and the HRH Prince Saud Abdullah Prize, presented to the cadet with the best aggregate mark in academic subjects.

Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn

HRH Prince Henry was born on 7 November 1745 at Leicester House, London to Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and his wife The Princess of Wales.

Princess Louisa of Great Britain

HRH Princess Louisa was born on 19 March 1749, at Leicester House, Westminster, London, and was christened there on 11 April.

Royal Highness

For instance HRH The Duke of Connaught was a prince and a member of the royal family while His Grace The Duke of Devonshire and His Grace The Duke of Abercorn are non-royal dukes and are not a members of the British Royal Family, but instead are members of the British nobility.

Royal Wessex Yeomanry

HRH The Earl of Wessex is the Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.

Singapore–United Kingdom relations

In 2011, 6 dignitaries from the United Kingdom visited Singapore including Peter Ricketts, the National Security Advisor in January, Martin Donnelly, BIS Permanent Secretary in February, John Aston, FCO Special Representative for Climate Change in March, Jeremy Browne, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in April, Liam Fox, Secretary of State for Defence in June and HRH The Duke of York in September.

Siosa'ia Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita

He currently lives with his wife, HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita, and their family, dividing their time between residences in Tau'akipulu and Hillsborough, California.

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

It was originally opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester in 1980 although significantly remodeled in the late '80s and reopened in 1990.

St. James' School, Dudley

HRH The Duke of Gloucester carried out an official re-opening on 12 May 1992.

Swedish Royal Family

HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (the King's son-in-law, husband of Crown Princess Victoria)

The Squadronaires

Under band leader Sgt. Jamie Deighton the band has played in Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and for HRH the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House supporting Pop Idol winner Will Young.

Vibhavadi Rangsit Road

It is named in honor of HRH Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit (1920-1977), a well-known Thai novelist who dedicated the final decade of her life to developing rural Southern Thailand, and was killed in an attack by insurgents while trying to rescue injured Border Patrol police.

Warburtons

In October 2003, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh opened Warburtons eleventh bakery in Enfield, North London.

Wharfedale Hospital

The current hospital, located off Newall Carr Road, cost £15 million to build and was opened on 26 January 2005 by HRH The Princess Royal.

Witcomb Cycles

The next year, Witcomb, while exhibiting in San Francisco, received HRH Princess Alexandra and her husband, Sir Angus Ogilvy.


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