On 4th March 2014, The Duke visited Leeds to attend four engagements, primarily supporting Apprenticeships in the region. HRH’s visit began at Leeds College of Building where he toured the Brickwork and Roofing Workshop, meeting with a number of Apprentices… Read More
The Duke visited Tollgate Primary School in Plaistow, a leading teaching school for East London, to open the new Teacher Training rooms that have been constructed to increase the capacity of their training programme. Tollgate leads an alliance of 24… Read More
On 12th February 2014, HRH The Duke of York hosted the Tycoon in Schools Awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace, as part of his role as Patron of the Peter Jones Foundation. Attending the ceremony were children from each of the… Read More
The Duke today visited Bristol and South Gloucester to attend three engagements to support enterprise and education in the region. HRH’s visit began at Engine Shed, the new home of the Bristol SETsquared Centre, Invest in Bristol and Bath, and… Read More
The Duke of York visited the site of Swindon UTC, a University Technical College due to open in Swindon town centre on September 2014. HRH, who is Patron of the Baker Dearing Trust – promoter of UTCs – visited Swindon… Read More
The Duke became Patron of The University of Huddersfield in June 2013. In the same year the University was awarded two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, and was named the Times Higher Education University of the Year. Huddersfield has now added… Read More
The Duke joined UTC founding father Lord Baker, as well as sponsors, employer partners and students at the opening of Buckinghamshire University Technical College (UTC) in Aylesbury on 29 January 2014. During the visit, HRH’s third to support Buckinghamshire UTC,… Read More
Three Hackney Community College students got a taste of what it would be like to work in the Royal Household at the Buckingham Palace Careers Fair. They met palace staff representing a fascinating range of careers – from gardeners and… Read More
Engineering and Innovation were the themes of The Duke of York’s final engagement, as he attended an exhibition and networking seminar at the Bahrain International Circuit, as part of GREAT British Week. The event took place at the Paddock Club,… Read More
At the start of his official visit to Bahrain, The Duke of York was warmly received by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during a private meeting at the Riffa Palace. HRH carried out a series of engagements focused… Read More
