Royal Family News: Princess Anne Opens Community Hub For Royal Navy Families

Royal Family news reveals that Princess Anne recently opened a community hub for Royal Navy families in Portsmouth, UK. Read on and we’ll fill you in on the details.

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Royal Family news reveals that, according to Forces TV, Princess Royal has opened the doors to a community hub that will provide support to families of members of the armed forces. The Jersey Evening Post reports that Anne Met staff at the new Gosport Community Hub who will provide support to 435 children from service families in the Fareham and Gosport areas of Portsmouth.

The hub was reportedly built and staffed via a $459, 272 (£400,000) grant from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC), of which Anne has been a patron since 2007. Mandy Lindley, who is the Director of Relationships and Funding at the RNRMC, said, “As a Royal Navy veteran and Gosport resident of over 40 years, I am part of a proud and significant Royal Navy community in this area.

Valuable Peer Support

“My husband and I both served, and my family has experienced some of the unique challenges and difficulties that come with service life, experiences shared by many families here in Gosport.

“Therefore, the creation of the Gosport Community Hub,” she said, was “to support local Royal Navy families”. She added that the wider school community had personal significance for her.

The hub is reportedly partnered with Gosport and Fareham Multi Academy Trust (GFMAT) with the goal of providing military families with a dedicated space to “meet, socialize, and find valuable peer support from those who share the unique challenges of having a parent in the armed forces”.

Chris Willis, Executive Headteacher at the GFMAT, who was named Income Innovator of the Year at the 2021 National School Awards for his involvement in the project said the hub is part of a wider community strategy. He explained that the ultimate goal was “raising the aspiration and engagement of our families and community partners across the town”.

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Princess Royal’s Royal Patronages

On the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Twitter page they write, “We also had the privilege of welcoming our patron, HRH The Princess Royal for the official opening of the #GosportCommunityHub”. And it is worth noting that Princess Anne is no stranger to hard work. According to the Princess Royal website, she holds patronages over 300 organizations, including WISE, Riders for Health, and Careers Trust.

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