Finton Donahue, Chief Executive of North Hertfordshire College and Chief Executive of Gazelle Global Ltd, looks back at the last twelve months of The Duke’s involvement in their effort to create opportunities for entrepreneurial young people. Just over twelve months… Read More
On Thursday 8th May 2014,our school, St Thomas CE vc Primary School, Huddersfield, received one of the most spectacular and unforgettable surprises in a life time…Prince Andrew was coming to OUR school! I was particularly excited because not only was… Read More
HRH the Duke of York visited St Thomas CE vc Primary school on Thursday 8th May to celebrate the school’s partnership with the University of Huddersfield. The school and the University have been involved in a coding project, with the… Read More
Mia Hope, Year 12 student at Rye Studio School, shares her story about the iDEA launch: On Monday the 31st March at 3pm I proudly attended Buckingham Palace to represent the Studio School Trust for the Duke of York’s launch… Read More
In December 2013 The Duke invited 30 entrepreneurs to Buckingham Palace for a ‘speed mentoring session’. Vivian Chan, Co-Founder & CEO of Sparrho, tells us about the experience. Sparrho (www.sparrho.com) is an intelligent recommendation platform for science. It helps users… Read More
On the morning of Wednesday 12 February 2014, I was given the truly amazing opportunity and unforgettable privilege of presenting His Royal Highness The Duke of York with a birthday gift on behalf of Tollgate Primary School. I felt ecstatic… Read More
WorkingRite is a charity that successfully tackles youth unemployment by turning non-academic 16-18 year olds into confident and employable young adults. We individually match young people to small businesses in their local community and pair them with an adult mentor… Read More
Lady Diana Whitmore, CEO and founder of Teens and Toddlers write about how The Duke’s Patronage is going to boost their efforts with disadvantaged young people. As a forward-thinking charity delivering innovative programmes for disengaged young people from disadvantaged areas… Read More
In the summer of 2013, Principles in Finance were invited to the Backing Youth Reception held in Buckingham Palace by HRH The Duke of York. This was an amazing event which presented us with the opportunity to connect with leading… Read More
The Duke of York’s office endeavours to support young people through work experience placements. In 2013 I was studying at The Peter Jones Enterprise Academy in Southend. I independently searched for a work experience placement, which was required as part… Read More
