Thursday 12 July 2012
The programme for next week's visit to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall has been published.
Their Royal Highnesses will represent Her Majesty The Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee on a visit to the Bailiwick of Guernsey on Thursday 19 July and Friday 20 July 2012. The programme for the visit is as follows:
Thursday 19 July 2012
11:15 - 12:55
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Saumarez Park. Their Royal Highnesses will attend a Youth Showcase involving 400+ 11-year-olds and will meet youth work volunteers. The Youth Showcase has been organised by the Youth Partnership of Guernsey and Alderney.
HRH The Prince of Wales will meet farmers and winners of the Queen's cups for winning cow and bull. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will meet representatives from the Guernsey Adult Literacy Project and see a selection of the fund-raising donkey and cow sculptures.
Their Royal Highnesses will tour the Guernsey Botanical Trust's Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden which is undergoing restoration and is within the park. Their Royal Highnesses will open the newly-built Orchard House glasshouse.
Members of the public will be able to see Their Royal Highnesses as they attend the various events in Saumarez Park. However, due to limited space, the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden will not be accessible to the public.
13:05 - 13:40
Their Royal Highnesses will open the rebuilt Les Bourgs Hospice. They will meet patients and staff and tour the building and its garden.
Due to very restricted space and the normal daily work of the Hospice, this event will not be open to members of the public.
14:15 - 15:05
TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend an affirmation of allegiance ceremony and reception at Castle Cornet. Attendees at the allegiance ceremony will include representatives from the Royal Court, the States of Deliberation, the clergy, the emergency services, the parishes of Guernsey and recipients of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
Due to limited access to the venue, this event will not be open to members of the public. However, it might be possible to catch a glimpse of the Royal couple, as they arrive and depart, from the raised walkway and by the Model Yacht Pond.
Their Royal Highnesses' arrival at the Castle will be marked by the firing of the 'Noonday Gun'.
15:40- 16:40
Their Royal Highnesses will visit Herm where they will meet island residents at a reception at the White House Hotel gardens. Their Royal Highnesses are due to arrive by helicopter.
Friday 20 July 2012
10:30 - 11:45
TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Sark, arriving by helicopter. They will meet local community members at the Island Hall, where they will unveil a plaque to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. The Seigneur of Sark will make the welcoming address. This event is open to the public.
Their Royal Highnesses will then make a brief private visit to La Seigneurie and La Seigneurie Garden Trust.
12:00 - 13:15
TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Alderney, arriving by helicopter at Les Butes. Their Royal Highnesses will meet local community members at the Island Hall. They will tour a children's Jubilee-themed art display and add a stitch or two to Alderney's 'missing final segment of the Bayeux Tapestry' before meeting representatives of Alderney Renewable Energy who are working on a tidal power project. Their Royal Highnesses will plant a Royal Oak tree to mark the Diamond Jubilee visit and be presented with a loyal address by the President of the States of Alderney.
The public will not be able to go inside the Island Hall. However, members of the public will be able to view the tree planting in the grounds of the Island Hall and hear the Loyal Address from Connaught Square.
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